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About us

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. Since the 19th century, our crews have been risking their lives to save those who are in danger of drowning.

We're looking for an experienced Trusts and Grants Manager to join our Trusts and Grants team to look after a portfolio of prospects and grantmakers to help raise funds for our lifesaving work. This will be a full-time, permanent post. 4 days may be considered for the right candidate. Securing gifts from Trusts and Grantmakers will help bring our brave lifeboat crews home safely and provide the training and protective gear our crews and lifeguards need to save lives.

Your role

You will work as part of a supportive and collaborative team to help develop and steward a portfolio of Trusts, identifying new funders and projects and building sustainable long-term relationships with supporters in order to meet agreed financial targets and deliver our Trust fundraising strategy.  You will:

• Manage the stewardship of a portfolio of Trust supporters, making timely applications, delivering targeted reports and developing relationships in line with your stewardship plans.
• Be responsible for developing your pipeline to research and apply to lapsed and prospective Trusts, Foundations and other grant-making bodies whose objectives and interests fit with our work.
• Work collaboratively with programme and finance colleagues across the RNLI to identify projects and creatively package exciting funding opportunities to open doors to new prospects.
• Build well-crafted, ‘stand-out’ grant applications and impact reports with detailed budgets and timelines that clearly demonstrate to funders the impact of their donations.
• Through emotionally intelligent relationship management, keep funders engaged and excited about our work and inspire them to continue to give.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and regional teams to identify creative approaches to new and existing funders.
• As one of a small team of Trusts and Grant Managers, support the rest of the team by gathering and sharing project and third sector information.
• Maintain excellent record-keeping to ensure accurate reporting and grant management in line with GDPR and accounting good practice.

The role is offered as a homebased or hybrid role. Some travel will be required.

About you

We are looking for a highly motivated Trusts and Grants Manager with:

• Experience of prospecting for large gifts and managing large donor relationships in a Trust fundraising environment or very similar discipline.
• Experience of working with project managers to identify and create attractive funding packages.
• Excellent attention to detail with experience of writing high quality, creative and compelling fundraising proposals and reports.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and confidence in building internal and external relationships at all levels.
• Good personal resilience and an ability to work on your own initiative to manage projects and multi-task, plan and set priorities.
• A good understanding of the trust fundraising environment.
• A good understanding of financial reporting and experience in managing your own income pipeline.
• Excellent organisational skills with an understanding of the importance of good record-keeping.

So if you are an experienced fundraiser who enjoys relationship building and prospecting for new business, with an enthusiastic, creative and driven approach to supporting our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, we would love you to join our team. Please apply via the button shown.

Closing date: 27 October 2024.

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for nearly 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.

Purpose of the role

Are you passionate about providing grants to ground-breaking environmental charities around the world? This role offers the chance to develop and manage a portfolio of grants dedicated to this subject area. The broad themes of the programme are: the regulation and reduction of harmful chemicals and pollution; Protecting human health and biodiversity in environmental planning (including though promoting good environmental governance) and regulating harmful impacts of business and development projects. The Environment programme has a budget of approximately £7m in 2024.

Relationships and reporting lines

The Programme Officer will report to the Environment Programme Manager and will work closely with members of the Environment programme team, as well as the Executive and Deputy Executive Directors on matters of strategy. Additional key relationships include interaction with the Trustees, as well as collaboration with the Trust’s other programme officers and operations staff.

Working for the Trust

The Trust is committed to staff development. We offer various opportunities for staff to learn and develop, including an individual training budget, and management devoted to coaching and development of grant makers. We encourage staff to attend events such as conferences, expert and donor meetings, to keep abreast of the developments in the thematic and philanthropic fields.

The Trust is committed to being a good practice employer. We offer flexible working arrangements and are continuously reviewing staff benefits.

Main duties and responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to manage all stages of the grant making process, from invitation to application, award and reporting.

Programme Officer Duties:

• Making a contribution to the vision for and strategic direction of the Trust’s environmental grant-making portfolio;
• Identifying potential grant applicants by researching organisations in fields of interest to the Trust, networking and attending relevant events;
• Reviewing submitted applications, interviewing potential grantees, undertaking due diligence and preparing analytical reports and recommendations for Trustees;
• Reviewing reports submitted by grantees, evaluating and reporting on the impact of grants and signing off on grant payments;
• Managing the grant making pipeline to ensure efficiency of processes and an appropriate balance of recommendations across the Trust’s grant making meetings;
• Maintaining relationships and regular communication with grantees, including site visits and attendance at grantee events;
• Keeping informed of relevant developments including civil society activity, the regulatory environment and academic literature;
• Developing relationships with other donors and stakeholders in the field; and
• Representing the Trust externally at national and international conferences.

Other Duties:

• Carrying out similar duties for other programme areas as needed; 
• Conducting research into particular thematic or funding related issues relevant for the Trust as needed;
• Such other duties as the Trust may reasonably require.

Job Title - Finance and Billing Assistant

Contract - Permanent

Hours - Full time 35 Hours per week (However, we will consider part time 28 hours per week, flexible with days and hours to be agreed)

Salary - £24,000 to £26,000 FTE dependent on experience

Location - Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ  

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About specific entity

One of the members of the Coram group, Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is a specialist centre for children’s rights in education, immigration, community care and family law, and provides significant international legal systems consultancy.  The centre is located on the Coram Campus in central London with a base in Colchester. We champion access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation.  Our Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation under legal aid contract and through grant funding.  Our Policy and Practice Change Team promotes the rights of children, young people and families through training and capacity building to professionals and systems change through research, policy and advocacy.

CCLC’s Finance and Billing Team is based in our London and Colchester office. It is anticipated this role would be based in our London office working alongside the Finance and Operations Manager.

About the role

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, multi-skilled Finance and Billing Assistant to support our busy practice.

The primary purpose of the role is to provide financial and administrative assistance to the Finance and Operations team, particularly focussed on increasing our Legal Aid billing capacity.  This may involve assistance with broader financial and administrative tasks in order to release the overall capacity of the whole Finance Team to increase efficiency and maximise Legal Aid billing.  From time to time, the role may also be required to provide general administrative and reception assistance, particularly for annual leave cover.

The role would suit an organised and efficient individual with strong IT skills who is looking to develop a career working within the charity finance or business support sector.  This would be a particularly rewarding role for someone with an appreciation of the important role legal aid advice and representation plays in securing access to justice for the most vulnerable in society.  Previous experience working in an administrative, operations or finance role would be desirable.  However, full training will be provided and ongoing support and supervision will be available and therefore it is most important that the successful candidate can demonstrate the ability to work independently and show initiative and problem solving skills. 

This is an office-based role and as such the successful candidate will benefit from being part of an experienced team.  However, whilst this is a full-time position, we will consider requests for part-time working (28 hours per week minimum) and we will endeavour to offer some flexibility with days and hours to be agreed.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Sunday 27th October 2024 23.59pm

Test and Interview date: Week commencing Monday 28th October 2024

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Due to internal promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Officer known to Guide Dogs as an Accounts Receivable Clerk to join our Finance Team on a FTC basis until the end of June 2025.

This is a full-time role, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to work in a way that is best for you, with at least 2/3 days a week attending our Reading Hub in Burghfield.

The ideal individual will have a background in finance/accounts and a drive to make a positive impact. It is a really exciting time to join our Finance Team as we embark on our new Guide Dogs strategy. This role helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by ensuring all income processing, banking and credit control functions are carried out appropriately.   

No two people with sight loss are the same, and none of our people are either. So, we are proud to offer a range of person-centred provisions that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them – and show them how much they mean to us. View our excellent range of benefits and how we can support on our website.

Candidate requirements
To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• An NVQ or equivalent in accounting/business studies or relevant business experience.
• Recent work experience in a finance/ accounts department.
• Experience of working with and processing bank reconciliations.
• Previous experience of using computerised accounts packages, preferably in a high-volume processing environment.
• Experience of dealing with and resolving customer queries and issues.
• A thorough understanding of the principal functions of an accounts receivable department and an awareness of how the work impacts upon other departments.
• Knowledge of the principles of Gift Aid.
• An awareness of customer requirements in relation to accounts receivable, Gift Aid and Banking.
• Computer literate with experience of using excel and databases.

More details can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity, and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

About Reall

Reall’s vision is housing markets that work for people, prosperity and planet. Reall is improving the lives of under-served households in African and Asian cities by building and increasing access to green resilient homes. We create the conditions for families to secure their own homes. Globally, there are 1.2 billion people without somewhere decent to call home. Working across our priority markets, including Kenya, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and beyond, Reall has a commercially and environmentally viable solution that drives macroeconomic development and catalyses pathways to net zero.

We have been pioneers and thought leaders in the global affordable housing space for more than 30 years and to date we have improved the lives of over three million people, created over 200,000 jobs, brought clean water to half a million people and delivered sustainable sanitation to over a million.

The Role

This role will lead on the production of monthly management accounts and other financial reports in relation to projects and programmes, assisting in the preparation of annual budgets as well as the maintenance and development of systems to deliver the most effective finance support to the organisation.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• An ability to work in a complex finance role, with strong technical knowledge of statutory, management and financial accounting.
• Experience in providing variance analysis of actual spend against budget and forecast to assist with financial planning.
• Experience in month end processes, cash flow reconciliation, accruals and reconciliation of the purchase ledger
• Experience of working in foreign currencies.
• Excellent financial analysis skills & attention to detail.
• Ability to evaluate, analyse and improve financial systems and processes.

Why work at Reall?

With a modest UK-based team, Reall is an organisation driven by efficiency, with significant ambition and a track record of success.

Our internal operations are underpinned by a culture of psychological safety, promoting trust, curiosity, and confidence.  This means that staff feel secure to speak their minds, tackle challenges creatively, and can never be described as risk averse.

A committed investor in its staff, Reall promotes an environment of conscious diversity in all its forms.  You’ll be joining a high-performing, cohesive team with its sights firmly on global impact.

Reall is committed to equality and diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We positively encourage applications from those who are suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief, as Reall believes a diverse and inclusive workforce is vital for our organisation and will lead to greater results and enhance our way of working.

What We Offer

In return for your skills and experience, we offer:

• A competitive salary and total reward package
• 33 days' annual leave plus an additional day off on your birthday. Increasing by 1 day every year for every year of service
• A comprehensive benefits package including an enhanced Pension offering, including death in service coverage along with a generous Maternity and Shared Parental Leave provision
• Access to a Reward portal, which provides high street discounts and a cashback reward scheme in popular online and retail outlets.
• A dynamic and supportive work environment including on-site health and well-being support through access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential support to colleagues. Along with access to funded training and further career development.
• More details are available in job description and person specification, which are available by clicking through as you apply for this role. 

Salary – £35,000 - £40,000 per annum dependent on experience

Working hours – Normal office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. We are open to flexible working patterns subject to the objectives and outcomes of the role being met. We are currently working hybrid with blended office and homeworking with the ability to work up to three days from home most weeks.

The closing date for applications for is 3rd November 2024

Please note that you must have the right to live and work in the UK to be eligible to apply for this role.

If you would like further information please contact us through the recruitment portal with your questions or contact details and a member of our team will contact you.

Head of Finance

We are looking for a Head of Finance to join the team in this pivotal role that is not just about managing finances—it's about driving our charity’s success and making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families.

If you're a qualified Accountant with extensive experience in a complex third-sector environment, we want to hear from you!

Position: Head of Finance

Location: Homebased

Salary: £60,126 per annum

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 23rd October 2024

You will be working for one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.

The Role

As the Head of Finance Services, you will be at the heart of a mission that transforms lives. You will lead a passionate finance team, championing a culture of innovation and excellence.

By leveraging your expertise in the latest financial technologies and practices, you’ll ensure financial strategies are impactful and aligned with the charity’s mission. You’ll advise senior leadership and trustees, guiding critical decisions and ensuring every penny is used effectively. From overseeing all financial functions to leading the annual budgeting cycle and managing financial performance, your role will be dynamic and rewarding. You'll prepare vital financial reports, support capital investments, and spearhead cost-saving initiatives.

Your work will directly enhance the quality of programmes and the support the organisation provides, creating a brighter future for those we serve.

Join the team and be a driving force in making a lasting impact through financial stewardship and strategic leadership.

About You

We’re looking for an exceptional finance leader who is as passionate about transforming lives as we are. You thrive in leading finance teams through change, excel in financial planning and reporting, and have a knack for advising non-financial experts. Your expertise in online accounting systems, charity accounts, and internal audits will set you apart.

You're a strategic thinker with a flair for innovation, ready to leverage technology for financial excellence. With your commercial acumen and ability to inspire, you’ll drive cost-efficiency and growth while communicating complex financial insights with ease. Join us and be a pivotal force in enhancing our impact and creating brighter futures for children and families.

About the Organisation

An innovative leading children's charity delivering projects to support disadvantaged children, young people, their families, and communities, working with a range of partners to provide creative solutions including children and family centres, school counselling, preschool nurseries, family support and children affected by imprisonment and offending.

Benefits include:

• Continuous professional development
• Regular support through supervision, appraisal & well-being initiatives
• In house learning platform
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

The charity is committed to making a positive impact, and we're looking for someone like you. If you're ready to take the next step in your fundraising career and make a lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most, we invite you to apply and be part of the team.

We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure. The organisation is a Living Wage Employer.

Other roles you may have experience with could include Finance, Head of Finance, Finance Director, Director of Finance, Finance Manager, Accountant, Business Accountant, Head of Finance and Operations, Company Accountant, Head Accountant.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Director of Finance

Up to £71,500 p/a + excellent benefits including attractive annual leave and hybrid / flexible working

Permanent

Norwich

Hays Senior Finance is proud to be working in partnership with the Diocese of Norwich who are looking to appoint a Director of Finance. This is a pivotal appointment where you will lead and deliver on financial aspects of their ambitious plans.

The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd (NDBF) is a charity whose core purpose is to serve the local mission and ministry of Church of England churches, schools and chaplaincies across Norfolk and Waveney, collectively referred to as the Diocese of Norwich.

The Diocese has a new Vision and is developing exciting £multi-million plans in areas including mission & ministry, church buildings and net zero carbon work that will grow the impact of the Church of England locally. The Director of Finance will play a central role in developing financial plans to enable this programme to be achieved.

The Director of Finance is responsible for the strategic direction and long-term viability of the finances of the Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance, with operational responsibility for both the finance function and IT services.

The Role:

• Strategic Leadership: Drive the financial direction and long-term viability of NDBF and contribute to the financial health of local churches.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee finance and IT services, ensuring sustainable planning, budgeting, and financial management.
• Team Collaboration: Be a visible member of the Senior Leadership Team, enhancing our positive, values-based culture.

What They’re Looking For:

• Qualifications: ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Experience: Proven leadership in finance within a charity or similar organisation.
• Skills: Strong financial acumen, stakeholder communication, and team management.

You will also provide strategic leadership for the IT function and manage the Risk Register, whilst operating as a senior leader within the Charity.

The Diocese of Norwich has a collaborative and supportive team culture, so it is essential that you have the ability to “roll up your sleeves” and be involved in the day-to-day operations. In addition, a key element of the role will be leading and influencing others to continue to innovate and improve their financial processes.

Why Join the Diocese of Norwich?

• Impactful Work: Play a central role in developing and delivering financial plans for a multi-million programme to grow the Diocese’s impact through its Vision to be Transformed by Christ: Prayerful, Pastoral and Prophetic.
• Supportive Culture: Join a collaborative team that values innovation and continuous improvement in its service of local churches.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, attractive annual leave, life cover, and flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working.

Ready to Make a Difference? If you have the drive, passion, and enthusiasm to help them to achieve their mission and vision, we want to hear from you!

For more information about the role and organisation please contact Senan Pierce, Senior Business Director at Hays Senior Finance who is the retained consultant working in partnership with the Diocese of Norwich.

Closing date for all applications: Sunday 3rd November 2024.

Interviews will take place: 15th November 2024.

All third party & direct applicants will be forwarded directly to Senan Pierce at Hays Senior Finance to be screened as part of the recruitment process.

KCLSU is looking for a Junior Finance Assistant to work with the Finance team. The post holder will assist in delivering the finance and administrative function under external statutory bodies' financial regulations and procedures and compliance requirements, while contributing to our students' educational journey at King's College London.

Summary of the Post

• To assist in delivering the finance and administrative function under external statutory bodies' financial regulations and procedures and compliance requirements. 
• To support the annual audit process with external auditors.
• To support preparing accurate, compliant, and complete management accounts, financial statements, and other information promptly.

Main Tasks 

• Routine Finance Operations
• Dealing with day-to-day purchase invoices and reconciling to purchase order
• Set up payment online
• Reconcile purchase ledger accounts
• Reconcile daily income from different systems to cash banking, post daily banking into the system
• Raise sales invoices and reconcile sales ledger accounts
• Aged debtor chasing
• Assist with Bank reconciliation
• Assist with monthly management account tasks and adjustments 
• Generate reports from the exchequer system
• Assist with Balance Sheet accounts reconciliation
• Routine control activities, i.e. stock check 
• Other finance office tasks, i.e., cash services to trading areas/provision of change
• Answer general financial queries from staff, KCL students, and suppliers.

The successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate the ability to quickly and accurately pick up new tasks, and showcasing a string aptitude for learning new skills.
• To ensure that KCLSU internal and external stakeholders, including KCL students, receive the highest level of support, with a focus on service quality.
• Consistently deliver work of the highest quality in a timely manner demonstrating promptness, accuracy and efficiency.
• Play an integrated role within the Finance team and support the overall organizational function.
• Actively demonstrate KCLU values.
• Adhere to and promote the financial regulations of KCLSU.
• Have relevant degree in Finance or related business discipline, from an academic institution. Or, candidates actively working towards a Chartered Accountant qualification.
• Have hands-on experience with integrated accounting systems is essential, preferably Exchequer
• Have hands-on experience with every aspect of financial operations is essential
• Have previous experience in a similar role
• Know accounting concepts and relevant VAT regulations are essential.
• Understand data protection in the context of a membership organisation is desirable.  

The list above is not exhaustive. For full role and candidate specific details, please review our Job Pack.

Application Process

If this sounds like you, please send a filled application form (including a supporting statement) alongside EOM form and send them to us.

You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.

Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:

• Hybrid Working Policy 
• Pension Contribution
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closure days
• Discounts at KCLSU venues
• £30 wellbeing allowance per term
• Employee Assistance Programme
• "No meeting Friday" ethos
• Death in Service

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union

Are you experienced Health and Safety Manager looking to take on a challenging and rewarding role, with the opportunity to develop your skills and the autonomy to make the role your own?  Working from home, the office and across multiple sites throughout the South East, you will be at the heart of H&S, driving performance and shaping a positive safety culture.

This is a new role within the South East Rivers Trust creating an exciting opportunity for the right person to shape and improve our health and safety.  Using your knowledge, you will lead the development and improvement of H&S policies and practice, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.  You will provide support and expertise, as well as identifying any gaps in our current systems and designing solutions to overcome them.

You will have proven experience and relevant qualifications, ideally in a similar environment, excellent communication and organisational skills which can be utilised whilst working with all stakeholders.  This varied role will see you working primarily autonomously, carrying out H&S inspection and audits, developing policies, investigating accidents and ensuring risk assessments are completed.   If you are looking for a varied role in this field working for a charity whose aim is to have a positive impact on our environment, manage your own time and develop new skills, this role could be for you.

About Us

The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the South East are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by:

• delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;

• inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future.

Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our aims are growth and impact – so you’ll be comfortable with challenges and excited by change. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you.

If you are interested in applying for this role please visit our website for more information, a full job description and application form.

How to Apply:

Please return the following documents:

• Your CV
• Completed Application for Employment
• Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form (optional)

The deadline for application is 11:59pm on 17th November 2024.  We reserve the right to close the recruitment early.

Interviews will take place week commencing 25 November 2024

Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not sponsor applicants from overseas.

Rights & Security International (RSI) is seeking a part-time Finance and Grant Management Officer to maintain our internal financial controls, assist with budgeting, and oversee our expenditures, especially by continually tracking our grant spending. The successful candidate will be a valued member of our friendly, dedicated team.

The successful candidate will bring a strong knowledge of good financial management practices for a small UK charity, and will be comfortable creating budgets and forecasts. We have a preference for candidates with experience in the UK charity sector, especially working with small or mid-size organisations.

**The successful candidate must have a right to work in the UK and plan to be based here.** 

Person specification:

RSI is looking for a finance and grants management professional who has: 

• An appropriate qualification or degree in a field such as finance or accounting.
• Experiencing managing the financial aspects of restricted and unrestricted grants for a small or mid-size UK charity.
• An ability to produce clear, persuasive and detailed reports in English.
• Experience with budgeting, managing accounts, tracking expenditures and preparing financial forecasts.
• Strong interpersonal skills a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
• A strong commitment to RSI’s mission of upholding human rights and ending discrimination.

 Responsibilities: 

• Manage the expenditure of restricted and unrestricted grant funds; carry out grant monitoring and reporting.
• Supporting grant applications, for example by identifying needs and developing budgets.
• Assist with budgets and financial forecasts.
• Periodically review and update RSI’s internal financial controls.
• Assist with monthly management accounts and annual independent examinations.
• Review staff requests for reimbursement.
• Assist the Executive Director and Fundraising Officer in liaising with current and potential funders, as needed.

Application Details: If you are interested in this position, please upload your CV and answer the screening questions on Charity Job. 

RSI strives to be diverse, equitable and inclusive. We treat all staff and interns like team members and encourage everyone to bring their full selves to work. We welcome applications from candidates from groups that have historically been underrepresented in the human rights, legal or policy fields, and/or who are from communities that have been directly impacted by the issues we address in our work. We also welcome applications from people who are re-entering the workforce after time away. All applications are considered on an equal-opportunity basis. 

We offer flexible working hours. 

About Us 

Rights & Security International (RSI) stops human rights abuses committed in the name of national security. We challenge religious, racial and gender bias in national security policies and programmes, promote justice and transparency and ensure that voices of communities facing discrimination are heard.

By submitting your application, you consent to our processing and retention of your personal data to the extent, and for the time period, necessary to consider the application. We will keep your application on file for no more than six months.

Are you passionate about seeing children and young people supported and empowered to thrive? Would you like to work for an independent organisation that fosters creativity, encourages everyone to contribute to organisational growth and makes sure staff feel supported and valued?

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is an independent charity working across the Thames Valley.  We are looking to recruit a Head of Finance & Business Development to manage our financial operations and help us progress business development opportunities.

Role: Head of Finance & Business Development 
Location and hours: Oxford, full time or part-time hours considered 

Are you the right candidate? 

We are seeking a self-motivated, dynamic and experienced individual to join our senior management team. You will manage all financial aspects of our charity, and support income growth. You will oversee our planning, budgeting and forecasting and develop our financial management policies, systems and processes. You will support our CEO on funding bids and tenders and help us progress development of diverse income growth opportunities. You will also have management responsibility for the Finance and Administration Manager.

Applicants will have a good understanding of financial and charity standards and regulations, maintaining records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.  In addition, you must be able to demonstrate your active commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.

If you have proven experience in financial management and income generation within the 3rd sector, excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop long-lasting working relationships with colleagues, trustees and stakeholders we’d love to hear from you.

The welfare of children is paramount to all that we do in SAFE! and we would expect all successful candidates to demonstrate that they are equally committed to these values. We follow safer recruitment processes to ensure that we adhere to these standards.  Appointments will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!

Why work for us? 

SAFE! offers competitive rewards and benefits including a 5% pension contribution, flexible working and 28 days annual leave (pro rata).  In addition, we offer an Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme and various benefits. We can offer a hybrid approach with regular time spent in our Oxford office, as well as working from home, if appropriate. 

We place great importance on staff wellbeing and encourage and enable staff to prioritise healthy work-life balance through flexible working.  We are committed to professional development through regular training and encourage all staff to take a lead role in a particular area of interest. We are a creative and responsive organisation and we seek the input of staff and service users to ensure that we can meet their changing needs.

Closing date is Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 9am. Interviews week commencing 18 November 2024.

Would you like to support a dynamic annual conference that brings together a diverse group of people to learn, be inspired and collaborate to achieve workplace justice and fight poverty and discrimination?

Workplace Justice is a new company limited by guarantee that has been created to take forward the annual New Organising Conference. The New Organising Conference is unique in bringing together a diverse group of participants - trade unions established and new, community organisers, not for profits, academics, lawyers and journalists, with a shared interest in worker rights. In July 2024, over 100 people delivered 57 different sessions to an audience of 240 people.

Overview of the role

This role, which will be largely remote, with regular online supervision and periodic meet-ups, offers the opportunity to support an important social justice initiative which has received hugely positive feedback from participants. You will have a high degree of autonomy, and a varied and interesting workload, as well as the opportunity to interact with and meet inspiring activists and educators.  Because of the annual cycle of the conference, you will ideally be able to flex your working hours across the year, with the opportunity for a four week break after the conference.

Job description

To provide operational support for Workplace Justice and the New Organising Conference including finance, website, participant database, registration, social media and governance.

For more information please visit our website.

Join a team that is changing places and changing lives.

Groundwork is the community charity with a green heart. We believe that big global issues – the economy, the environment – have a big local impact. Groundwork operates throughout the UK helping communities find practical solutions to the challenges they face.

Head of Finance

Salary: £54,714 to £65,333 pro rata (depending on experience)
Term: 22.5 hours per week
Location:  Flexible working with occasional travel across the various Trust offices in the East of England, with opportunities for home working.

Groundwork East has nearly 40 years of experience in delivering bespoke projects that use the environment as a catalyst for building a more sustainable future. We are looking for a Head of Finance to provide robust financial leadership, management of the Finance and IT functions and professional advice to support business development, planning and compliance and continued modernisation.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and control of all finance and IT functions including ensuring that financial / management reporting is delivered to high professional standards. You will be fully qualified – either CCAB, CIMA, ACCA or overseas equivalent – and have experience of a wide range of financial duties within an accounting environment as detailed in our Job Description and Person Specification.

You will have excellent communication, people management, planning and organisational skills as well as you will have the opportunity to help drive forward an inspirational organisation making a real and positive difference to local communities across the east of England.

An ability to travel between sites is a requirement of the role.

If you are looking for an inclusive, family friendly organisation which offers flexibility, a supportive culture, an employee assistance programme together with the opportunity to develop your skills and progress your career we would like to hear from you.

Groundwork East is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

To apply, please click the link to the job ad on our website.

About Black Thrive 

Black Thrive Global (BTG) evolved from the work of the Black Thrive Lambeth Partnership, which was established in 2016. We exist to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black people so that the thriving of Black communities is the norm. 

Our guiding principle is that Black communities should be at the forefront of reimagining, redefining and co-creating a society where systemic racism and other oppressive systems have been dismantled so that they have fulfilling lives. We have two priorities – building a Black Thrive Research Institute and embedding race equity in systems change. 

Job title: Head of Finance and Operations  

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Manages: 1 x Finance Officer + 1 x Human Resources & Admin Manager + Dotted line management for all staff in different teams with finance and admin responsibilities

Geographic focus: All 

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 

Hours: 37.5 per week (flexible working available) 

Benefits: 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension contribution 

Purpose of the role 

The purpose of this role is to lead our finance and operations functions and support the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to implement management systems to efficiently run the business and achieve strategic objectives agreed by Global Black Thrive Board of Directors.  This includes governance, finance, human resources, IT, legal, health and safety, and facilities management. 

This role is strategic as well as multi-faceted and hands-on and will work collaboratively as part of Global Black Thrive’s Senior Leadership Team to

• Develop robust approaches to finance and operations and provide practical support for Black Thrive teams to manage their programmes and projects; and 

• Support staff to take on delegated responsibility for finance, HR and operations and to develop their skills and knowledge base. 

• Develop a Fundraising Strategy through creating comprehensive fundraising plans tailored to the organisation's needs and goals. 

Duties and responsibilities 

1. Support the CEO to manage the organisation and ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including finance, HR, health and safety, data protection, and deadlines for annual returns to Companies House, the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies, and HMRC.
2. Put in place governance and management systems to support the efficient operation of the business, and the achievement of strategic objectives and milestones agreed by the Global Black Thrive Board of Directors. 
3. Support in the development of Black Thrive’s internal Learning and development infrastructure, particularly with the Learning Week.
4. Lead on strategic reviews of organisational policies and procedures and work with the CEO and colleagues to review, update and operationalise policies and procedures.
5. Line manage Finance Officer and lead finance functions, including working with managers to prepare and monitor budgets, ensuring that there are appropriate financial controls and operational arrangements in place (including for outgoing and incoming invoices and grants), liaising with external accounting and payroll providers and training staff as required.
6. Line mange the HR and Admin Manager and support with updating policies, rolling out strategic changes and communicating these companywide.
7. Provide timely and accurate strategic financial management information to enable the Board of Directors, CEO and managers to have effective oversight and make strategic short-term and long-term decisions.
8. Work with others in the organisation and support the Fundraising Strategy. This will also include strategies for creating our own independent funds that are not linked to an external funder.
9. Support the CEO to fulfil their role as Designated Lead Officer for safeguarding, including updating the safeguarding policy, ensuring that it is given effect and maintaining a robust system of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and training for staff, associates, consultants and volunteers.
10. Ensure the provision of effective day-to-day administration of HR functions, including induction, training, learning week organisation and appraisal systems
11. Ensure effective management of premises, facilities, and equipment, including maintenance of an asset register.
12. Stay up to date with trends and best practices in governance, finance and operations relevant to Global Black Thrive’s mission.
13. Work with Global Black Thrive Directors to resolve disputes or disagreements that negatively impact on the achievement of objectives.
14. Ensure compliance with legislation and policies relevant to the job role, including equality, safeguarding, health and safety, data protection and financial probity.
15. Produce and deliver presentations, reports and other material relevant to the role.
16. Occasionally work at weekends and in the evenings when required.

Please note: The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your evolving role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Head of Finance and Operations 

E – Essential: requirements without which the job could not be done. 
D – Desirable: requirements that would enable the candidate to perform the job well. 

Qualifications and Experience 

1. Equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration or related fieldE 
2. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial and operations in an organisation dealing with multiple and/or complex programmes and partnerships. E 
3. Experience in developing and implementing new systems and processes in start-up environments D 
4. Experience of using online accounting software e.g. Xero and setting up and maintaining financial and administrative systems that are compliant with data protection and privacy laws. E 
5. Experience of fundraising or generating funds for an organisation through grant applications, external funders or through fund raising events and activities. D
   
   ​Ability, skills, knowledge
6. Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to balance “taking charge” with motivating others and supporting them to grow and develop. E 
7. A good track record of achieving objectives and meeting deadlines. E 
8. Excellent understanding of financial management and controls. E 
9. Knowledge of statutory frameworks relating to governance, finance, HR, health and safety and data protection and ability to ensure compliance.D 
10. Commitment to equality for all people as well as good knowledge and understanding of the experiences of Black people of African and Caribbean descent and a strong drive to address the factors which negatively impact upon their health and wellbeing. E 
11. Commitment to the key principles underpinning the Social Model of Disability. D 
12. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. E 
13. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including conveying complex information adaptable to people from different professional backgrounds and levels of seniority. E 
14. Excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail, ability to multitask and to manage a heavy workload and competing priorities.E 
15. Ability to work at speed through ambiguity and uncertainty and remain calm under pressure.   D
16. Ability to remain enthusiastic, optimistic and solutions-focused in the face of adversity and to deliver tangible results with minimal supervision.  E
17. High level of digital competence to support strategic and operational goals. D

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required but we will treat applicants who have a criminal record fairly and will not unreasonably discriminate because of a conviction or other information revealed.