International Development Jobs

WORCESTER COLLEGE, OXFORD

Development Coordinator

Grade 6: £33,232 – £39,105 per annum

Are you proactive, organised, and interested in supporting meaningful projects amidst beautiful surroundings? This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and friendly team which is successfully implementing an ambitious strategy in a forward-looking college’. The Development Coordinator will be central to our alumni relations and fundraising work, with a wide range of responsibilities from research and planning international travel, to stewarding donors and financial administration.

The role will suit a conscientious self-starter who would enjoy working on various projects during the year, is comfortable dealing with senior academics and major donors, and is confident in using their sound judgement. The varied nature of the role means it is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a range of fundraising-related experience, or someone with administrative experience who is keen to use their creativity.

Working 37.5 hours, 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, you’ll receive excellent benefits including a generous holiday allowance, a great pension scheme, free lunch and discounted bus travel.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on 14th February 2025.

Interviews scheduled to commence week starting 24th February 2025.

Worcester College is an equal opportunities employer

We are delighted to be supporting a highly regarded international development charity in their search for a Senior Trusts Manager.

Salary Circa £49,000

Role can be worked 2 days a week in London or home based

Flexible working and part time working patterns offered

The Role

• Account manage and steward a tailored portfolio of high-value UK trusts and foundations donors including their largest donor. This role is purely focussed relationships management of the accounts
• Work collaboratively with the peer level senior trusts manager, supporting on new applications as needed
• Develop individual stewardship, engagement, and communications strategies.
• Team management and development of the team- line management experience is not needed
• Identify matches between grant makers’ funding priorities and the charity’s projects.
• Seek innovative opportunities to deepen and broaden relationships with donors.
• Proactively identify and attend external meetings and seminars for networking.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to support funding opportunities.
• Co-lead the strategic development of the UK Trusts programme
• Coordinate reporting on donor projects and other communications.
• Maintain up-to-date records of all communications with trusts and foundations.

About You

• Significant experience in building and maintaining relationships with trusts and foundations
• Strong networking, negotiating, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to articulate complex issues persuasively and present pitches with confidence.
• Polished writing skills and experience adapting writing style to different communications.
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, innovative, and ambitious with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience of working within international development would be of benefit but not essential

Closing date of Monday 10th February

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

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

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

We are a small, committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us, then take a look at the recruitment pack and come and join our team!

About the Role

Are you someone who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world? Can you bring knowledge and creativity in designing innovative and effective peacebuilding programmes?

We are looking for someone to support our programmes and institutional fundraising with excellent writing skills, who is passionate about addressing the root causes of and inequalities caused by conflict. You will be someone passionate about the work Cord does and who can bring technical institutional funding expertise alongside peacebuilding knowledge to our small and committed team.

In this role you will lead the development of new programmes and institutional funding bids in line with Cord’s peacebuilding approach and 5 main programme areas. You will manage proposal submissions to Cord’s key donors such as the EU, US State Department, GIZ, SDC, UN Peacebuilding Fund etc. You will be working closely with country teams to design and write proposals based on strong project designs developed in partnership with our local partners.

The role will also operate at a strategic level by managing Cord’s relationships with key donors and shaping how Cord communicates about its programmes and the added-value that Cord brings.

If you like what you read and are passionate about real and lasting change, come and join us and be part of the Cord story.

Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. If you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to help fight for human rights, you could be our new Head of Organisational Development and Inclusion (Head of OD&I).

About the role

Our aim is to be an inclusive, progressive employer where we really do think and act with a people first approach. The People & Culture team are at the forefront of leading that approach. The Head of OD&I is accountable for embedding our behaviours into leadership & management development, performance management and other activities. A key part of the role is to continue the development and embedding of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism plan.

The role will be driving the formulation of our inclusion approach beyond 2025. It will be integral to the delivery of the People & Culture strategy bringing expertise in organisational development and inclusion and the associated learning strategies and programs.

In partnership with the Director of People & Culture, you will develop and implement the overall People & Culture approach, our IDEA approach, and plans, policies and procedures that align with the organisation's overall strategy and goals.

Responsible for leading and managing initiatives that enhance the effectiveness and performance of AIUK’s colleagues, you will oversee the development and implementation of activities that deliver positive organisational change, employee development, equity and fairness and overall workplace productivity.

You will also be responsible for the management and leadership of the IDEA plan, strategic framework and embedding IDEA principles into our way of working across all areas of AIUK. Ensuring everyone has the knowledge and skills to be inclusive and equitable.

This role has an impact on Human Rights by ensuring that AIUK is well equipped to deliver its goals, is well led, inclusive and our people have access to the development they need to flourish.

More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if you:

• Have strong leadership and management skills in delivering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Are experienced in embedding equality, diversity and inclusion best practice into ways of working and organisational culture.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders.
• Are a strategic thinker and problem-solver and skilled at addressing organisational challenges and driving positive change, designing and implementing tailored development programs.
• Are experienced in using change management principles and organisational psychology for supporting and embedding cultural behaviours.

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time) and 3 wellbeing days. 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares.
 

Apply for this role

This vacancy advert may be taken down from job boards earlier than the stated deadline if a high standard of applications is received (if you have started an application in our portal, you will still have opportunity to complete it by the original deadline).

We welcome applications from everyone and particularly encourage applications from people from an ethnic minority background, and people with a disability to help us achieve a balanced representation in our workforce, especially at senior grades.

To reduce bias in our shortlisting process, AIUK operates an anonymised application process. If for any reason you prefer to apply in a different format, or require adjustments in the process, please get in touch. To support all candidates to perform their best at interview, we send questions 24 hours in advance. We are a disability confident organisation.

Visit our wbsite for application guidance and information on benefits, recruitment inclusion and hybrid working.

Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for a Core Humanitarian Standard Co-ordinator to join our team based in various locations across the UK. We have exciting opportunities open to anyone wanting an hourly or a 1-year fixed-term contract. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £31,025 depending on experience.

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

As a Core Humanitarian Standard Co-ordinator, the successful candidate will play an integral role in ensuring the organisational and key stakeholder compliance to the Nine Commitments of CHS. This will require working directly with CHS Champions to embed it across internal and external work streams. Reporting to the Quality and MEAL Principal Advisor, the role will monitor and drive departmental improvement plans, develop and deliver training workshops, participate in CHS meetings and lead the internal and external liaison on CHS. The co-ordinator will play a pivotal role in preparing the organisation for independent verification and certification and transitioning current activities to the updated CHS.?

We are ideally looking to appoint somebody immediately to this role and the recruitment is to run on a rolling-basis, it will be closed once a suitable candidate is appointed.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Core Humanitarian Standard Co-ordinator include:

• HA UK, global teams and partners embed and implement CHS principles across operations, policies and procedures
• HA and its partners have strengthened their accountability and quality mechanisms within communities and across programme activities
• ?11 Organisational Responsibilities and Key Actions improvement plans are aligned to the updated CHS
• Training workshops increase understanding of the updated CHS amongst HA UK, global teams and partners
• ?CHS commitment indicators on PSEA are embedded within the safeguarding framework
• HA and its partners are primed for independent verification and certification by HQAI

What we’re looking for in our Core Humanitarian Standard Co-ordinator include:

• Ideally degree-educated with a Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Social Sciences or a related field
• Minimum of three years in humanitarian or development settings with a focus on quality, accountability and standards
• Extensive knowledge and understanding on CHS
• Experience of applying CHS, Sphere Standards and other humanitarian quality and accountability frameworks
• Possess strong project management and coordination skills to steer work from start to finish
• An experienced communicator able to converse with multiple teams and at different levels
• Proficient in data collection, monitoring and evaluation
• Competent and literate with IT applications
• Culturally sensitive and able to work with diverse teams and in challenging environments

This would be an ideal role for an experienced Core Humanitarian Standard Co-ordinator looking to make a difference in a rewarding role within the Charity Sector!

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become our Core Humanitarian Standard Co-ordinator – we would love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.

Pratham is one of the largest and most respected education charities in India. We developed a model that can teach a child to read and do basic maths in as little as 30 days for £14. We also have preschool, vocational and women's education programmes. We work closely with JPAL who have run a number of RCTs on our work, and it was also recomended as just one of three smart buys by the What Works Hub for Global Education.

We have strong support from the UK Indian diaspora and are in a period of significant growth, having tripled in size in three years. We now raise £1.5m a year and are ambitious to at least triple again. 

While you will work in a small, fully remote team daily, you will be part of the global Pratham network. The team in India has over 6,000 staff, and they raise $28m locally. Pratham USA has 14 chapters and produces around 12 galas annually, contributing to its $30m income. We have recently launched Pratham International, and we will work with them to reach more children worldwide in the years ahead.

The  Senior Grants Manager is a key strategic role focused on securing large grants for Pratham’s flagship Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) program and vocational training work in India, while also supporting Pratham International’s expanding global initiatives.

You will play a vital role in building meaningful relationships with institutional donors, trusts, and foundations across the UK and Europe. With a strong evidence base underpinning our programs and global recognition of Pratham’s impact, this role offers significant scope for both growth and influence.

Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week

Location: The role will be based in one of the following Location where WaterAid works, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries: London - UK, Pretoria - South Africa, Dar es Salaam - Tanzania, Accra - Ghana, and Stockholm - Sweden.

For the UK Location, we offer 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.

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:

• United Kingdom: GBP 56,249 – 59,602 per year with excellent benefits
• South Africa: ZAR 1,009,626 – 1,376,465 per year with excellent benefits
• Tanzania: TZS 143,500,704 – 179,375,880 per year with excellent benefits
• Ghana: GHS 610,298 – 925,068 per year with excellent benefits
• Sweden: Competitive salary package

About WaterAid:

Want to use your leading skills in Knowledge Management and Learning to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal 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 Knowledge Management and Learning Senior Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Team:

The WaterAid Programme Support and Knowledge team provides technical advisory expertise across programme design and delivery.  It ​leads and supports organisation-wide programme learning and knowledge management​, and facilitates knowledge exchange​, fosters and supports internal and external programme and technical partnerships and networks. 

This role leads the Knowledge Management & Learning sub-team focused on developing and supporting the department’s knowledge management, learning and WASH capacity-strengthening strategies, approaches and processes.  It works across the organisation to facilitate the digital curation and management of our programmatic and thematic knowledge.

About the Role:

Knowledge Management and Learning (KM&L) Senior Manager strategically leads and shapes knowledge management and programme learning within the International Programmes Department (IPD), working with senior leadership teams to define, steer and ensure the effective implementation of a department wide KML strategy. 

The KM&L Senior Manager also acts on behalf of IPD and PSK in steering and providing strategic leadership on the department’s contributions and requirements regarding WaterAid’s research agenda, programme and technical capacity development strategy, and external digital communications. 

The Senior Manager strategically works in conjunction with PSK’s senior leadership team to shape and steer approaches and processes for the collation, analysis, and the uptake of programme knowledge, thought leadership, innovation, and learning. The KM&L Senior Manager reports into the Programme Support and Knowledge Director and their key accountabilities are:

• Strategically lead the design of an organisational programme learning and knowledge management strategy, in alignment with the other key organisational strategies and processes such as those for research, external communications and planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (PMER).
• Provide leadership and support to IPD and WaterAid in developing an positive organisational culture of learning and effective knowledge management.
• Lead operationalisation and implementation of the KM&L strategy, including shaping and steering the coordination of organisational processes to collate, analyse and disseminate programme knowledge, thought leadership, innovation and learning.
• Lead the development of organisational mechanisms for knowledge exchange and evolution of our approaches including providing leadership to identify specific strategic knowledge gaps.
• Lead the process and methods to develop and maintain WaterAid’s normative frameworks, standards and guidance materials for both internal and external audiences, coordinating with PSK’s and GPAC’s technical and policy leads. 
• Strategically steer and support the Capacity Strengthening Senior Advisor, to drive and support WaterAid's capacity-strengthening agenda.
• Strategically steer and support the IPD’s coordination and interests in the global research agenda as led by the Global Policy and Campaigns department, and steer the effective project management of multi-country programme research projects.
• Lead on the contribution from a KM&L and capacity development perspective within the organisation’s business and bid development efforts by supporting donor engagement, intelligence gathering, and preparation of funding proposals.
• Provide strategic leadership to the team, translated into effective annual priorities, plans and budgets - fully integrated within PSK’s overall plan and linked to the organisational priorities.

Requirements

Essential skills:

• An experienced leader in the area of knowledge management and learning, research and technical capacity development, preferably in the international development sector
• Strong and extensive knowledge management background with a track record of developing effective strategies and approaches for program learning.
• Extensive experience and knowledge of effective knowledge exchange mechanisms and approaches for knowledge evolution.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and design effective applied research initiatives.
• Experience and knowledge of effective capacity development design and delivery.
• Strong IT literacy skills, including designing and maintaining SharePoint or similar information management platforms; and using Microsoft 365 and other web based tools and platforms.
• Experience working in low and middle-income countries.
• Ability to communicate clearly and influence colleagues and peers; ability to work effectively across diverse groups and cultures.
• A self-starter, able to work independently and drive tasks forward to completion, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.

Desirable skills:

• Working knowledge of one or more of WaterAid’s working languages (French, Portuguese and Spanish).
• Experience of formation and nurturing of virtual communities of practices and networks.
• Experience of planning, monitoring and evaluating programmes of work.
• Experience of conducting and/or managing research.
• Sound knowledge of WASH and related development issues such as sustainability, rights and equality.

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 23rd February 2025. Shortlisting and interviews may take place on a rolling basis and the application process will be closed if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date of: 23rd February 2025.

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to upload your CV, cover letter and answering the following question within the application form:

• What are your top 3 skills / areas of experience that you feel best demonstrate your ability to excel in this role?

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we 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.  All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy. 

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.

Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.

Title: NTDs Senior Programme Officer

Location: Cote d'Ivoire

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions Apply

Responsibilities

• Work with partners to develop annual plans based on developed programs.
• Represent the Country Director in their absence, ensuring responsible decision-making and upholding Sightsavers' standards of excellence.
• Ensure effective and smooth implementation of projects within budget, supporting partners in managing all aspects of project planning, implementation, financial management, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Support partners to ensure learnings from project implementation.
• Contribute to the documentation of good practices and innovative strategies that have enabled performance improvement.
• Support the dissemination and sharing of experiences obtained during the implementation of NTD activities.
• Assist in the preparation of financial forecasts and Activity Based Budgets for the NTD projects and monitor expenditure against these, together with partners.
• Work with the Finance and Support Services Manager and project partners to ensure proper partner accountability for Donors and Sightsavers funds.
• Be proactive in providing relevant and good quality information needed for fundraising, communication, and advocacy purposes.
• Support the NTDs Team and CD to identify and maintain effective partnerships within the country to help sustain project achievements.
• Support the NTDs team and the Finance & Support Services Officer and Manager to develop and implement a coherent plan of partner capacity building in relation to the projects in their portfolio.
• Ensure submission of timely programme reports as per agreed format and timelines.
• Manage monitoring and evaluation systems and structures associated with Partner supported activities aligning as fully as possible with MoH systems.
• Work with the Ministry of Health and partners on how to interpret and use data/findings to guide decision making.
• Act as the first point of contact for any safeguarding concerns and escalate them to the safeguarding mailbox immediately.

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Jobholder Requirements

Essential:

• Substantial experience in programme and project management, preferably in an NGO environment.
• Strong skills in writing activity reports.
• Good qualifications in monitoring and evaluation of projects/programmes.
• Experience working in NTDs at the national and regional level (Onchocerciasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and Trachoma).
• Good communication skills (both written and spoken).
• Proficiency in computer usage, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to understand and work with budgets and financial provisions.
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken).

Desirable:

• Experience collaborating with partners and stakeholders to achieve project goals.
• Proven track record of providing technical support and guidance to project teams and partners.
• Experience in developing new initiatives and contributing to project growth.
• Strong financial management skills, including preparing financial forecasts and monitoring expenditure.
• Experience in managing partnerships and building the capacity of partners.
• Skilled in managing monitoring and evaluation systems and structures.
• Ability to interpret and use data/findings to guide decision-making.
• Experience in safeguarding, including providing support and advice on safeguarding concerns.
• Knowledge of additional languages relevant to the region.
• Experience in developing high-quality case studies for reporting and fundraising.

Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application in English via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.

The recruitment and selection process will involve a written task to assess candidates skills and suitability for the role.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Supporter Engagement Coordinator

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £28,177 per annum
Hours: 34.5 hours per week
Department: Supporter Engagement and Operations
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.   

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Supporter Engagement Coordinator to join our Supporter Engagement and Operations team in delivering an exceptional customer experience to our current and potential supporters.

Our primary proposition is Child Sponsorship, where we deliver an engaging one to one relationship to over 80,000 child sponsors. Our Supporter Engagement and Operations team recruits, retains and develops the support of individuals and households in the UK and is responsible for generating income from individuals through fulfilment of the sponsorship journey. 

In this role, you will communicate with supporters using a variety of channels including telephone, post, email, social media and face to face. You will respond to all kinds of enquiries promptly so that our supporters feel nurtured and valued as a key part of our work. This role is a varied and an excellent opportunity to develop a diverse range of transferable skills.

We are looking for someone who has proven experience of working in a busy customer/supporter care role in a similar environment and be able to demonstrate outstanding customer service.   You will possess excellent organisational skills, be able to prioritise your workload and work well under pressure. Above all, you will be able to communicate with tact, diplomacy and confidence to all supporters to ensure they receive the highest quality experience.

If you thrive in working in a highly collaborative environment, possess great team-working skills and have a genuine passion for our values, feminist leadership principles and vision, we would love to hear from you!

For further detail of this role, please see the job profile. 

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 16 February 2025
Interviews will take place on Thursday 27 February 2025 

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences.

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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World Jewish Relief provides life-saving and life-changing action to people in crisis around the world. We work with our trusted local partners to help people survive the consequences of conflict and disaster, to thrive and rebuild their lives. We deliver programmes using our expertise, with urgency to achieve maximum and sustainable impact for those within and beyond our community.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Finance Manager to join our Finance & Resources team. This is a new role responsible for improving finance processes and for building stronger financial literacy and financial management across the organisation.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading budgeting and forecasting processes for the organisation.
• Ensuring accurate budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting for UK and International Programmes.
• Embedding a Business Partnering culture across the Finance department.
• Preparation of monthly cash flow statement and day to day treasury and investment management. 
• Reviewing and signing off monthly and quarterly reconciliations ensuring issues are rectified promptly.
• Reviewing & posting monthly payroll.  Make recommendations for any payroll process improvements to the Director of People & Culture.
• Devise and deliver training to budget holders and staff with financial responsibility to enable them to undertake their responsibility in an effective manner.

You should have:

• A recognised accountancy qualification.
• Relevant senior accounting and financial management experience in a medium sized charity, not for profit or public sector organisation.
• Excellent communication skills with experience of explaining complex financial information to non-financial staff and of delivering in-house training.
• Experience of producing regular management accounts, cash flow forecasts, budgets and other financial reports.
• Experience of running or inputting into monthly payroll process.
• Advanced excel and finance software skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy across every aspect of your work.
• A proactive, enthusiastic, flexible and open approach to engaging with colleagues, suppliers and supporters.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays. After 2 years’ service holiday entitlement increases to 25 days.
• Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
• Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
• Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
• Season ticket / travel to work loan.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• On Friday the office closes at 3pm.
• We encourage flexible working and offer a range of flexible working options

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role. You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must share our desire to assist those who need help based on their vulnerability, not their identity, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

To apply

Please upload your CV and answer the following application question:

We are looking for someone with demonstrable ability and aptitude to improve finance processes. As part of your application we are keen to understand your experience of process improvement.  In no more than 400 words please cover the following four points: outline the original process and the purpose it served; explain how you went about identifying its inadequacies; set out the steps you took to devise the improvements; explain the effect achieved both for the finance team and other beneficiaries.

Interview dates: 19th & 20th February (TBC)

Seeking a relationship fundraiser to manage a portfolio generating £3.5M, including PPL and CIFF, and co-lead strategy development for a thriving UK trusts programme.

QuarterFive are delighted to be partnering with ActionAid UK in their search for a Senior UK Trusts Manager. ActionAid UK works with women and girls living in poverty to end violence and fight inequality. As part of an international federation, it partners with communities in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

As Senior UK Trusts Manager, you will manage a high-value portfolio generating £3.5M annually, including PPL and CIFF. You’ll lead stewardship, organise events and trips, engage senior stakeholders, and collaborate across teams to maximise impact. This role offers high autonomy and creativity in driving donor relationships.

In partnership with senior colleagues, you will also co-lead the strategic development of the UK Trusts programme, shaping and delivering its vision.

The role includes line management of a UK Trusts Specialist.

As Senior UK Trusts Manager, you will: 

• Manage a portfolio generating £3.5M, including PPL and CIFF
• Develop creative engagement strategies, organise stewardship events, and represent ActionAid at donor meetings and international trips
• Co-lead the UK Trusts programme strategy with the Head of Trusts & Global Markets and senior colleagues
• Line-manage and support the UK Trusts Specialist
• Collaborate across a wide array of internal teams —Philanthropy, Communications, Programme Quality, and more—to deliver shared goal

Ideal skills and experience:

• Proven success in managing six- or seven-figure multi-year relationships with major trusts and foundations based on a partnership model
• Experience working with large donors like CIFF, PPL is desirable 
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build rapport at all levels
• An entrepreneurial, creative approach with a track record of spotting and pursuing opportunities
• Ideally, you will have experience fundraising for an international development charity/INGO

Closes Monday February 10th - please apply with a copy of your latest CV ASAP. A detailed brief will be shared with suitable candidates, with guidance and support provided for formal application. Formal application will be by CV and answering 3 questions. 

WHAT IS START NETWORK? 

Our purpose is to be a catalyst for system-level change that improves the efficiency, effectiveness and ethics of humanitarian action. We do this by working as a network to develop, test & spread new ways of collaborating and resourcing locally-led crisis response and anticipation. 

Our current membership is made up of nearly 100 local, national and international NGOs based all around the world. We also support 10 national and regional hubs made up of civil society organisations and NGOs as our vehicle for devolving power, resources and accountability. 

OUR SOLUTIONS 

DECENTRAISLING & LOCALLY-LED ACTION: Shifting power and resources and decentralising decision-making to locally led networks and organisations. 

 EARLY & RAPID FINANCING: Building a global financing system that reduces risk, anticipates, and acts ahead of predictable crises. 

COMMUNITY-LED INNOVATION: Incentivising innovative, locally led, and contextual solutions and learning from them together with people affected by crises. 

For more information about Start Network and what we do, please visit our website.  

OUR VALUES 

WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST: Communities come first in our decision-making and programming. 

WE ARE BRAVE: We have great ambition and are willing to explore new things and take risks to achieve it 

WE OPERATE COLLECTIVELY: We leverage the value of working as a network, sharing risk and resources, and learning together. 

WE ARE INCLUSIVE: We see the value in diverse perspectives and work to remove the barriers that prevent voices from being heard. 

WE ARE OPEN: We work transparently and with integrity, building mutual trust in all levels of our work, from governance to programming. 

WE ARE ETHICAL: We behave and operate based on key principles of anti-racism, non-discrimination, and anti-colonialism. This is a work in progress. 

JOB PURPOSE 

This new role within the Institutional Funding team will support statutory and multilateral donor engagement in humanitarian programmes. Based in the Business Development directorate, the postholder will gain regular exposure to humanitarian programming funding, strategies and structures. Key relationships will be both internal and external, including direct contact with donors, humanitarian NGOs, and locally led hub networks in target countries. 

Start Network is looking for someone organised with strong communication skills and a strategic mindset, who is interested in catalysing change for the humanitarian system. The successful candidate will have experience in fundraising, ideally with institutional donors plus some prospecting experience together with the ability to hold an administrative support role coordinating across different teams or function areas. 

Chief Executive  

Location: The majority of the work will take place on-site at our Tanner Street premises at 82 Tanner Street, London SE1 3GN. Office visits to Leamington Spa will be required, plus some overseas travel 

£90,000 - £110,000 per annum 

We are a dynamic charity dedicated to enabling the social sector to thrive. Through our two charitable entities, we provide vital resources for charities and social impact organisations. We offer flexible and affordable workspace that fosters collaboration and innovation, while our second entity delivers critical health and wellbeing education to millions across low- and middle-income countries. 

We are seeking an exceptional Chief Executive to lead our organisation into its next chapter of growth and impact. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will drive the strategic vision, deepen collaboration across the sector, and increase fundraising and partnership opportunities to expand our reach. This is a unique opportunity for a leader  who shares our passion for collaboration and innovation, with the strategic vision to take our work to the next level. 

The successful candidate will bring: 

• Significant senior leadership experience within the social sector, ideally with exposure to property, education, or international development. 
• A strong track record in strategic leadership, financial oversight, and operational management. 
• Proven ability to build high-impact partnerships and drive income growth through fundraising and commercial activity. 
• A deep understanding of governance, risk, and regulatory compliance within the not-for-profit sector. 
• Outstanding leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to inspire teams and represent the organisation externally. 

If you are a visionary leader passionate about strengthening the social sector and expanding access to life-saving education, we encourage you to apply through our recruitment partners, Prospectus. 

At Prospectus, we invest in your journey as a candidate, and we are committed to supporting you throughout the process. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process. 

Recruitment Timeline 

• Deadline for applications: 23rd February 2025 
• Interviews with Prospectus: From 25th February 2025 
• Panel Interviews: w/c 10th and 17th March 2025 

For further information and to apply, please visit our dedicated recruitment website by clicking 'Apply via Website'.

Our partner is seeking a Group Finance Officer to join a close knit finance team, within an impactful international charity working on climate resilience. The role in addition to having a focus on financial processing & accounting, has a significant focus on business partnering and providing support to the overseas teams.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the overseas teams with their finance data inputting, ensuring that these are accurate and complete; monitoring their cashflow, managing funding requests and processing intercompany invoices.
• Reviewing and supporting with processing payroll for the overseas offices.
• Reviewing and analysing their bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintaing budget holder reports.
• Support the team with the internal audit and annual year-end audit processes.
• Support with HR & other administrative tasks as required.

Requirements

• Astute individual, with a degree in or studying towards an accounting qualification such as ACA, CIMA or ACCA, and interested in a career in international charity finance.
• Strong technical background and understanding of double entry bookkeeping and data entry, strong attention to detail.
• Experience in developing systems, working with complex consolidation systems, and on grants financial management is desirable.
• Good numeracy & IT skills.
• Good relationship building and communication skills, able to work effectively with overseas staff with sensitivity, and support them with any queries/issues they have.
• Able to work effectively, prioritising a varied workload.  
• Working knowledge or fluency in French is strongly desirable.

This role is permanent, and is only open to candidates with the RTW in the UK. This role requires the individual to be in the office once a week. In addition to the salary on offer, the organisation will offer some support for those candidates studing towards an accounting qualification.