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Are you an enthusiastic people-person with a warm and friendly disposition? We are looking for a collaborative, self-starter to join our hard-working support and outreach team. Based in Scotland you will be responsible for maintaining our relationships with the main aplastic anaemia specialist treatment centres in Scotland as well as supporting our Scottish community.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing team within The Aplastic Anaemia Trust (AAT). Our team is small, but mighty. Our current Support & Outreach (S&O) team is managed by our S&O Programme Manager and comprises two part-time S&O coordinators who have lived experience of aplastic anaemia. Lived experience is hugely important to us but is not an essential criterion for this role.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This opportunity is for a permanent contract, starting immediately, with a six-month probation period. You will work 14 hours a week during core working hours, your working hours can be arranged flexibly to suit you although we will require you to attend staff meetings which take place on Thursday mornings.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will be warm and engaging, with experience of supporting people with rare disease and adept at developing and managing relationships, with a passion for ensuring that our community receive the support they need, when they need it most.
We know the skills we need for this role, and we are open minded about where you might have acquired or demonstrated these. Let us know in your supporting statement why you believe you would excel. For example, you may be someone already experienced in outreach provision and looking for a flexible, part-time role, or you may be someone who is working in healthcare services but who is looking for a different way to have a tangible positive impact.
THE APLASTIC ANAEMIA TRUST
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust is the only UK charity providing information, advice and support to people affected by rare disease Aplastic Anaemia. Our vision is that everyone affected by Aplastic Anaemia in the UK should feel empowered and have access to the best possible treatment, care and support so they can lead full and healthy lives. We support our community through one of life’s toughest challenges – diagnosis with a rare bone marrow failure. We currently support around 2,400 people and have around 30 volunteers.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this role please submit your CV and a cover letter of no more than 750 words explaining, with clear examples, how your skills and experience match the job description and person specification.
Applicants who do not submit a relevant supporting statement or do not live in Scotland will not be shortlisted.
We will be conducting interviews on a rolling basis and an appointment will be made when the right candidate is found so don't delay.
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Permanent
35 hours per week
£23,488.66 National or £26,631.76 in London per annum/ pro rata (plus allowances)
Flexible working, family-friendly policies, 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays_
Home Based
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children every step of the way.
This role is within our Youth Impact Directorate. It will support the team in a range of activities, but predominantly in overseeing external and internal enquiries into the team relating to safeguarding and adults accessing records who have previously been adopted through or historically in the care of The Children's Society.
We are seeking an organised person to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to:
-Provide high-quality business administration across the activities of the Safeguarding and Quality Practice team
-Oversee, process, and record all external enquiries by adopted or care adults to access their records
-Process and link with the Safeguarding and Quality Practice Advisors on safeguarding enquiries managed through a duty inbox
-Support the team in creating and delivering audit materials for quality assurance activities
-Finance processing and oversight
-Administrating a calendar of learning and development opportunities
-Minutes and administration of meetings, training and events
To be successful in this role, you must have:
-Experience in office management and business and financial administration
-Experience in managing sensitive data and information
-Understanding and working knowledge of data protection
-Excellent proven organisational skills within complex environments
-Ability to communicate sensitively and professionally
-Project management skills
-Minute taking skills
-Advanced IT skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support. We also campaign to change laws and policies to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including disclosing criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain must complete an “Employment history_template” document before the interview. The fully completed document should be uploaded by the candidate when uploading their CV.
The closing date for applications is the 29th of July 2024. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 15th July onwards.
Interviews will be held on the week commencing the 29th July 2024
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We are recruiting for a private international charitable foundation which seeks to support environmental recovery, supported by cultures and economies grounded in Earth lore, in line with their “breathe freely” ethos. As such they are committed to grants and other investments that are healing to the climate, to biodiversity, and to human cultural relations with the other-than-human. The foundation is currently based in a Hong Kong family office, with personnel in Hong Kong and the UK, as well as Cameroon, Brazil, Australia, Papua, and the US. The candidate can choose to be in the U.K. or in Hong Kong, working visa can be offered if needed.
The organization has been in a phase of significant growth and change over the last five years and are increasingly bringing systems, data and associated functions in-house to support the record-keeping and analytics they need to inform their growing operations.
Role
This is a new position. Under the general direction of the Director of Operations, you will be involved in all the duties required to maintain a complete general ledger and financial records and support financial planning/forecasting.
International Accountant Responsibilities
— The responsibilities of the International Accountant will include, but are not limited to:
International Accounting Operations
- Develop a General Ledger Chart of Accounts which supports our current grantmaking operations with the flexibility to accommodate various directions in our growth, allows easy consolidation with sister entities, and is IFRS compliant to allow us to provide regulatory and audit reporting in various jurisdictions.
- Implement optimal Chart of Accounts and processes, evaluating current and alternate accounting systems as needed and developing interface processes to existing systems as needed (HRIS, Payroll, Grants Management System, expense reporting) as needed.
- Perform duties necessary for the timely and accurate verification and recording of financial and investment (MRI/PRI) operations including general ledger, entries and reconciliations, investment portfolio tracking and transactions, international payroll, benefits and taxes.
- Work closely with Human Relations Specialist on payroll and benefits administration processes.
- Collaborate with senior management team, Operations Manager and others to determine an optimal process for reviewing and approving expenses.
- Audit corporate credit card(s).
- Identify institution and global consolidated reporting needs with senior management team and agree schedule and distribution for regular financial reporting.
Budgeting and Financial Planning
- Assist in preparation of the annual organisational and department budgets.
- Monitor and provide quarterly budget performance reports and analysis to organisation and departments with close cooperation to develop and implement measures to minimize variance.
- Assist staff to self-manage budgets.
- Support financial planning and forecasting including developing scenarios for growth.
Cash Flow Management
- Reconcile annual and quarterly projected expenses and cash flow requirements and coordinate with family office for redemption decisions.
- With Operations Manager and Human Relations Specialist, maintain and improve policies and organization discipline for accurate and timely processing of accounts payables, employee expense reports, travel guidelines, time reporting, etc.
Regulatory and Audit Compliance (initially in support of regulatory reporting through the family office)
- Strengthen financial systems integrity and controls according to IFRS, tax and regulatory measures and foundation policies.
- Build systems for timely and accurate provision of data and provide direct support for annual audit and tax filing.
- Work with external advisors, as needed, to ensure compliance with relevant country and international regulatory requirements in areas of taxes, documentation requirements, payroll and benefits.
General and Other
- Develop and manage relationships with accounting related service providers as needed including in-country and global accountants, auditors, payroll and tax experts.
- Develop and maintain an asset inventory/schedule.
- Support for MRI/PRI activities as needed.
- Continually improve internal financial processes.
- Potential management of banking relationships, international wire transfers and/or other payment systems.
- Occasional travel as required for the execution of duties.
- Other duties are consistent with the accountant’s role and experience as the foundation continues to evolve, or from time to time as prompted by institutional priorities.
Qualifications
— The successful International Accountant candidate will likely reflect much of the following profile:
Essential
- Several years of progressively responsible professional experience in international accounting, ideally in an international organisation and / or in auditing / tax consulting.
- Accounting experience in philanthropy or non-profit.
- Experience in multiple tax jurisdictions and working in multi-currency environments.
- In-depth IFRS knowledge.
- Excellent, hands-on knowledge of web-based systems including accounting (current platform is Xero), and office suite platforms (proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred).
- Comfortable in complex and highly matrixed environments. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with peers across disciplines and functions in shared efforts with proven ability to influence without direct formal authority.
- Comfortable working remotely.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritize as needs arise.
- Pleasant and effective communication skills, written and oral. (English is our working language).
- Experiential cross-cultural understanding and perspective, aware and appreciative of differing worldviews and the ability to communicate with and learn from the wide variety of people who comprise our grantees, allies and staff.
- Kind and generous with partners and colleagues.
Desired
- Prior experience with an international non-profit organization or grantmaking foundation.
- Fluency in a second language with preference for dominant languages of one of our working regions (e.g. French, Portuguese, Bahasa, Thai, Lao, Burmese).
- International living and/or working experience including in the Global South.
- Strong analytical, conceptual, and creative problem-solver who continually looks for new ways to improve processes with a “can do” attitude and a sense of humour.
- Located in and able to legally work in the UK or Hong Kong.
Alongside this we will value applicants who are:
- Deeply committed to regenerative/ecological cultures and economies, preferably with experience of holistic/indigenous cosmologies.
- Humble, recognising humanity’s place amongst all living creatures on this one planet.
We pride ourselves on being diverse and inclusive.
TO APPLY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTANT ROLE
Please submit a letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and financial requirements with a resume to Pin Han. Review of credentials will begin immediately. We seek to have someone in place as soon as possible.
The organisation does not maintain a website but will provide more detailed information on the foundation to qualified applicants.
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Role Overview:
The Talent Set is thrilled to be working with a fantastic national charity as they look for an Events Manager to support them for an initial 4–6-month FTC.
The organisation are seeking a highly motivated and strategic event professional with a successful history of executing impactful events. The successful candidate will be responsible for the entire event lifecycle, from conceptual design to flawless delivery, collaborating closely with stakeholders to ensure this event exceeds expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design a celebratory event that reflects the organisation’s spirit and goals.
- Create a detailed event plan, agenda, timeline, and budget to keep everything on track.
- Develop an engaging agenda with captivating sessions to keep attendees hooked.
- Oversee the entire event lifecycle with a well-defined project plan.
- Coordinate all logistical aspects, from venue setup to seamless execution.
- Ensure all deadlines are met to guarantee a smooth event.
- Prioritise inclusivity, accessibility, and environmental responsibility.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders – internal and external – to ensure everyone's on the same page.
- Work with internal branding, staff networks, and engagement teams to maximise impact.
- Coordinate community group involvement as needed.
- Secure and manage bookings for external speakers and groups.
- Partner with internal communications teams to develop and implement plans that drive event registrations and engagement.
- Create promotional materials and support materials for attendees.
- Manage the invitation and booking process, catering to individual needs like accessibility and dietary requirements.
- Lead the on-site team to ensure seamless event execution.
- Troubleshoot any issues that may arise during the event.
- Prioritise a positive and memorable experience for every attendee.
Person Specification:
- Previous experience in corporate or large-scale conferences is essential.
- Ability to design, plan, and execute engaging colleague meetings and events, taking them from concept to a successful completion.
- You're organized and detail-oriented, with excellent project management skills to keep things on track and meet deadlines.
- You excel at both written and verbal communication, building strong relationships with colleagues through clear and engaging messages.
- Able to approach challenges with innovative thinking and find effective solutions to keep things moving smoothly.
- You will stay calm and deliver results on time, even under tight deadlines.
- You have a track record of strong facilitation skills and can lead engaging and impactful meetings and events.
- You're a natural collaborator who thrives in an internal communications and engagement team environment.
- Desirable, if you have videoing and editing skills, you can use them to create even more engaging content for our initiatives.
What’s On Offer:
- A flexible working pattern with just 1-2 days a month in the organisations Birmingham head office.
- Competitive salary of £40,000 pro-rata for the successful candidate.
- 4-6-month contract.
- Opportunity to work for a fantastic and well-known organisation.
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
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We are recruiting for a private international charitable foundation which seeks to support environmental recovery, supported by cultures and economies grounded in Earth lore, in line with their “breathe freely” ethos. As such they are committed to grants and other investments that are healing to the climate, to biodiversity, and to human cultural relations with the other-than-human. The foundation is currently based in a Hong Kong family office, with personnel in Hong Kong and the UK, as well as Cameroon, Brazil, Australia, Papua, and the US. The work is hybrid and the candidate can legally work in the UK or Hong Kong. A working visa will be provided if needed.
The organisation has been in a phase of significant growth and change over the last five years and is seeking to ensure that the needs of our diverse and committed staff are known and addressed.
This is a new position which interfaces with all foundation staff. Under the general direction of the Director of Operations, you will be developing and ensuring that staff policies and practices are relevant, clear, harmonized, and compliant with regulations across the foundation’s staff locations and in alignment with the foundation’s values. The position provides an opportunity to practice all aspects of a global HR function including recruiting, hiring and on-boarding, remuneration and benefits, performance and effectiveness, compliance, training and development, staff wellness and retention, and HRIS.
Global Human Relations Specialist
Responsibilities
— The responsibilities of Global Human Relations Specialist will include, but are not limited to:
- Determine and facilitate optimal hiring status for new and continuing staff (direct employment, EoR employment, independent consulting) and initiate and manage contracts as appropriate.
- When there are open positions, working with hiring managers to manage the full cycle of recruitment of positions including job scoping, candidate sourcing, interviewing, reference checking, background checking, developing offers and closing the hire.
- Guide and manage onboarding, orientation and exit processes.
- Evaluate and facilitate staff mobility and travel requirements (visas, permits, and registrations) as needed.
- Update and maintain job description library and organisational charts.
- Maintain appropriate benchmarks, periodically review and recommend enhancements to compensation and benefits plans across international geographies.
- Coordinate payroll and HR administration with International Accountant and others.
- Review, update, develop and enhance processes, policies, and procedures for staff across various jurisdictions to ensure compliance around applicable labour and employment regulations, internal equity in compensation and benefits, and to reflect best practices and our institutional culture and values. Identify any significant gaps to our offering in relation to staff priorities.
- Ensure the integrity of staff records and timeliness of any required actions (e.g. remuneration adjustments, contract renewals, enrolments etc).
- Consult with, coach, and support managers and staff on standard personnel transactions, employee relations issues, interpretation and fair application of policies and applicable laws.
- Recommend appropriate resources and training for professional development needs.
- Organise staff events for team and capacity building and cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary learning including annual retreat.
- Maintain a pulse on staff morale and identify strategies to enhance staff cohesion, engagement and overall health and well-being.
- Specify and optimize HRIS to efficiently manage human resource related processes, record keeping and analytics. Manage HRIS interfaces with other relevant systems such as accounting.
- Develop and manage relationships with staffing related service providers including payroll and HRIS providers, accountants and employment law experts.
General and Other
- Coordinate user training and resourcing on HRIS (including payroll) platform, as needed.
- Keep abreast of developments in foundation staffing (role descriptions and structures).
- Keep abreast of best practices in international HR.
- Occasional travel as required for execution of duties.
- Other duties as are consistent with specialist’s role and experience as the foundation continues to evolve, or from time to time as prompted by institutional priorities.
Qualifications
— The successful Global Human Relations Specialist candidate will likely reflect much of the following profile:
Essential
- A combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a field related to the work.
- Five years’ progressively responsible HR experience.
- International HR experience. GPHR or PHRi or equivalent, a plus.
- Practical understanding of global employment law and issues.
- Strong understanding of accounting as it relates to staffing.
- Excellent, hands-on knowledge of web-based systems including HRIS, payroll (we currently use Deel), office suite platforms (proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred).
- Comfortable in complex and highly matrixed environments. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with peers across disciplines and functions in shared efforts with proven ability to influence without direct formal authority.
- Comfortable working remotely.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritize as needs arise.
- Pleasant and effective communication skills, written and oral. (English is our working language.)
- Experiential cross-cultural understanding and perspective, aware and appreciative of differing worldviews and the ability to communicate with and learn from the wide variety of people who comprise our grantees, allies and staff.
- Kind and generous with partners and colleagues.
Desired
- Prior experience with an international non-profit organization or grantmaking foundation.
- Fluency in a second language with preference for dominant languages of one of our working regions (e.g. French, Portuguese, Bahasa, Thai, Lao, Burmese).
- International living and/or working experience including in the Global South.
- Strong analytical, conceptual, and creative problem-solver who continually looks for new ways to improve processes with a “can do” attitude and a sense of humour.
- Located in and able to legally work in the UK or Hong Kong.
Alongside this we will value applicants who are:
- Deeply committed to regenerative/ecological cultures and economies, preferably with experience of holistic/indigenous cosmologies.
- Humble, recognising humanity’s place amongst all living creatures on this one planet.
We pride ourselves on being diverse and inclusive.
TO APPLY
Please submit a letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and financial requirements with a resume to us. Review of credentials will begin immediately. We seek to have someone in place as soon as possible.
The organisation does not maintain a website but will provide more detailed information on the foundation to qualified applicants.
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The Fundraiser will play a key role in raising funds and awareness for the Friends of Bereaved Families Forum, a UK charity established to support the work of the Parents' Circle in Israel and Palestine.
This individual will be responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive fundraising strategies, cultivating donor relationships, and ensuring the sustainability and growth of our programs. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in fundraising, excellent communication skills, and a passion for the peace mission and values of the Bereaved Families Forum.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Fundraiaser will work in close consultation with the Chair, Trustees and with members of the Steering Committee in carrying out the following tasks and responsibilities:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with the organization's goals. Develop strategies to expand, enhance and cultivate the current donor base. Set targets for fundraising and report against targets.
- Identify new donors and cultivate existing donors. seek new sources of funding such as charitable foundations and trusts. Submit grant applications and reports, as needed.
- Develop and maintain database of donors and donations.
- Constantly follow PCFF activities, projects, achievements, and evolving content matter. Work closely with the PCFF Israeli-Palestinian fundraising team to address needs and identify opportunities.
- Organisation of speaking visits to the UK by PCFF representatives. Plan programme of events and manage relevant arrangements, bookings, etc. Designing and executing a programme of awareness-raising and fundraising events, marketing, and alumni engagement.
- Maintain and increase FBFF’s media presence – in Jewish, Christian, Muslim and national press.
- Field general queries from external groups and individuals.
- Newsletter - produce and distribute periodic written/visual material about FBFF activities for the newsletter and translating/adapt relevant PCFF materials for UK audiences. Constantly increase distribution and readership.
- Constant update of social media and website – [may work with website maintainer on improving design]
- Steering Committee - set up and attend meetings, prepare agendas, reports, minutes, and other relevant documentation – and work closely with members to initiate and develop activities.
- Reporting - monthly, in a format to be agreed to the Chair and Trustees on activities, achievements, and future plans.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
Educated to at least degree level or equivalent experience - Desirable
Values
Believe in and share the core values of the organisation - Essential
Experience
Essential
- Experience in fundraising administration, researching potential donors/trusts and assisting in creating fundraising opportunities
- Experience in organising events
- Experience of working successfully as part of a team
Desirable
- Experience in writing trust applications
- Experience of using a fundraising database
- Experience in writing articles, newsletters or copy for magazines or similar
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills
- Highly developed organisational skills, able to meet deadlines and manage a varied workload
- Good verbal and written communication skills. You must be able to write clearly and expressively
- Attention to detail
- Ability to identify, initiate and sustain effective relationships with donors, other professionals and organisations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills that demonstrate a balance of warmth and boundaries
Desirable
Excellent presentation
Knowledge of history of Middle East and in particular Israel/Palestine desirable
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Regional Manager - London
This is a remote role, requiring regular travel to London.
About Career Ready
We are a UK-wide social mobility charity that believes that every young person deserves the opportunity to enjoy a rewarding future.
We were founded in 2002 by leading business figures with a mission: to boost social mobility by empowering young people and giving their talents a platform to flourish. Since then, we’ve grown across the UK to support young people in areas of need.
Our programme gives young people the key skills, confidence, and experiences they need to kickstart their futures. In partnership with our network we deliver a targeted programme providing young people aged 15-18 with a paid internship and mentor, workplace visits, and skills masterclasses.
Our organisational values underpin how we work and are at the core of everything we do. Career Ready’s values are: trust, bravery, collaboration, empowerment and inclusion.
Role Purpose
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team of Regional Managers, where you will work in partnership with employers and schools to deliver our impactful programme.
The main purpose of this role is to grow, develop and deliver all aspects of the day-to-day relationship management of:
· Schools and colleges running the Career Ready programme
· Local employer supporters, corporate partners supporters, other key local stakeholders and networks
You will be responsible for a local patch which currently typically consists of 5-6 schools or colleges and a portfolio of employer partnerships. Regional Managers are also responsible for building and maintaining a local network of employer supporters and seeking opportunities for new employer support.
There will be opportunities to be creative, as well as being autonomous in how you run and develop the programme with the Career Ready schools and colleges in your area.
What you’ll bring to the role
This is a wonderful role that requires passion for our purpose and a broad range of skills, experience and the ability to demonstrate an understanding of the environments we operate in. You can develop, grow and maintain valuable and valued relationships through your motivation for what we do, with a passion that inspires and engages others, alongside the capacity to identify and manage multiple priorities. You need to thrive on attention to detail, be able to listen to what is not said, be well organised and confident to engage with and influence a wide range of people. You will research and approach opportunities and outcomes with an entrepreneurial mindset.
For the essential key qualities and skills required for this role, please see the Job Description.
This is a full time role, but we will accept applications from candidates who can work a minimum of 28 hours per week.
Live recruitment briefing sessions
Join members of the Career Ready Programme team to find out more about the role, the team and our recruitment process. These are live sessions so if you’d like to join, please click on the link in our candidate pack (The Recruitment Process page) and you'll be sent a Teams invitation.
Dates:
Thursday 18th July at 1pm
Monday 22nd July at 1pm
Location: Online via Teams
Duration: 20 – 30 mins
Benefits of Joining Career Ready
You will be rewarded with the following benefits:
- 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution
- Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays. The charity is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August. Career Ready also allows flexible use of some Bank & Public Holidays
- Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans (or Cycle To Work Scheme).
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Flexible working: We strongly embody trust. We can support condensed / flexible working patterns. [This is a remote working role with occasional team meetings in Central London and more regular visits to schools, colleges and work places].
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You’ll be part of a diverse, supportive, and friendly team
Please ensure you answer the screening questions and provide your cover letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are recruiting for a Director of Operations to join a private international charitable foundation which seeks to support environmental recovery, supported by cultures and economies grounded in Earth lore, in line with their “breathe freely” ethos. As such they are committed to grants and other investments that are healing to the climate, to biodiversity, and to human cultural relations with the other-than-human. The foundation is currently based in a Hong Kong family office, with personnel in Hong Kong and the UK, as well as Cameroon, Brazil, Australia, Papua, and the US. This role is hybrid and candidate can choose to base in London or Hong Kong.
We are seeking a hands-on, seasoned, and globally-minded leader to serve as the foundation’s Director of Operations (DO) as the institution continues to evolve and develop other vehicles fit for its mission and activities.
Role
As Director of Operations, you will be a key member of the foundation’s leadership team jointly responsible for strategic planning and overall management of the institution to ensure organisational health and the fulfilment of the foundation’s mission. You will report to the Executive Director (ED).
Director of Operations Responsibilities
— The responsibilities of the Director of Operations will include, but are not limited to:
Finance
- Maintain best practice of internal and external controls and reporting according to accounting, audit and tax standards for international non-profits and foundations including segregation of duties, security and integrity of data and records, and approval protocols.
- Manage cashflow and liquidity requirements in coordination with the family office.
- With the ED, orchestrate an annual organisation-wide planning and budgeting process.
- Ensure effective expense control, tracking, reporting and forecasting.
- Oversee and upgrade as necessary accounting functions, policies, procedures, and systems (accounting, accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, expense reporting)
Legal and Regulatory
- Coordinate with Grants Managers, the family office, and other professionals as appropriate, in regard to compliance, disbursements, and reporting of grants according to the standards of relevant jurisdiction(s).
- Ensure that all organisational policies, procedures and practice are compliant with applicable labour, employment, tax, immigration, and business registration laws and regulations in applicable countries or jurisdictions.
- Maintain and acquire as appropriate registrations, permits, and documentation in countries as required by foundation activities and/or employee or contractor location.
- Oversee all contracts and their compliance with appropriate regulations and laws.
People and Culture
- Ensure clarity, equity, and harmonisation of policies (HR, travel and expense), compensation and benefits for staff (employees and consultants) across geographies and tax and legal jurisdictions.
- Oversee policy and practice for personnel including recruitments, hires, orientation and on-boarding, terminations, probation, performance evaluations, human relations and conflict management.
- Foster an institutional culture of transparency, accountability, and collaboration while ensuring organisational effectiveness.
Grants Management Oversight
- With the ED and Programme team, oversee the full cycle of grant making including budgeting, projections, programmatic and compliance reviews, payments, grantee reporting and evaluation of outcomes.
- Support Grants Management System (GMS) Systems Administrators as needed, in identifying, prioritizing, and specifying new features and functionality for the GMS system.
Information Technology
- Strategically manage information systems and IT platforms to support this almost 100% virtual, globally spread out, and highly mobile organisation.
- Ensure core systems are robust, available, and accessible to staff in all locations as appropriate.
Risk Management
- Ensure appropriate and adequate insurance policy acquisition and management needed across the institution and oversee ongoing policy management for adequacy of coverage, renewals, and financial considerations (includes liability, worker’s compensation, travel etc. across geographic areas).
- Oversee health and safety policy and procedures across staff locations and during travel.
- Coordinate business continuity policies and procedures.
Staff Management and Mentorship
- The Director of Operations currently has oversight responsibilities for the following functions:
- Finance & Operations Manager
- Grants Manager team
- GMS System Administrators
- Human Relations Manager and International Accountant
- Manage relationships with outsourced tax, payroll processing, and legal resources in various jurisdictions.
- Evaluate and evolve staffing structure and skills to support institutional needs and priorities.
Other duties from time to time, as needed.
Subject to prevailing travel regulations and where the final candidate is located, this position may require periodic international travel to the United Kingdom and/or to Hong Kong.
Qualifications
— The successful Director of Operations candidate will likely reflect much of the following profile:
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree and preferably relevant graduate degree (MBA, MPA or equivalent) or comparable experience.
- At least 10 years senior management experience including international operations and finance responsibilities, with an international grantmaking foundation or non-profit organisation or equivalent. Previous COO, CFO, or equivalent experience desirable.
- International living and/or working experience including in the Global South; familiarity with the complexities of operating remotely and under different jurisdictions.
- Specific experience in leading through growth, infrastructure building, and/or change.
- Cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary in understanding and perspective, and proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team of diverse roles, experiences and backgrounds.
- Experience building an inclusive intercultural environment where staff of all backgrounds and abilities can thrive.
- Extensive background in international operations, finance, grants management, and IT.
- Proven skills in systems and process design and implementation.
- Self-sufficient and comfortable working remotely.
- Hands on, with ability to operate tactically as well as think strategically.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritize as needs arise.
- Pleasant and effective communication skills, written and oral. (English is our working language.)
- Cross-cultural understanding and perspective, aware and appreciative of differing worldviews and the ability to communicate with and learn from the wide variety of people who comprise our grantees and staff.
Desired
- Fluency in a second language with preference for dominant languages of one of our working regions (e.g., French, Portuguese, Bahasa, Thai, Lao, Burmese).
- Knowledgeable about trends in technology, hardware, and software. Interested in taking advantage of new technologies that will help foundation staff be more productive and our work more effective.
- Willingness and ability to challenge the status quo creatively and productively
- Familiarity with investment concepts and strategy
- We have a preference for someone who can be based in Hong Kong but are happy to review any exceptional candidates.
Alongside this we will value applicants who are:
- Deeply committed to regenerative/ecological cultures and economies, preferably with experience of holistic/indigenous cosmologies.
- Humble, recognising humanity’s place amongst all living creatures on this one planet.
We pride ourselves on being diverse and inclusive.
TO APPLY FOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Please submit a cover letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and financial requirements with a resume us. Review of credentials will begin immediately.
The organisation does not maintain a website but will provide more detailed information on the foundation to qualified applicants.
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We are on the lookout for an interim Senior Communications Officer to work for this fantastic health organisation who need some support until March 2025. Please get in touch if this role sounds interesting.
Some of the responsibilities will include:
- Helping deliver broad marketing and communications activity working on some excellent initiative projects
- Lead on the external communications and engagement plans.
- Support with events including working on events collateral and materials.
- Maintain key communications materials across web, newsletters, emails etc.
- Develop and help maintain the internal communications plan working closely with various stakeholders and teams across the organisation.
- Working closely with marketing and communications teams helping champion strong approaches to key messaging and brand guidelines.
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Marcomms experience within charity/NFP, membership sector or a similar environment
- Proven experience producing and implementing communications and engagement plans reaching wide audiences
- Experience using a wide range of channels and techniques including digital communications
- Working on events and helping with any key preparation materials and communications.
- Has worked in a full mix generalist communications role and is a team player.
This role is a contract role paying between £34,000-£38,000 (pro rata) depending on experience and is part time too.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
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Microsoft Dynamics Specialist
12 Month FTC
Fully Remote
Up to £60,000 per annum
Understanding Recruitment is searching for an experienced Microsoft Dynamics Specialist to work with one of our prestigious clients within the charity sector.
As part of our data team, which includes a Data Lead, Data Analyst, and Dynamics Specialist, you will support the development and management of our Dynamics CRM. Your role will involve addressing our backlog of activity tasks to drive improvements across the charity, creating Power Automate flows to streamline business processes, and documenting these processes.
Additionally, as the dynamics specialist you will aid in producing training materials and user guides for CRM apps, and support users by answering queries, identifying knowledge gaps, and enhancing process and training guidance.
Skills required for the Microsoft Dynamics Specialist:
- Dynamics expert
- Great knowledge of Power Platforms - Power Apps and Power Automate
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management experience
- Experience within the charity / NFP sector
Location: Fully Remote
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum plus benefits
Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity!
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Business Development Manager
Do you have a strong track record of success in relationship-focused, consultative selling, with a strong ability to drive sales growth?
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a new awarding organisation (currently going through Ofqual registration) that's revolutionising music education across the UK.
This is a remote working role, offering a generous commission scheme, so there is lots of potential to significantly boost your earnings.
Position: Business Development Manager
Location: Remote (monthly visit to Gloucester)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours (flexible working)
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum, depending on experience (plus commission, circa £57k OTE)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 5th August 2024. Short-listing will be on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to close recruitment early if the right candidate is found. So, apply asap, don't wait!
Benefits include:
· Remote and flexible working
· Pension is 3% of basic salary
· Lots of staff training and development opportunities
· Cycle to work scheme
· Enhanced maternity policy: 6 weeks full pay, 6 weeks half pay, 27 weeks statutory
· Wellbeing and social programme for staff
· Annual leave entitlement: 22 days plus bank holidays plus all the days between Christmas and New Year
· Staff can request additional unpaid leave throughout the year
The Role
As the Business Development Manager, your primary focus will be to drive growth by recruiting centres (schools, colleges, and independent training providers) across the UK and internationally. Your success will be measured by your ability to establish these partnerships and work with centres to achieve high numbers of certified and registered students.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a start-up organisation with tremendous potential. As part of a small but dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to shape sales strategies and contribute to rapid growth. The role also involves participating in strategic development, with the potential to progress into a Director position as the organisation expands.
We anticipate quick growth, and the successful candidate will play a crucial role in establishing the organisation as a leading force in the awarding sector.
If you're looking for a role where you can make a significant impact and grow alongside an innovative organisation, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
About You
In this pivotal role, you will have a strong track record of success in relationship-focused, consultative selling, with a strong ability to drive sales growth. With exceptional communication, active listening, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to conduct professional and persuasive conversations, you will have an entrepreneurial spirit and ability to spot new opportunities within the market.
Experience selling qualifications, training, or learning solutions, preferably in the education sector is desirable.
This role requires a relational approach to sales, where you will conduct yourself professionally and persuasively, both over the phone and in face-to-face meetings.
Your passion, perseverance, and ability to spot new opportunities will be key to expanding reach and making the organisation a leading force in the awarding sector.
If you wish to apply, you will be asked to submit your current CV.
About the Organisation
Join a national award winning charity that uses music to transform the lives of young people. With a mission to inspire and transform young lives through music, the organisation aims to break down barriers and build confidence, self-belief, and motivation among young people, enabling them to reach their full potential in both music and in their lives. This work focuses on inclusivity and diversity, engaging with under-represented young people, particularly those from challenging circumstances
You may also have experience in areas such as Director, Director of Youth, Director of Community, Community Engagement, Youth and Community Engagement, Director of Community Engagement, Youth Work, Youth Worker, Director of Youth Work, Community, Community Development, Youth, Disability, Music, Music Hub. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Engagement Lead Health Inequity
This is an exciting opportunity to work with those affected by stroke and those working in stroke, to focus on the health inequity that stroke survivors experience. We are looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our leadership team in the South West – specifically Bath & North East Somerset.
This is a home based role and applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options are welcomed.
Position: S11188 Engagement Lead Bath and North East Somerset Health Inequity project
Location: Homebased, Bath and North East Somerset with frequent travel within the Bath and North East Somerset area, however travel will be required outside of this area for team meetings or other work related meetings
Hours: Part-time, 14 hours per week (flexible working available)
Salary: Circa £17,512 per annum (FTE circa £43,700)
Contract: This is a fixed-term contract for 12 months. This project is a time limited piece of work. We are initially recruiting for a 12-month period, with the possibility at the end to extend.
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 26 July 2024. We reserve the right to close these vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Interview Date: 1st 2nd and 6 August 2024
The Role
The project has recently been through the research and design phase and is now ready to implement a number of tests to address health inequities experienced by Stroke survivors following their stroke. The project exploration and design has taken a collaborative approach with our NHS colleagues, the Engagement Lead will continue with this approach.
Reporting to the Associate Director for the South West & Channel Islands, the Engagement Lead will:
· Lead and oversee the project tests, measuring the impact with an ability to adapt and flex as the project develops.
· Have responsibility for developing the project with a test and learn approach.
· Hold themselves and those involved to agreed timescales & actions.
· Have responsibility for management of the project budget.
· Lead the engagement work with the NHS & those affected by stroke
· Have line management responsibility for the project Engagement Officer
About You
The post holder will have experience/background in:
· Experience of working in partnership with other organisations, ideally in voluntary, health and social care
· Project management, delivery and impact measurement.
· Strong understanding of systems leadership and influencing principles.
· Knowledge of health and social care systems.
· Strong understanding of health inequity and its impact.
This role requires frequent travel across the Bath and North East Somerset area, with occasional travel further for meetings and training. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.
To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.
Please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.
We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.
We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.
Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!
You may also have experience in areas such as Engagement, Impact, Impact and Engagement, Engagement Lead, Impact Lead, Impact and Engagement Lead, Engagement Officer, Impact Officer, Impact and Engagement Officer, Health Engagement, Health Impact, Health Impact and Engagement, Community Engagement, Community Impact, Community Impact and Engagement, Social Care, Health.
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