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Programme Manager

c. £45,000-£47,500 (full time) dependent upon experience.

The role is offered on a 0.6 – 1.0 FTE basis (21.6 – 36 hours per week) worked over 3/5 days.

The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) is a partnership of the world's biggest public research funding agencies. The Associate Members have come together to promote research collaboration and to fund research programmes to address the prevention or treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and mental health issues. GACD specifically focuses on research which will provide essential evidence on the most effective ways to prevent or manage disease in poorly resourced settings in low- and middle-income countries and to improve health equity in underserved indigenous populations. 

Reporting to the CEO, the Programme Manager will be responsible for coordination of activities between the Associate Members and lead on the delivery of GACD joint research funding calls in global implementation science on non-communicable diseases.

How to apply

Provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications, membership of professional bodies, career history and explanation of any breaks in your employment history. 

Provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role making reference to the job description and the person specification. The case that you make and the way that it is presented will form a key part of the shortlisting process. 

Confirm that you can provide evidence of a ‘right to work’ in the UK.

The role is offered as full or part-time.

Closing date: 13:00 BST on Tuesday 22 April 2025
Interview dates: w/c 28 April 2025

To download a copy of the recruitment information pack and how to apply please click apply now.

Direct Marketing Manager-Acquisition at the Disasters Emergency Committee delivers key direct marketing activities during appeals for major disasters. You will work with the Direct Marketing Manager-Retention to deliver a programme of supporter communications to feedback to donors on the impact of their donations and to retain their future support. 

The purpose of the role is to:

• Contribute to and develop DEC direct marketing strategies,
• Implement the direct marketing strategies during each appeal with income maximisation and supporter acquisition as the key focus,
• Manage the capturing and analysis of results to ensure channel optimisation between appeals,
• Lead the benchmarking process of DEC Member Agency fundraising performance.

The role will deliver responsibilities for strategy and planning, fundraising, networking and building relationships.

You must have strong direct marketing experience with a focus on high volume donor acquisition. Demonstrable knowledge of offline marketing techniques in press, outdoor, direct mail and telephone. A proven track record of developing effective digital and direct marketing strategies, which resulted in significant growth of income. Experience of managing complex budgets and proven ability to manage a complex operational plan within very short timeframes and within budget.

Ideally you will have experience of working in the international humanitarian aid sector, have used Salesforce and Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Google analytics.

You must have excellent communication skills both written and spoken, with the ability to write compelling and emotive fundraising copy. Significant technical marketing expertise across a range of direct marketing channels. Excellent numeracy, budget development, planning and project management skills.

An ability to work under extreme pressure during appeals and to very tight deadlines with excellent attention to detail is a key driver for success in this role.

You will join a collaborative team, department and organisation that excels in maximising their fundraising effort in response to disasters and keeps donors and recipients of funds updated and engaged throughout and beyond the journey of an appeal.

Please download the job description for full details of the responsibilities and expectations of the role.

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £35,470 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.

At Plan International UK, we are committed to delivering exceptional supporter experiences. As a Supporter Income Executive, you will be integral in ensuring that our supporters feel valued and appreciated. This involves providing timely and accurate financial processing, maintaining clear communications, and addressing queries efficiently. Your ability to understand and meet the needs of our supporters will be crucial in fostering long-term relationships and driving our mission forward.

It's an exciting time to be joining our Supporter Engagement and Operations Unit and we are looking for someone with exceptional donation processing skills!

Ideally an individual with experience in processing both offline and online donations through multiple channels from donation forms to online platforms. You will need to be knowledgeable in HMRC Gift Aid regulations and BACS Direct Debit compliance. The ideal candidate will play a key role to ensure seamless compliance with both Gift Aid and Direct Debit standards.

This role demands exceptional communication skills and therefore effective interaction with colleagues is crucial for our success. Additionally, strong problem-solving abilities and a strong attention to detail are essential, as the position involves finding innovative solutions to ensure seamless operations and achieve positive outcomes. You will also have considerable experience using a customer or supporter database system.

To succeed in this role, you will need to enjoy working as part of team, sharing information and helping the department meet their set standards and targets.

If you excel 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 6 April 2025
Interviews will take place on Monday 14 April 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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Who we are:

Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background. 

Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen. 

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Summary of the role:

The Country Director will provide dynamic leadership and management to develop and deliver Muslim Aid ‘s strategy in Bangladesh, with a focus on leading and building a high-performing, diverse team and developing strong relationships with external stakeholders that are critical to the organisation’s growth and reputation in the country.

Interested candidates must be located in Bangladesh.

About the Role:

1. Ensure the country office’s strategy is responding to the country’s critical development and humanitarian needs, and is also aligned to Muslim Aid’s global strategy, mission and values.
2. Enhance Muslim Aid’s reputation and brand through maintaining positive relationships with other stakeholders, including government, donors, UN bodies, other INGOs, and local NGOs.
3. Identify areas for capacity building with partners such as, organisational management, gender mainstreaming, human resource management, financial management, governance, etc.
4. Proactively seek new opportunities for funding of projects through in-country and external relationship building with stakeholders including the bilateral and multilateral development partners and the submission of self-sustainable programme initiatives.
5. Ensure that effective and secure budgetary control of the country’s finances and expenditures are established and maintained, in line with Muslim Aid’s financial policy and procedures.
6. Ensure there is an adequate analysis of the risks which could impact on Muslim Aid’s operations in Bangladesh and evaluate the risk appetite of the Bangladesh Country Office.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

1. Relevant Masters level qualification or similar academic achievement, and ideally with an academic focus on international development and/or a related certificate in
2. Previous experience working in a Country Director or Regional Director role or other senior level leadership/management position in an INGO environment.
3. Experience of working with organisations in developing countries, ideally in South and Southeast Asia.
4. Experience of multiple donor grant management and reporting to major donors.
5. Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to liaise effectively with people at various levels.
6. Strong and well-developed analytical skills coupled with experience of writing quality proposals and reports.

Why you should apply:

Join Muslim Aid as the Country Director Bangladesh and be part of a key role in driving our mission forward. Lead our strategy in Bangladesh, manage a high-performing team, and build strong external relationships to support the organisation’s growth and reputation. If you're a strategic leader with a passion for making a difference, apply now to help transform lives and empower communities.

How to apply:

To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV. 

Grade: 4

Position type: Full-time permanent, 37.5 hours per week. Occasional travel away from home. Flexible working, part-time and job share considered  

Responsible to: Head of HR

Interdependencies: Community Volunteer Engagement Officer, Deployments Manager

Direct reports: Matrix management of People Assistant

Location: ShelterBox HQ, Truro or remote working (within the UK only) with quarterly trips to HQ

Role purpose:

ShelterBox could not run without our incredible volunteer base. We have a network of over 200 volunteers who do everything from raising awareness of ShelterBox in the UK to delivering aid to multiple regions globally.

This role is about providing the vital infrastructure and strategic direction that ensures all our volunteers have a great experience with us and feel part of the ShelterBox family. It’s also about ensuring we are making the most of the amazing skills, networks, and experience that our volunteers bring to the table. 

This role will also directly manage our ShelterBox Response Team volunteers, a group of dedicated and highly skilled individuals who support our teams on deployments overseas. You will ensure they are supported and managed effectively and remain engaged with our mission and values.

The successful candidate will lead people across the organisation to ensure everyone who works with volunteers is fully supported and confident to do so. The role will challenge and stretch us to consider how to do better, offer more, and work differently to increase levels of involvement.

Who are we looking for?

ShelterBox is seeking a passionate volunteer manager with experience of working strategically and with multiple stakeholders. You will have the ability to bring out the best in people. You will be able to inspire others and bring about sustainable change in both short- and long-term objectives.

You will have a working knowledge and understanding of great volunteer management both in the UK and globally and be able to support managers and colleagues to manage their volunteers well.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

· Manage and support the volunteer ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) members

· Working with colleagues in the International Programmes and Learning & Development Teams, ensure SRT volunteers are ready to deploy when needed, including being up to date with training requirements

· Review, develop and implement the SRT strategy and ensure it supports engagement strategies and develop new approaches to maintain and build SRT communication and relationships - including but not limited to webinars, SRT working group.

· Work with the organisation to plan the recruitment, selection and retention of the volunteer workforce

· Giving leadership and strategic direction to ShelterBox volunteering across the organisation, with responsibility for ensuring good practice.

· Reviewing, developing, and implementing an organisation-wide volunteering strategy.

· Promoting and enabling a positive culture of engagement that values the work of ShelterBox volunteers working alongside staff and those volunteers that work with our teams overseas.

· Ensuring that all volunteering opportunities are understood and respected within ShelterBox.

· Working closely with staff across the organisation to ensure consistency of advice, guidance and support provided to all volunteers.

· Working closely with colleagues to support in development of appropriate communications, engagement materials and resources to support the volunteer network.

· Provide accessible and timely professional guidance to staff working alongside volunteers across the organisation, especially volunteer managers, in line with policies and procedures.

· Overseeing the volunteering budget; adhering to the correct procedures and cash flow is managed effectively.

· Work with the International Fundraising Team to support international volunteers and Global Ambassadors.

· Conduct an annual volunteer survey with all volunteers, analyse results and plan interventions and implement improvements according to the data.

· Provide reports to the People and Risk Committee to assure that the experience of volunteers is consistently of a high quality.

· Maintain and strengthen the Investors in Volunteer commitment and work through recommendations following our assessment.

· Chair the Volunteer Manager’s Forum.

· Support the regional networks for all volunteers creating opportunities for meeting in person, peer support and learning.

· Developing and reviewing organisational volunteer policies and procedures and ensuring they are fit for purpose.

· Work with the EDI working group to implement EDI recommendations for the volunteer network.

· Work as part of the Safeguarding Working Group to ensure safeguarding policies and practices are reflected for all volunteer roles.

· Be part of the Crisis Management Working Group

· Work in partnership with the Learning & Development Team and Volunteer Managers and the NCVO network to develop engaging training opportunities for volunteers.

· Support the delivery of the Global Induction to the volunteer network.

· Manage volunteer complaints and concerns appropriately and in a timely manner through the Resolving Differences policy.

· Manage the work experience offer for the organisation.

Other responsibilities

· Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post.

 

 

Prospectus are excited to be working exclusively with our client to help them recruit for a new Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to join their team. The organisation is a leading international charity committed to delivering life-saving and life-changing interventions to some of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. From rapid emergency response to innovative programming in health and nutrition, livelihoods and education, the charity goes to the hardest to reach places to make sure that no-one is left behind.

Today the organisation is a team of over 3,500 highly skilled and dedicated professionals from 50 countries who share an exceptional depth and diversity of experience.

This role is offered on a flexible 3-year fixed term contract basis paying a salary between £59,784 to £66,427 (London) or £55,240 to £61,378 (Belfast) per annum with flexible hybrid working arrangements available at their London or Belfast offices.

The post holder will lead the Philanthropy and Partnerships team, which includes Corporate and Foundations and Major Donor fundraising and has close relationships with teams across the UK and the organisation's team based in Dublin. They will identify new opportunities and deliver sustainable income growth. They will set the vision and strategy for the newly formed team, they will lead and coach the team, they will manage and inspire senior stakeholders, including staff, trustees and senior volunteers and they will develop long-term relationships with donors and prospects.

They are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in high value partnerships in a charitable context, including 6 and 7 figure gifts. They are looking for a candidate with a demonstrable experience of writing effective fundraising strategies, across a range of fundraising streams, including Major Donors, Trusts and Foundations, Corporate Partnerships, to achieve significant income growth. The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of High Value fundraising in an International Development context and experience of working within a global fundraising environment.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Firas El Dib or Ryan Burdock at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon. 

Barnabas Aid is seeking a proactive and experienced Philanthropy Manager to join our International Outreach team. This new role is integral to ensuring the growth and sustainability of our work through regular or one time organisational and personal donations. The Philanthropy Manager will develop and implement a comprehensive strategy in support of this, targeting potential supporters who wish to leave a lasting impact through Barnabas’ work. The role will involve cultivating relationships with current and prospective organisational and private UK based and international supporters, overseeing communications and marketing strategies, and ensuring that Barnabas Aid’s fund raising programme is promoted effectively across all channels.

As part of a dynamic fundraising team, the Philanthropy Manager will work closely with the Head of Campaigns, the Living Streams Officer, and the Head of Communications. The role

will also involve engagement with donors, ensuring that Barnabas Aid is at the forefront of supporters' minds when it comes to making donations or leaving a legacy for future generations of Christians in need.

Youth Business International (YBI) seeks an accomplished new-business specialist with proven success securing six and seven-figure partnerships to develop innovative and strategic partnership proposals.

About the role.

YBI is seeking a senior new business development specialist who can utilise a qualified pipeline to secure six and seven-figure partnerships. The candidate will also work cross-functionally to develop innovative and strategic partnership proposals to take to market. This is a delivery-focused contract role for up to 12 months and will suit an accomplished business development specialist.

The role will focus on two key areas:

• Delivering income for YBI’s global operations:
  • Secure a minimum of £1.5 million of core funding for YBI’s global operations for 2025-26
  • Develop multi-year funding opportunities via partnerships with corporates, philanthropy and other funding sources that deliver further, significant contribution to YBI’s global operations for 2026-2028
• Lead generation and cultivation:
  • Significantly increase outreach and cultivation of new business opportunities including corporate and philanthropic partnerships
  • Increase new business conversion rates to deliver short and medium-term funding
  • Identify and qualify new prospective funding partners

Who we are looking for.

We seek an accomplished business development specialist who is tenacious and talented at securing six and seven-figure multi-year partnerships with corporate partners in an international context. Building on an impressive roster of funders that include JP Morgan, Google, Standard Chartered and Accenture, there is significant scope for the incumbent to secure transformational funding that will impact the lives of thousands of young entrepreneurs across multiple geographies.

You will have proven experience in identifying, engaging, and securing bespoke multi-year corporate and/or philanthropic partnerships at the six and seven-figure level, building a new business pipeline and successfully securing new income, and working with multiple stakeholders in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. The role reports to the CEO and will work cross-functionally across the directorate and report regularly to the to the Baord.

You will be given freedom to focus on partnership development with the resource support of a team without line management responsibilities.

If you are a strategic, proactive and resilient relationship builder who is confident engaging with senior stakeholders across the private sector, with a vision for securing global strategic partnerships with proven impact, please get in touch.

Please click 'Apply via website’ to be redirected to the Peridot Partners website, where you can find full details of the job description and register your interest to apply.

Are you an experienced relationship fundraiser with a passion for international development? Do you thrive on building meaningful connections with philanthropists and delivering impactful fundraising? If so, War Child UK has an incredible opportunity for you.

We’re a multi-award-winning charity dedicated to protecting, educating, and standing up for children affected by conflict. Our Philanthropy Lead role is pivotal in growing our sustainable income and enabling strategic growth. Covering maternity leave for 12 months, this role will see you:

• Build & Nurture Relationships – Take ownership of a warm and active pipeline of philanthropists, cultivating relationships with existing and prospective major donors.
• Deliver Impactful Fundraising – Craft compelling proposals and lead on key philanthropic initiatives, including our signature Ambassador-led gala event at the end of the year.
• Inspire & Lead – Manage and mentor a talented Philanthropy Manager while driving the success of our major donor fundraising.
• Be a Strategic Voice – Represent War Child both internally and externally, contributing to cross-team projects and shaping the wider Fundraising & Communications strategy.

This is an exciting time to join a growing, high-performing team making a tangible difference in the lives of children affected by war. If you have a proven track record in major donor fundraising, the ability to lead with creativity and insight, and the drive to deliver extraordinary results, we want to hear from you. Ideally we are looking for someone who is available from 1 July 2025.

If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you. Below are some of the experiences and qualities were looking for.

• Major donor fundraising expertise, with a proven track record of securing six-figure gifts and delivering against ambitious income targets.
• Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and negotiate with high-profile supporters and senior stakeholders.
• Event management experience in a philanthropic fundraising environment, with the ability to oversee and drive high-profile donor events.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence in presenting, writing proposals, and managing stakeholder engagement.
• Strategic thinker, experienced in developing and leading philanthropy initiatives aligned with an organisational fundraising strategy.
• Planning and budgeting experience, including managing and monitoring six-figure income streams across multiple audiences.
• Project leadership skills, with the ability to critically evaluate fundraising activities to maximise impact.
• People management experience, with a strong understanding of motivating and developing individuals to achieve success.

What we can offer you

At War Child, we genuinely value different ways of working. From day one, we’re open to discussing flexible options, including hybrid working, flexible hours and compressed hours. Our goal is to support our employees to do their best work while ensuring we continue to deliver for children affected by conflict. Some of our benefits include:

• Flexible working culture and flexible public holidays
• 28 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays, which increases by one day per year on your work anniversary, up to a maximum of 33 days.
• Pension - 5% employer contribution (increasing to 6% after one year’s service), with minimum employee contribution.
• Health and wellbeing - employees may take advantage of a healthcare cash plan, a GP 24/7 helpline, cancer cover, and a range of wellbeing initiatives and training. All employees have access to free, confidential one-to-one wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors.

This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible difference at a time of unprecedented need. Join us in standing up for children affected by war and help create a future where no child’s life is torn apart by conflict.

Are you a Communications Manager, with international charity experience? I’d love to talk to you about an amazing opportunity to develop and deliver the communications strategy of a forward-thinking campaign that advocates ‘every child deserves quality early years childcare and education’.

You will join a leading global children’s charity committed to ending the education crisis, as their new Communications Manager, responsible for developing and managing the full communications strategy, across digital campaigning, social media, content, partner comms, creative ideation, and celebrity championing. This role requires you to be both strategic and hands-on, if you enjoy executing communications across varied channels, then this could be the role for you!

The Early Years campaign is fun, disruptive and attention-grabbing. You’ll help generate and create creative communication moments from global actions to experiential events and conference pop-ups.

It's essential you have experience delivering communications for a global audience, working for an international charity that is campaigning or lobbying for change.

• You will join a forward-thinking employer!
• 4 day working week (Monday-Thursday, the whole charity has Friday’s off)
• Permanent
• Hybrid- 1 day in the London office, 3 days working from home
• Salary £40,000

Please apply ASAP, applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is successfully filled. Apply for more information about this exciting role!

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

A skilled project manager and technical advisor, with a proven ability to work with external stakeholders, you will work in support of the Technical Manager to manage the technical aspects of Leaping Bunny and other organisational programmes. You will have excellent administrative skills gained in a customer-facing environment, including the ability to deal with multiple complex enquiries in a calm manner.

From the provision of technical advice and guidance to existing members and prospective new joiners, to supporting complex third-party supply chains; your meticulous approach, eye for detail and flexibility will help advance the organisation’s Vision, Mission, and Values.

You will act as a main point of contact for all Leaping Bunny technical enquiries and other potential new programmes, and in doing so, you will enjoy dealing with a wide and diverse range of people mainly via phone/email/video calls.

Your energy, commitment and experience will help propel the department and organisation successfully forward; and in doing so, you will help end testing on animals worldwide.

Title: NTD Programme Manager

Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Contract: 24-month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week

About the role

We are looking for a NTD Programme Manager to implement NTD Programmes in Liberia, and oversee the development, design, budget, and monitoring and evaluation of the programme.

As the NTD Programme Manager you will deliver the NTD Programme targets, programme management guidance, and direct technical support to build the development of integrated NTD programmes and advocacy for the elimination of NTDs in Liberia, as well as being responsible for maintaining an excellent working relationship with our partners, particularly the Ministry of Health.

Further responsibilities include:

• Participate in strategic planning processes to successfully drive the direction and delivery of cost-effective services and ensure objectives are met in line with national policies and Sightsavers’ NTDs elimination goals. 

• In collaboration with key stakeholders, lead the development of country level NTD action and implementation plans. 

• Provide leadership and guidance in the implementation of NTDs programmes in Liberia to ensure that prevalence trends are effectively tracked and the data collected is used to develop integrated/co-implemented NTD programmes and elimination evidence. 

• Provide effective management, coordination, technical advice and resource allocation necessary to support the country programmes to deliver NTD targets through quality service delivery. 

• Support the country the team to establish and maintain effective relationships with the Ministry of Health, and other partners in order to advance sustainable national plans and integrate them into the existing public health delivery systems. 

• Lead on supporting the country team in rolling out real-time monitoring of MDA coverages and evaluating NTD programme performance. 

• Assist in preparing Budgets for projects and monitor expenditure against these, advising the Senior Programme Manager on financial trends etc. 

• Develop relationships with other NGOs to support funding and delivery of services. 

• Represent Sightsavers at appropriate national/regional/global forums. 

• Assist project teams and the Ministry of Health in disseminating information on NTD activities, studies, research and lessons learned at national and international level.

• Ensure integration of safeguarding into NTD programme design implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Skills and Experience

As the successful candidate you will have extensive experience of strategic programme development within an INGO, possess technical knowledge of Onchocerciasis (Oncho) and Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), and have experience of managing an integrated NTD programme in Africa, ideally in an international context.

Further requirements include:

• Experience developing and managing public health programmes. 

• Understanding of the Liberia health system. 

• Advocacy experience. 

• Experience of donor and partner relations including supervising and monitoring programme partners and activities. 

• Knowledge and experience of FCDO. 

• Experience of managing project staff   

• Able to travel 8-12 weeks a year (nationally and internationally)

The Technical Manager 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.

Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please submit your CV via our recruitment portal and answer the application question. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

The evaluation process will include a written task stage and then an oral interview, for candidates successful from the written task. We anticipate the written task to take place during the week commencing 14 April 2025, and the oral interview will take place on 23, 24, and 25 April 2025, at our Monrovia office.

Closing date: 6 April 2025

As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

Our partner is seeking a Project Finance Officer to join a close knit finance team, within an impactful international charity. The role in addition to having a focus on financial processing & accounting, has a significant focus on business partnering and providing support to country offices.

Responsibilities

• Supporting country office staff with their finance data inputting, ensuring that these are accurate and complete; monitoring their cashflow, managing funding requests and processing intercompany invoices, reviewing and analysing bank and balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting with processing payroll.
• 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. 

An exciting position has arisen for a Financial Accountant to join the team at a leading international health charity. This is a 3-4 month interim contract focused on leading the preparation of year-end statutory accounts and overseeing audit processes.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Lead the preparation of year-end accounts in compliance with Charity SORP regulations
• Coordinate schedules and notes for statutory accounts and year-end audit requirements
• Collaborate with regional and country Finance teams to ensure accurate and complete audit requirements
• Support project and donor audits for country offices
• Consolidate statutory accounts for review and reconcile management accounts
• Assist in implementing audit recommendations, reviewing financial controls, and improving processes
• Support the implementation of the new finance system and contribute to policy development
• Oversee month-end reconciliations, addressing issues, and tracking gaps
• Handle ad-hoc queries on recharges, project income and expenditure
• Assist with reconciliation of budgets and specific areas

 

Essential candidate criteria:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA)
• Extensive experience in year-end accounting with strong knowledge of UK statutory reporting and SORP
• Proven experience working in an international not-for-profit organisation

Agency reference number: J86009

Location: London

Contract: 3-4 month interim contract 

Pay rate: £250- £300 per day

Working hours: Full time

Working pattern: Hybrid (1 day per week in the office)

Start: ASAP

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.