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Would you like to help families with seriously sick children in hospital stay together? Then join The Sick Children’s Trust as our Senior Finance Officer
We have an exciting opportunity to support a super friendly, motivated and supportive Finance and Database Team.
The role is conveniently located near Liverpool Street and hybrid working is available working Monday to Wednesday in the office.
You will be an effective team member working alongside the Finance Manager to ensure that income and expenditure are appropriately processed in accordance with The Sick Children’s Trust procedures and coding and costing are accurate and appropriate.You will be the first line of contact for day to day finance queries.
Duties will include:
- Processing all income and expenditure transactions ensuring accurate coding.
- Oversee the fixed asset ledger
- Preparation of quarterly and annual VAT returns
- Preparation of annual expenditure budgets and monthly expenditure reforecasts
- Banking any donations and prepare bank reconciliations
- Prepare for annual external audit and carry out in internal audits
- Provide support on budget preparation
About you
You have experience of working in a finance or accounting team, ensuring you can hit the ground running. Your skills and knowledge ensure you are confident in carrying out day to day and monthly financial processes and enable you to provide managers advice on finance and coding processes.
Proficient IT skills and good working knowledge of accountancy software are a given
You have strong organisational skills and an eye for detail to ensure accuracy.
Just as importantly you have strong interpersonal skills to support colleagues and to work as a good team member.
Benefits
We can offer an attractive benefits package to all our employees to support a healthy Work-Life balance. Including hybrid working, enhanced annual leave, family friendly policies and employee assistance programmes.
If you are interested in applying, more details about this role and The Sick Children’s Trust may be found in our recruitment pack.
If you wish to apply for the role, please complete the questionnaire and submit along with your CV and covering letter.
Closing date 11 August 2024
We are reviewing applications as they are received so early application is advised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Cord
Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities.
We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.
Cord operates in eight countries and implements programmes in the following areas:
- Empowering Women & Girls
- Accessing Fundamental Freedoms
- Climate & the Environment
- Economic Empowerment
- Supporting Stronger Societies
Role context:
Cord’s turnover is about £2m a year. About 85% of Cord’s funding is restricted, coming from institutional donors like the EU and the US government, and 15% (about £300K) is unrestricted coming from a committed UK supporter base and other private fundraising streams.
In 2024, Cord operates in eight countries and has offices in Burundi, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia & Philippines. Cord has a global team of thirty people with finance staff across six country teams.
The Finance Manager role is a newly created role which is being introduced to strengthen the organisation’s financial management and control systems. The postholder will work across the breadth of the finance function preparing internal management accounts and external annual accounts.
In 2024, Cord changed its finance system to use Business Central. The Finance Manager will become the organisation’s main ‘admin’ user of the finance system. In the near-term, there will be a particular focus on rolling out further functionality of the system.
The Finance Manager will have oversight of the UK finance function through the line management of the UK Finance Officer and will directly deliver on the international side of operations in the areas of donor compliance, programme financial management, partner financial monitoring, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
- To support the Head of Operations to provide finance team leadership, develop and deliver an annual finance workplan to ensure continual improvement, and to drive finance capacity across the organisation
- To ensure the effective financial management of the organisation create and maintain effective financial control
- To be the Business Central Finance System Lead, developing functionality, troubleshooting and capacitating system users
- To ensure financial compliance: prepare statutory accounts, partner compliance, donor compliance and financial reporting
Cord operates a hybrid structure in the UK with most team members working from home attending the admin office in Coventry for team meetings.
We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!
Please provide a cover letter that outlines how you fulfil the requirements of the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We require a qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years’ post-qualification experience, ideally gained in a not-for-profit organisation. As an experienced people manager, you will motivate and manage the Accounting & Budgeting and Payroll teams to provide a high standard of service.
Salary and Location
- Band 4, London, Spine points 27-23 Regional Spine points 30-26
- London Salary: £49,299 p.a. rising to £56,079 p.a. Regional Salary: £45,570 p.a. rising to £51,459 p.a.
- Based: PCS London (Clapham) or Leeds
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:
- Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CIPFA) and a minimum of 3 years’ post-qualified experience.
- Experience of working in an organisation characterised by multi cost centres, annual and long-term budget cycles
- Management accounts production including compilation of year end accounts and external reports
- Experience of payroll processes, project management and external audit
The main duties of the Finance and Budget Manager role include:
- People management including induction, work allocation, appraisal and conduct
- Support the Head of Finance to ensure the production of all summary financial information
- Produce the year end accounts for the Financial Report
- Prepare the annual budgets and online budget reports for budget holders
- Administer the statutory annual audit processes
- Production of the VAT returns and filing of the Corporation tax
- Manage the month-end close process, including accruals, prepayments, and other accounting adjustments
- Maintain the fixed asset register and related depreciation schedules
- Conduct monthly accounting for investments
- Manage deferred income and maintain the rental income schedule
- Oversee management of the timely and accurate processing of the payroll within PCS
Closing date: at 12 midday on Monday 12 August 2024
Applications for the role of Finance and Budget Manager must be received by the closing date and time specified.
Interviews will be held by Zoom: Wednesday 28 August 2024 and Monday 2 September 2024
The selection process will be a two stage interview. Any offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks including standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Employer Benefits
PCS is the Public and Commercial Services Union, representing many thousands of members working in the civil service and related areas.You will have access to a generous package of staff benefits including
- flexible working (including hybrid working)
- childcare and family support
- generous maternity/paternity leave
- 32 days leave and Christmas closure
- pension scheme
- employee assistance programme
PCS Recruiting Process
We use CVMinder to manage all recruitment activities. It helps us to maintain our commitment to equality and diversity by ensuring that we are fair and compliant with our recruiting practices.
Candidates invited for interview are required to make themselves available on the date/s specified. Interview dates cannot be changed to accommodate candidates who are unavailable to attend on the specified date.
- CVs will not be accepted. Please see the job description/person specification and follow the application process.
- PCS is working towards equal opportunities and is positive about disabled people.
- All posts can be considered on a full-time, part-time or job share basis.
To view our guidance for applicants and full information about how to apply, please visit our PCS website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You will play a key role in supporting our objectives by ensuring we are a financially sustainable and efficiently run organisation.
You will be an experienced senior leader, with proven success of working in partnership with Senior Leadership Team colleagues and lay Boards. Your excellent interpersonal skills, team leadership experience, problem-solving acumen, and superb financial analysis and management expertise will be key to your success at JW3. You will use all of these in order to drive our success by enhancing our financial resilience and strengthening our operational capabilities.
You will work especially closely with the Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team, JW3 Trading Board and the Board of Trustees to develop and implement the charity’s strategy. And you will support and lead the Finance Team and the Head of Building & Facilities to ensure the smooth and effective management of JW3’s financial and physical resources.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're recruiting for a new Head of Income and Partnerships to join our team.
ReachOut is a charity providing targeted youth development interventions which uplift individuals and drive positive societal change. We’re driven by our vision of a society where all young people are equipped with the skills and behaviours to lead fulfilling lives.
We work in under-resourced areas where opportunities are more limited for young people and where educational inequality threatens young people getting trapped in a cycle of poverty.
Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Income & Partnerships plays a pivotal role within our organisation, forming part of the Senior Management Team (with the CEO, Head of Programmes & Impact, and Head of Operations and Finance).
They will drive the strategic development and delivery of our income generation (currently c.£1m pa) and marketing and communications work, working with established and new partners.
We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual with a proven track record in partnerships development and income generation and a good understanding of communications.
The postholder will lead a small, multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with the CEO, SMT and others across the organisation to acquire and retain the funds, volunteer and pro bono resources needed to deliver and grow our work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary
- Line management of small team (currently two roles)
- Supervision of accounts receivable and payable functions, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, expenses, debtor chasing, credit notes
- Managing an outsourced payroll function
- Management of all banking functions, including payment runs, daily and weekly bank processing and reconciliation
- Management of general ledger accounts to trial balance, including month end closure,balance sheet reconciliation and income statement accounts review.
- Processing monthly standard journals and any other journals in the process of trial balance review and management accounts preparation by the Head of Finance
- Managing a shared inbox to ensure workflows are functioning and that messages are responded to in a timely manner
- Supporting the Head of Finance in maintaining official systems and procedures
- Supporting the Head of Operations in maintaining the Team Manual Finance pages
- Supporting team managers and staff throughout the NS in their interaction with finance systems and procedures
- Supporting the Head of Finance in budget and annual audit preparation and other ad hoc work that may arise
- Experience in payroll support & posting in accounts
- Experience of working in AR and AP
- Experience of managing banking functions
- Experienced line manager
- Experience using cloud-based accounting software
- Experience in developing and documenting processes
- Experience in using excel
- Strong attention to detail
- Able to track multiple deadlines and organise work appropriately with a team
- Able to review processes and suggest improvement
- A salary of £38,918 plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days
- Flexible working hours and location. The role is home-based with some travel.
- Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
Our Finance & Performance team are looking for a proactive and technically strong finance professional with a passion for making a difference to become the new Head of Financial Performance & Analysis in Birmingham.
In this newly created role you will lead a team in the provision of high quality management information for internal and external stakeholders and provide business insights to drive financial performance.
You will be responsible for the month end activities including production of the management accounts with analysis and commentary aswell as setting the financial planning framework and provision of financial performance reports. You will also oversee the year end close, production of financial statements and external audit.
This role is ideal if you want to join a friendly and capable finances team where you will shape the future of our financial performance and reporting function, streamline processes and improve our reporting capabilities to drive better decision making.
What happens next?
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The Prince’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Why do we need Head of Financial Performance & Analysiss?
Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Head of Financial Performance & Analysiss!
Perks for working at The Trust!
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
- Personal development opportunities through our Networks – PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
Equal Opportunities
Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBTQIA+ Network).
Safeguarding
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
This is a new and exciting role to support the ongoing growth and development of the Men’s Sheds movement and specifically the work of the UK Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA) made possible through long term support from a funder.
Having celebrated ten years of UKMSA in 2023, we are now looking forward to the next ten years with an ambitious target and programme to support and facilitate the growth of the Men’s Shed movement and the health and vitality of Sheds, together with campaigning for happier and healthier men with programmes to improve wellbeing, reduce loneliness, anxiety, depression and ultimately save lives.
We are a small team, and the Head of Operations will be required to deliver against their own agreed targets, as well as supervise the work of others. The Head of Operations will be a member of the organisation’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and have day to day line management responsibility for five staff or contractors.
We are the support body for Men’s Sheds across the UK. We work hard to inspire and support the development of Men's Sheds.
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Financial Management and Strategy:
1. Develop and implement financial strategies to support the Students' Union's goals and objectives.
2. Lead on the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial reports, budgets, and forecasts to the Board of Trustees, senior leadership and the University, including monthly management accounts.
3. Ensure efficient management of all financial operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and investments
4. As the senior manager responsible for finance functions, oversee recruitment, selection, induction and ongoing leadership of relevant staff.
5. Analyse financial performance against budget and forecasts, providing variance explanations.
6. Provide a set of local reports to operational leads each month to enhance the quality of decision-making by the organisation’s staff.
7. On behalf of the Senior Leadership team, lead the annual budgeting process, working closely with operational leads and elected officers to ensure realistic and achievable budgets.
8. Prepare financial forecasts to support strategic planning and decision-making.
9. Conduct financial modelling and scenario analysis to support business planning, block grant discussions with the University, and external funding applications.
10. Through the finance risk register and annual operational planning, identify financial risks and opportunities, offering strategic recommendations.
Compliance and Governance:
11. Chair our Compliance & Risk committee, ensuring the Students' Union adheres to all relevant legal and regulatory requirements, including charity law, financial regulations, and data protection laws.
12. Maintain and update compliance policies and procedures, ensuring they are communicated and adhered to across the organisation.
13. Act as the primary point of contact for regulatory bodies, auditors, and legal advisors.
14. Oversee the preparation and submission of statutory returns, including annual accounts and reports to the Charity Commission and other relevant bodies.
Financial Planning and Strategy:
15. To oversee the payroll and ensure that payments and returns to the HMRC are completed as required, including monthly RTI.
16. To ensure that all pension requirements are fulfilled in a timely manner.
17. Work with the University of Northampton to ensure that Northampton Students’ Union is complying with UON internal audit recommendations.
Leadership and Management
18. Lead and manage the finance team, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
19. Provide training, support, and development opportunities to team members.
20. Collaborate with other departments to ensure a cohesive approach to financial planning and compliance across the organisation.
21. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including university officials, students, donors, and partners.
22. Represent the Students' Union at external meetings, conferences, and events.
The Arboretum is the UK’s year-round centre of Remembrance and part of the Royal British Legion.
At its heart, RBL is a people organisation. People who want to do the very best for others, while at the same time making the most of the opportunities and experiences we offer them.
We are the country’s largest Armed Forces charity, with 210,000 members, 50,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities; helping us give support wherever and whenever it’s needed.
If successful, the main duties of your role will be:
- To prepare monthly management accounts for NMA Charity and NMA Enterprises to specific deadlines for dissemination to the NMA management team and consolidation into TRBL group accounts - ensuring they are accurate and provide a sound basis for the effective financial and commercial management of the organisation. This includes identifying and correcting any mis-postings and addressing the root cause of any errors.
- Review the monthly budget holder reports with relevant budget holders, provide analysis and commentary on key variances and assist the departmental managers with any corrective action required.
- To undertake and record financial checks and controls undertaken in the delivery of the above as appropriate including control account reconciliations.
- Ensure all relevant polices, processes and procedures, are documented and make recommendations for any improvements.
- Critically review and challenge draft budget and forecast submissions to ensure they are accurate, and avoid duplication and gaps.
- To assist in the preparation and development of financial reports for distribution to the project boards / external funders and other bodies as required, to facilitate the financial management and delivery of capital projects - ensuring all costs and income relating to the project are correctly accounted for.
- To support the Head of Finance in the provision of financial advice to the NMA senior management team, including budget holder advice.
- Maintain the Fixed Asset register.
- Prepare year end statutory accounts, in collaboration with the Head of Finance.
- Liaise with internal and external audit providing explanations and supporting documentation as required.
- To assist in the development, maintenance and provision of any other financial information that may be required by the NMA management team.
- To line manage the team of Finance Officers(currently 3) ensuring the effective operations of all transactional elements of the Finance team are managed on a timely basis, all queries are dealt with efficiently and effectively and the correct VAT treatment is applied to incomeexpenditure.
- Manage the month end process across both NMA Charity and NMA Enterprises, ensuring timelines are met and control accounts are reconciled.
- Prepare the quarterly VAT returns for review by the Head of Finance.
- To maintain strong working relationships with other members of the NMA and TRBL finance teams.
- Assist with cash counting and banking on key event days, e.g. Ride to the Wall / Armed Forces Day.
Please note that this role will be hybrid, onsite will be at the National Memorial Arboretum, Burton-on-Trent DE13 7AR, 35 Hours per week, Monday to Friday.
About the National Memorial Arboretum
The Arboretum is the UK’s year-round centre of Remembrance and part of the Royal British Legion. Home to over 400 memorials, including the nationally-important Armed Forces Memorial, it remembers the service and sacrifice of those who have served and continue to serve our country. The 150-acre site features around 30,000 maturing trees and an abundance of wildlife. Each year the Arboretum welcomes around 300,000 visitors, many of whom attend one of the 200+ events which take place across the site. In March 2017, the National Memorial Arboretum formally opened its new award-winning Remembrance Centre.
Our Values and Behaviours
Does the following describe you?
- A desire to provide great customer service
- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
- Passionate about supporting the ongoing development of the Arboretum
- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others
If so, then we would like you hear from you….
RBL and the NMA is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.
About Reprieve
Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society. Our aim is simple: to consign the death penalty and abuses carried out in the name of “counter-terrorism” or “national security” to history, drawing public and political attention to these past harms with a view to preventing them from occurring again.
In our view, you can best judge a society by how it treats prisoners, criminal defendants, and the far-flung targets of an ever-changing counter-terror policy. To us, the rule of law means little if we selectively apply it to people we agree with. It is for all of us. Liberty is always eroded at the margins.
Reprieve’s staff is made up of courageous and committed human rights defenders. Founded in 1999, we provide free legal and investigative support to people facing the death penalty and those victimised by states’ abusive counter-terror policies – rendition, torture, arbitrary detention and extrajudicial killing.
We fight our clients’ cases in courts around the world; investigate their mistreatment; and advocate on their behalf, encouraging public and political debate of human rights issues.
Reprieve’s main office is in Whitechapel, London, UK. Reprieve also supports full-time Fellows, who work as lawyers, investigators and campaigners in the countries in which we work. We work closely with a number of partner organisations in jurisdictions all over the world, who provide access to clients, expertise, knowledge and guidance on specific issues or regions. We work in cooperation with relevant government officials, individual lawyers and human rights defenders, as well as individual, corporate and foundation funders to further the cause of our shared goals.
About the Role
The Head of US Death Penalty Projects is responsible for overseeing Reprieve’s work against the death penalty in the United States of America.
Background to Reprieve’s work against the death penalty in the US
Reprieve has worked against the death penalty since our founding. In recent years we have built a particular specialism in issues relating to lethal injection, the most popular execution method in the US. Lethal injection has been touted as a more humane than other methods – a modern, clean, clinical way to execute. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Lethal injection executions go wrong more often than any other execution method, often resulting in prolonged and torturous executions, commonly known as “botched” executions. Through our work we aim to dispel the myth of the humane execution, working with allies across medicine, business and other sectors to end the misuse of medicines and medical technology in executions.
The existing portfolio of work includes litigation, investigation and analysis, corporate engagement, a wide range of public and private advocacy, and developing and maintaining world-leading expertise on execution methods, particularly the jurisprudence and science relevant to lethal injection.
About You
You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies in which each of Reprieve’s methodologies—investigation, litigation, casework political and public engagement, support for and (where possible and appropriate) advocacy with affected communities—connect with one another to achieve positive outcomes in the death penalty landscape and address structural rights violations.
Location, contract and salary
The role is a full-time, permanent position with a salary of £59,226 per annum less any required deductions for tax and national insurance. Reprieve works across a number of jurisdictions; as such this is a role that may require work outside of core hours from time to time. Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work a minimum of 40% from the London office and the rest of the week from home.
Reprieve is proud to have an open and transparent pay structure, governed by a 2:1 pay ratio between the highest-paid member of staff and the lowest-paid member of staff. We are a flexible employer and offer a range of non-financial benefits to employees. We welcome applications from a range of backgrounds.
Further information and how to apply
Please see the job description and person specification for full details including information on how to apply. Applicants must have the current right to work in the UK. The deadline for applications is 23:59BST on 01 September.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Academy of Medical Sciences
Finance Business Partner
Salary: £52,996 - £58,885
Permanent, flexible working
Hybrid working, 1 day a week in office
Office based at Portland Place
Closest Stations Regent’s Park and Great Portland Street
The Academy of Medical Science are the independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK. The Academy’s vision is good health for all supported by the best research and evidence. Their mission is to help create an open and progressive research sector to improve the health of people everywhere. They do this by supporting researchers with innovative funding and career development opportunities; helping create a more sustainable environment for delivering outstanding research, and helping researchers to work with academia, the public, policy makers and industry to make the greatest difference to health
Due to their ongoing growth plans they are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their organisation. This role is responsible for supporting effective financial management and reporting for projects and budget holders based within the Academy’s Finance Team. You will spend the majority of your time interacting with programme managers and budget holders to support on budgeting, forecasting, analysis of budget variances and provide regular finance reports to them, including monthly management accounts to ensure financial control and effective decision making
Key areas of responsibility:
- Lead on the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process including preparing budget templates for completion by budget holders, summaries of submissions for review and scrutiny and reconciliations of departmental budget submissions from draft to final.
- Work with Head of Finance to finalise the Academy budget for presenting to Director of Finance & Resources and the senior management team.
- Ensure that finalised forecasts and budgets are accurately imported into the accounting system and a full audit trail is maintained.
- Assist the Head of Finance and senior management team with the preparation of multi-year forecasts and models for bids and scenario planning.
- Working closely with budget holders, act as finance business partner and critical friend by challenging assumptions and broadening their financial thinking in order to objectively assess risk and ensure consistency across teams with financial inter-dependencies.
- Providing adhoc advice to budget holders and programme managers on financial matters and contract agreements.
- Monitor expenditure on restricted funded projects to ensure compliance with terms of funding arrangements, manage grant claims and income and expenditure recognition, and discuss any over/under spending with budget holders and flag to Head of Finance as appropriate.
Who are we looking for?
- A formally qualified Accountant
- Relevant experience in a finance business partnering, financial planning, budgeting and analysis.
- An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation.
- Ability to work on own initiative, assess priorities and be proactive.
Benefits of working at Academy of Medical Science:
- Salary progression framework
- Hybrid and agile working (typically 1 - 2 days a week in the office)
- 29 days’ annual leave including Christmas closure dates. Plus bank holidays
- Pension (the Academy contributes 8% of gross salary to a pension scheme, with an employee contribution of 3%, with matched contributions up to a further 5%)
- Life assurance
- Season ticket travel loan (interest free)
- Family-friendly benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave, coaching for parents returning to work)
- Subscription to Headspace and Class pass
- Staff training to support your development including EDI training
Academy of Medical Sciences is fully open to sector experience. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.
Timetable:
Closing deadline: Thursday 8th August
Interview 14th August
Global Head of Campaigns
The is a permanent role that can be based in the United Kingdom, Sweden, New York or Washington DC (other geographies will be considered depending on candidate) subject to the right-to-work eligibility in the respective country.
Working: UK location - A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base for candidates based in the United Kingdom.
In other territories, remote working is available with some periodic travel for team meetings in London.
- United Kingdom (London, Hybrid): £70,800 - £79, 650k per annum depending on experience
- Sweden, Grade E: 47000-56000 SEK Per Month
- USA, Grade E: $110 - 129,000 and $126,500 - $148,637 for US Metro markets (DC/NYC)
Job Purpose
With 10 years to achieve Agenda 2030, the SDG 6 targets on clean water, decent sanitation and good hygiene are among the furthest behind. Achieving universal, sustainable WASH will require a major mobilisation of resources, public demand and political will. Reporting to the Global Campaigns Director, this pivotal role works across the WaterAid federation to achieve the political and policy changes needed to ensure universal access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
The Global Head of Campaigns will lead WaterAid's campaigning on one of our two global advocacy priorities (currently climate). They will drive our strategic direction and, create the campaigns plan to embed WASH in the climate change agenda, building up political momentum, broadening out our campaign alliances and influential champions. The post-holder will be a champion for campaigning within the organisation, ensuring we achieve a greater impact than the sum of our parts through effective and strategic campaigning across countries, regions and international levels to deliver WaterAid's mission of WASH for Everyone Everywhere by 2030.
Team Description
The Campaigns Team plays a leadership role across the WaterAid Federation to drive the design and delivery of WaterAid's major advocacy and campaigns efforts to achieve SDG 6. We deliver an ambitious agenda, grounded in national level change and impact, using a variety of campaigning tactics, including advocacy, lobbying and working with influential people and organisations
Accountabilities
Key accountabilities will remain flexible. Work plans, and targets may change significantly according to political and advocacy priorities. Overall, this role will;
Campaigns leadership
- Campaigning leadership of one of the two WaterAid global advocacy priorities (currently climate) in a way that delivers impact.
- Alongside our International Affairs team, lead WaterAid's international influencing strategy, working with other teams to drive our engagement in key global political processes that will drive forward our advocacy agenda, with a clear vision of what success looks like and how it contributes to the theory of change
- Build and lead public engagement and campaigning strategy to drive awareness and action on our global advocacy priority.
- Lead the transition from policy to public campaigning, working with communications colleagues to turn policy into public messaging and events.
- Lead the building of political support and champions with influential stakeholders, working with teams across WaterAid as relevant
- Lead the building of relationships and joint strategies with campaign coalitions, allies and partnerships that expands our network into the women's health/climate change sectors, complements our advocacy approaches, and ultimately drives further progress on our mutual campaign interests
- Lead the organisation to utilise a range campaigning approaches, moving beyond WaterAid's comfort zone where it needs to, that will deliver against the theory of change for the advocacy priority.
- Be a media spokesperson and represent the organisation at strategic events and with high-level campaign targets
- Embed a strong gender, equity and inclusion lens to advocacy priority delivery, as part of addressing the needs of those burdened the most with a lack of access to WASH
- Engage with strategically important country and member teams to drive forward advocacy impact, championing a more 'politically savvy' approach to influencing.
- Identify and initiate new forms of partnerships to collaborate over opportunities, developing joint strategies for advocacy and campaigns.
- Oversee a monitoring and evaluation approach that enables strategic course-correction and learning to maximise impact.
- Support the Campaigns Director to champion and provide campaigning thought-leadership to build WaterAid's federation-wide advocacy approach.
Campaigns operations
- Project Manage the delivery of the global advocacy priority, leading the execution plan, holding team members to account, chairing meetings and managing the budget.
- Provide operational leadership on cross-federation and cross-department collaboration on the global advocacy priority, to ensure the organisation has the buy-in and collaborates effectively for maximum impact.
- Work with WaterAid members, media and communications team, regional teams and country programmes on strategically important campaign moments to ensure strong strategic value and high-quality delivery
- Working with the fundraising teams to identify a pipeline of funding opportunities, collaborate in the development of fundraising proposals as opportunities emerge.
- Budget management responsibilities for the team
- Be an active participant in the Advocacy Steering Group (co-chair), the federation-wide group that has oversight of the roll out of both the global advocacy priorities, and raise up major issues to the Global Campaigns Director
- Work with particular countries or members where strategic support is required to have effective advocacy impact
Team management
- Line manage a Senior Campaigner that drives forward WaterAid campaign priorities and matrix manage a Campaigns Officer on specific projects (and external consultants as needed)
- Play an active role in facilitating strong team communication and coordination across policy, international affairs and campaigns teams within the department for effective delivery of the global advocacy priority.
- Deputies for the Global Campaigns Director when appropriate and undertake any other responsibilities commensurate with the role.
Person Specification
Essential Skills
- An expert in campaigning - public engagement and mobilization.
- Successful track record of campaigning on a specific issue(s)
- A creative force - someone who can find creative ways to meet our goals.
- Experience of working alongside policy colleagues to deliver advocacy that has impact.
- 8-10 years experience of networking, lobbying, advocacy communications, public mobilisation and policy experience on any of the sustainable development goals or similar themes.
- Experience of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Proven experience in strategy leadership, with excellent analytical and critical thinking skills with an entrepreneurial ability that has delivered concrete change.
- A creative leader who sees the big picture but has the creativity to build the tactics, events and moments to achieve our goals.
- A keen political 'savviness' and an understanding of how political change can happen in different country contexts, including awareness of country differences in government structures, differing contexts of open or repressive governments, threats to civil society and freedom of expression.
- Some campaign/advocacy experience in developing countries, with an in-depth understanding of the functioning and relationships of key players in the development arena.
- Experience of representing organisations externally, being a spokesperson and influencing decision makers across institutions and processes.
- Ability to collaborate effectively, embrace diversity and maximise on its benefits, build strong relationships and networks based on trust, respect, and a partnership approach.
- Experience in managing, leading, motivating and developing a high performing team. Able to work in a matrix, flexible or distance management culture to deliver change.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to successfully manage complex and sensitive organisational relationships to achieve cross-organisational goals
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English.
- Demonstrates effective management of finances, and effectively utilises financial processes and information
- Ability to travel internationally for approximately 6-8 weeks a year and occasionally work anti-social working hours
- Working style that reflects WaterAid's values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.
Desirable Skills
- An understanding of the climate sector and baseline policy is desired but not essential.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 14th August 2024. Shortlisting and interviews may take place on a rolling basis and the application process will close if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover in one document either Word Document or PDF format.
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 country. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Benefits:
- 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
- Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
- Season Ticket Loan
- Free annual eye tests
- Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
- Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
- Sabbaticals
- Volunteer Day
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.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
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You'll play a crucial role, ensuring best practice governance and compliance is embedded in Ambitious about Autism and the Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust. You'll develop and implement high-quality monitoring and reporting policies and systems, promoting excellent governance and maintaining compliance with all external regulatory requirements.
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We are looking for someone who has:
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In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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