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Prospectus is delighted to support our client as they seek to appoint a permanent Head of Grants to their small team. The position can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis (4 days a week), on a hybrid contract, with 4 days a week in the London office (3 days if part-time).

The organisation is a grant-making charity, established in 2020 by our founder with a vision to transform young people’s mental health support in the UK. The charity envisions a world where no young person is defined by their mental illness and where they have access to the right support at the right time.

The organisation invests in services and research that prevent and treat mental illness in young people, with a specific focus on the prevention and early intervention in anxiety and depression for 11–25-year-olds. They are interested in non-clinical approaches and building a stronger evidence base for what is effective. They want evidence to be translated into practice and believe in scaling solutions that are proven.

The trust awards grants of approximately £8 million a year. These grants support youth, mental health, and community charities working on the front line with young people, as well as universities and institutes researching better treatments for mental ill health and advocating for improvements.

As the Head of Grants, you will join a small team in a key strategic leadership position. The main purpose of the role is to develop and deliver the organisation's grants programme. Reporting to the Director and working closely with trustees, you will set the direction for grant activities and lead the team to both create new funding rounds and oversee the impact of the grants portfolio.

The organisation’s approach is to build long-term relationships with grantees – they want to develop both their competence and reputation as an expert funder. The Head of Grants will lead this effort to learn from grantees, listen to the needs of the sector, identify effective practices, and inform future funding activities.

This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation in the early years of its existence, to shape the organisation's grant-making process, and to make an impact in an area you are passionate about. Together with the Director and Head of Sector Engagement, this role will help lead the charity in building its reputation and impact in young people’s mental health.

The successful candidate will have significant grant-making and leadership experience, with a track record of setting the direction for grant-making and programme delivery. You will be an organised project leader with experience creating and improving processes in a small, growing organisation. You will be an empowering manager who sets direction clearly and has extensive experience managing relationships with advisors and board members.

As a specialist recruitment practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of society. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you throughout the application process. Should you require any assistance with your application, please do not hesitate to reach out to Matt at Prospectus.

To apply, please submit your CV in the first instance. If your experience is suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange a call to brief you on the role.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with an international animal welfare charity on their search for an Interim Financial Accountant, who will ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, as well as the charity's compliance with all required areas.

This is a full-time role, offered on 6-month contract based in London (Hybrid).

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Financial Accountant will prepare the annual statutory accounts, ensuring they comply with SORP and Companies Act. The Financial Accountant will be responsible for financial records, ensuring these are accurate, timely and relevant. The postholder will also manage the timely and efficient close of the month-end and ensure all Balance Sheet accounts are regularly reconciled. The successful candidate will manage the financial accounts team, ensuring all team members perform their function efficiently and effectively.

To be successful, you will be a qualified/part-qualified accountant, with proven knowledge and experience of preparing accounts under SORP. You will have demonstrable experience in using computerised accounting systems, with an ability to monitor and improve financial procedures. You will have excellent communication skills with proven skills in managing a small team and building strong relationships across a range of staff. You will have a high-level of attention to detail and accuracy, with an ability to manage a busy workload across all areas of financial accounting.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

The hiring managers are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, please initially submit a CV to learn more, and ensure you don't miss out.

Prospectus are excited to be working with our client to help them recruit for a Trusts Manager to join their fundraising team. The charity was set up in December 2003 to ensure that bereaved children and their families receive the best possible support following the death of a loved one. The organisation is a leading UK bereavement charity, providing free, professional services and support to more than 3,000 bereaved children, young people and their families a year. They predominantly work in London, but also in Bristol and Essex, and provide a national reach through their helpline ‘grieftalk’ and through the distribution of Grief Relief Kits.

The role is offered on a permanent, part-time (0.8FTE) basis with a salary of £38,000 to £40,000 per annum pro rata with a flexible hybrid working model between home and their office.  

The post holder will be responsible for researching and applying for relevant funding streams to exceed the fundraising team’s annual target. They will be responsible for building and maintaining excellent working relationships with a portfolio of current and prospective funders. The postholder will work with colleagues to package existing services into compelling proposals as well as supporting with developing new project proposals.

They are looking for someone with a demonstrable track record of securing 5-figure grants and donations within a Trusts and Foundations team. They are looking for a candidate with demonstrable experience in writing high-quality applications, reporting on the impact of funded projects, and managing relationships with funders. The ideal candidate will have a personal interest to develop knowledge and understanding of childhood bereavement and charity services, as well as their costs and funding needs, to be able to talk confidently with a wide range of stakeholders. 

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

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

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

Our client, a longstanding health charity is currently looking to recruit a proactive and dynamic Personal Assistant on a temporary basis. This is ideally a part time role, 28 hours per week, but could be made full time for the ideal candidate. It is running for roughly 2 months in the first instance. The post will be hybrid working, with 2 days on-site at their office in Central London.

Key responsibilities for this post will include:

Providing administrative and secretarial support to the executive team including inbox and diary management, organising travel and accommodation, and providing reminders for appointments and deadlines.

• Assisting with the recruitment and HR processes for staff and volunteers in the charity, including ensuring that information in the database is kept accurate and up to date.
• Setting new staff up with computers and relevant email, file and software access, including liaising with IT and technical support where appropriate to ensure that devices are optimised.
• Management of the day-to-day office budget, including taking inventory of office supplies and ordering materials where necessary.
• Scheduling, coordinating, arranging and supporting meetings including minuting and preparation of appropriate documents and office space.
• Office space management, including office health and safety e.g. ensuring equipment is maintained to a good standard and regularly tested.

To be considered for this post, you will have:

• Previous experience as a personal assistant within the not-for-profit sector.
• Proved experience of diary and agenda management.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to deal with sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.
• Established relationship management skills.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below.

This post is looking to start as soon as possible, so you will need to be available immediately or at short notice to be considered.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Our client is a vibrant Surrey-based charity, committed to building futures for local people by providing services that support and assist disadvantaged and vulnerable people; their wide range of projects and activities aim to create happy, healthy and connected communities. They are now looking to recruit a dedicated Manager to oversee their Community Wellbeing Team, providing services for children, young people and families experiencing emotional wellbeing challenges.

As the Community Wellbeing Team Manager, you will oversee a small team of frontline practitioners as well as an office administrator, ensuring the smooth running of community-based support services for children, young people and families. You will act as first point of operational contact for the Community Wellbeing Team and will support your team with risk management, monitoring and reporting. You will develop, oversee and expand existing service provision to meet contractual requirements, and will work collaboratively and effectively with a range of community-based partners. You will keep up to date on and will respond to local and emerging needs, taking referrals or signposting on to relevant agencies. You will also jointly oversee our client’s Youth Centre (based in Tadworth), ensuring that it is staffed and appropriately maintained in order to deliver services.

To apply for this role, you will have significant experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and families, and will have demonstrable experience of supporting frontline staff. You will be a skilled communicator, with extensive experience of working alongside a range of partners, as well as working to meet contractual requirements. Overall, you will be a dedicated, supportive manager, passionate about delivering impactful wellbeing services for a range of vulnerable people.

If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below.

At Prospectus, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. If you are enthusiastic about working with a fantastic charity that makes a real difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you!

Please note, this role will be based from Tadworth (with some home-based working). 

Interviews to take place – Friday 20th December.

Job Purpose

We are at a critical point in the development of our organisation as we build a new strategy and start a period of transformation. This executive director role will lead this change by creating the right environment to drive strategic, technological and cultural transformation at NCVO, so we deliver innovative services and long-term systemic positive impact to our members and the wider voluntary sector over the next decade.

Dimensions

This role will join the executive team, reporting to the CEO and the board of trustees. They will create a new directorate – the transformation unit – which will deliver key strategic projects that have a demonstrable impact on the organisational culture, growth and capabilities. This will include significant investment, and they will be responsible for a large budget. The strategic decisions they recommend, will impact our resilience and sustainability as an organisation, as well as ensuring we service our membership of over 17,000 organisations. They will support with driving income, looking for commercial opportunities, particularly with how we use our data. Embedded in all of this will be ensuring we have robust and rigorous organisational design, so everything from our systems and data collection to our policies and processes, meet the needs of our diverse workforce, partners and customers, and adhere to the highest levels of compliance.

Essential Knowledge and Skills Required

• Knowledge of the foundations needed for organisational transformation to increase efficiency, productivity, cohesion and success.
• Deep understanding of two or more of the following disciplines: technological transformation, use of AI in delivering services, using data and insight to drive business development, cultural transformation, strategic development, organisational design.

Skills

• Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills, with a collaborative style, and ability to build effective working relationships and have challenging conversations.
• Effective change management skills, using motivational and inspiring leadership.
• Outstanding listener and communicator, comfortable with a wide range of audiences and media types.
• Significant and proven leadership skills in a complex, customer focused organisation.
• Excellent strategic thinking and planning skills.
• Innovative and creative approach to problem solving.

Experience

• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing transformation in a complex organisation with multiple stakeholders.
• Highly honed leadership experience as part of an executive/leadership team and working successfully with non-executive boards or shareholders.
• Significant experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and across sectors.
• Experience in building a team and supporting, developing and coaching people.
• Active commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience.

Closing date:  11:59pm Sunday 1st December 2024

• Salary: £36,517 FTE (pro-rated £18,258.50) in London, £32,328 FTE per annum (pro-rated £16,164) outside of London
• ​Hours: Part-time (17.5 hours per week)
• Contract: 12 months fixed term
• Location: Home based, or office based at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1, in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy.
• ​Closing date: 09.00, 26 November 2024
• ​Shortlisting date: 27 November 2024
• Interviews: 3–4 December 2024

About the role

From local and national support services to green spaces, sports clubs, museums and the arts, voluntary organisations and volunteers are a vital part of communities across the country. As the membership community for charities and voluntary organisations, NCVO has championed volunteers and the voluntary sector for over a hundred years.

About the job – Supporting a busy executive team, this includes: our chief executive officer, four directors, executive office manager and executive officer.

Responsible for the efficient and accurate performance of a range of executive office administrative tasks.

Support the executive officer to manage diaries for the executive team, including:

• scheduling meetings and managing internal and external colleagues’ expectations.
• liaising with staff and external contacts in order to schedule meetings.
• organise meetings to include compilation of agendas, circulating papers and producing notes.

Provide administrative support to the executive team as required, including:

• booking travel and sourcing meeting venues, catering arrangements etc
• providing admin support to steering groups and projects as and when required. This includes note taking and collation and maintenance of actions and decisions log
• raising and processing purchase orders and expenses
• support an inclusive culture at NCVO, that values diversity.

NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and will have one week to complete the exercise. Interview questions will be shared in advance.

Prospectus are delighted to be supporting an organisation that funds type 1 diabetes research, based in London with the recruitment of a new IT Support Engineer role.

This role is on a permanent contract and available on a full-time (35 hours) basis. This role is hybrid, with travel to the office based in Islington (London), 2 day a week. The salary range for this role is £28,675 per annum.

The IT Support Engineer will report to the IT Manager and provide IT support to employees and the business. You will assist with the day to day operations of the IT department. You will oversee the migration of Sage 200 and Sage 50 finance systems. You will also ensure IT incidents are tracked and resolved. You will manage server maintenance. You will also ensure IT systems remain secure and compliant with internal regulations and policies. You will help design and implement new processes and procedures, to enhance the IT departments operations.

To be considered for this role, you will have experience working in a small IT team. You will have experience using Windows OS and other desktop application softwares. You will have experience using Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft 365 tenant administration.

You will have excellent communication skills. You will have a strong attention to detail and be able to view and improve processes to make them more efficient.
 
Desirably, you will have experience using SharePoint, Microsoft Azure and Windows Server 2003-2019. You will also have strong networking capabilities (DNS, routing, switching, etc) and knowledge of Wi-Fi technologies.
 
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

This is a fast-moving process, and applications will be sent across on a rolling basis, please apply using your CV to avoid disappointment.

We are working with a national charity with a clear vision of a society where care and support maximises people's choices, removes social inequality, and enables people to live fulfilling, safe and healthy lives. We are looking for an outstanding, temporary PA to work remotely on an ongoing temp contract with scope to become permanent. Occasional visits to the London office are required once a month.

The Personal Assistant to the CEO is the first point of contact for general CEO queries, and will be responsible for managing the CEO’s diary, coordinating and scheduling meetings and ensuring effective time management.  The role holder will need to attend various meetings including internal management, staff, board and committees, to take clear, concise and succinct minutes and actions, ensuring appropriate follow-up is completed.

The role holder will need to be a strong communicator, with attention to detail and discretion an essential criteria. 
 

1. Manage the CEO’s calendar, appointments and meetings
2. Coordinate and arrange internal and external meetings, including management, board and committee meetings, ensuring timely preparation of the agendas and supporting meeting papers
3. Attend meetings to capture, clear and succinct minutes and actions (at least one meeting per month, will be held physically in London)
4. Pro-actively follow up on meeting actions to ensure associated deadlines are met

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a call to brief you on the role. We are looking forward to connecting with you.

Our client, a leading London Independent School is looking to recruit a permanent, part-time (21-hours per week) Database & Gifts Officer.  The post is to start as soon as possible and based in Dulwich.

Key responsibilities for this post will include:

• Maintaining the alumnae database, including planning, integration of other data sources across the school, liaising with colleagues across the school ensuring data integrity, GDPR and best practices.
• Following and maintaining clear processes to capture data supporting the development and alumnae activities and communications - ensuring that information is imported and recorded accurately and in a timely manner.
• Creating an annual timeline for data transference across the school, setting out and following clear process and structure. Including new alumnae, new parents, former parents and staff data.
• Conducting in-depth data analysis, data segmentation and reporting to understand key audiences, including researching across the department to identify "lost alumnae".
• Managing all demographic information, donor gift records, market analysis, and generating financial reports for the head of department.
• Working closely with the school's finance department to ensure that figures and data are reconciled for all reporting purposes and liaising on matters relating to the direct debit service provider & third-party gift processing agencies.
• Use the school's system to update and maintain accurate records and details, ensuring that any data collected complies with all GDPR legislation and best practices.
• Assisting when required at department alumnae reunions and events (which may be at evenings and weekends).

To be considered for this role you will have:

• Worked in a similar post previously, ideally from a school or not-for-profit organisation.
• Knowledge of the systems ToucanTech or Raiser's Edge or similar databases in a fundraising capacity.
• Demonstratable experience in database administration including import/export, configuration and troubleshooting.
• Excellent administrative, organisation, attention to detail and time-management skills.
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Office suite of products and the ability to use bespoke systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of GDPR practices regarding confidentiality of personal information.
• A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. 

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Our client exists to accelerate progress towards the SDGs and climate goals. Active now in over 50 countries, they work to progress the transformation of global financial systems so that every investment, business and government spending decision takes into account impact. They now require a Grant Writer to cover a period of maternity leave, and Prospectus is pleased to be supporting the search.

The Grant Writer will cover a longstanding and successful fundraiser to lead on proposal writing to grant-makers globally. Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, the postholder will conceptualise to complete stage full ownership of proposal development for 25+ $250k-$5m funding opportunities across a variety of funder types and opportunities. This includes individuals, foundations, governments, ODA agencies and corporates. The Writer will coordinate inputs with colleagues across teams and ensure due diligence requirements are fulfilled and deadlines are met.

The selected candidate will have international development experience combined with specific grant and proposal writing to government donor agencies, the EU, and institutional foundations. Ideally partnerships secured would be at the $200k+ level to match the current portfolio and the postholder will ideally have impact investment interest and familiarity.

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

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

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

Our client, a leading London university is looking to appoint a temporary Accounts Assistant to provide general support for the team. You will be carrying out reconciliation tasks for one of their suppliers, involving cross checking accounts information.

This is a full time role, based on site in Central London. It is running until the end of January 2025 in the first instance. 

This post is looking to start as soon as possible, so you will need to be available immediately or at short notice in order to be considered.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Youth Charity in West London
Interim CEO
Salary circa £70,000 (FTE)
4 or 5 days a week. Circa 3-6 month contract – start asap
West London/Hybrid. Based at the Charity 4 days a week

Our client is a brilliant, longstanding community-based youth organisation operating in West London. This is a place, proud, of second chances. They support children who struggle to stay in the classroom to continue in their education and work with young people, so that they can still have some level of engagement and support, even if they are on the periphery.

The Board are now looking for an interim CEO to offer leadership to the organisation whilst they recruit a permanent Chief Executive. You will be responsible for ensuring the seamless operation of the charity and serving as a primary liaison with community members and local organisations.

We are looking for an experienced Interim CEO for this role. The successful candidate will be process driven with strong HR and Operations expertise. You will be an ambassadorial leader who can represent the organisation externally and can manage the complexity of working with front line staff including youth workers.

Experience of employment law, restructuring and safeguarding are also desirable.

How to apply
To apply, please send your CV in the first instance via the Prospectus website. 

CV’s will be assessed on a rolling basis so early application is recommended. 

Prospectus is excited to be supporting our client with their search for a Trusts and Foundations Manager.

The organisation is a pioneering breast cancer charity committed to delivering psychological, practical and emotional support to those diagnosed with the disease throughout the UK. They also raise awareness of the importance of early detection and diagnosis through our breast health masterclasses, equipping individuals, institutions and corporates with knowledge of signs and symptoms of breast cancer.

This a permanent, part-time (0.6 or 0.8 FTE) position, paying a salary of up to £42,500 FTE per annum and the postholder will be working in a hybrid model in King’s Cross, London. 

The postholder will manage a portfolio of Trust and Foundation prospects and donors up to the £100k level and develop and maintain strong and long-standing partnerships. You will take primary responsibility for conducting and co-ordinating detailed prospect research on Trusts and Foundations that support the charity's areas of work, liaising with operations and wider fundraising teams.

The successful candidate will have proven experience of generating income from UK Trusts and Foundations along with experience in the grant application and bid-writing process and story telling. They are looking for someone with the ability to work through the fundraising cycle with donors to initiate, renew and grow gifts.

We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process, then please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. Please in the first instance share an up-to-date CV with us and should your experience be suitable, we will look to arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to finalise your formal application. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.