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Associate Director of Finance & Operations

Job title: Associate Director of Finance & Operations 

Purpose: Provide leadership to ensure the efficient and effective management of operations, people, finance, security, and compliance, ensuring excellence across these areas. 

Responsible to: CEO 

Responsible for: HR Business Partner, Operations Officer, Finance Officer (Part-time), Finance Lead (Part-time) 

Working with: Senior management team, programmes team, colleagues in other departments and stakeholders as necessary. 

Grade and Salary: GBP 65,000 

Location:  London, UK (Hybrid with at least 2 days in the London office) 

Post: Full-time 

Period: Permanent 

REDR UK AND THE WORK WE DO   

RedR UK is an international NGO and learning provider that develops capacity and supports aid workers, organisations, and communities to prepare for and respond effectively to crises within humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding contexts. Our work builds resilience, primarily in low and lower middle-income countries worldwide. We have 40 years’ experience responding to natural and manmade disasters.    

We are an HPass Certified Learning Provider, meaning we meet the Humanitarian Learning Standards. RedR UK is committed to the Humanitarian Charter, the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief and the Core Humanitarian Standard.   

RedR UK has offices in London and Amman and maintains a large pool of highly qualified trainers and experts who go through a rigorous certification and selection process. 

RedR UK is committed to a strong, positive culture, with benefits for staff and those with whom we work. Our culture is also important to us in terms of our ethic of humanitarian impartiality and neutrality and our compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and other professional codes of conduct.   

Our values are vitally important to us as individuals, teams and to RedR UK as a whole. We are committed to a continuous process of strengthening our culture, maintaining the high standards required to work together effectively, and delivering first class advice and service to those with whom we work.   

ABOUT THE ROLE 

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Associate Director to join RedR and its Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to oversee the efficient and effective functioning of our organisation's key operational areas, including Operations, People Management, Finance, Security and Compliance. The Associate Director will play a pivotal role as part of the SLT in ensuring the smooth implementation of our humanitarian programmes while upholding the highest standards of excellence, accountability, integrity, collaboration and lifelong learning.

You will have a deep understanding of how to deliver programmes in a humanitarian context in a safe, secure and compliant manner. You will enhance delivery through standard operating procedures across the organisation and lead by doing.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Financial Management 

You will lead a finance team of 2 (both part-time), responsible for excellent financial management, controls, reporting, budgeting, and auditing (both internal and external) including: 

• Maintaining up-to-date financial records, including processing invoices, payments, and managing accounts payable and receivable. 
• Month-end and year-end closing procedures.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulations. 
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes, managing cashflow. 
• Oversee payroll processing and reimbursement procedures. 
• Analysis of financial data and preparation of reports for leadership review. 
• Set standards for programme staff on financial budgeting and reporting 
• Stay informed about changes in accounting regulations and best practices. 
• Lead the improvement of finance and accounting processes and systems. 
• Prepare consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with Charity SORP FRS 102. 
• Lead on external audits to ensure that all external audit requirements are met in the UK and Jordan and associated statutory reporting (e.g. to HMRC). 
• Lead on regular internal audits and apply learnings in improving systems. 
• Lead on fraud and corruption prevention and response, and cyber security. 
• Work with SLT and business teams to prepare UK and overseas regulatory annual reporting. 
• Actively engage in the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee meetings, leading on behalf of the SLT. 

Operational Delivery

You will systematically enhance, streamline and optimise operational processes and systems to enhance delivery and security of people. You will lead on efficiency, quality, and scalability while availing technological advancement. This includes systems, IT, CRM, facilities and vendor management. You will be supported by an operations officer to deliver this role: 

• Provide administrative support to the Operations, IT functions of the organisation.
• Leading process improvement and renewals (e.g. insurance) across Operations, (e.g. IT, security).
• Enhancing adherence to organisational systems, e.g. Office 365, Sharepoint, Salesforce, ensuring the organisation becomes more efficient and effective in how it works. 
• Lead any country registration, reporting, resourcing requirements, ensuring compliance and adherence to RedR policies. 
• Lead on policy review, updates and roll out.
• Maintain RedR’s risk register and ensure its regular review throughout the organisation. 
• Leading a robust approach to data security. 
• Ensure the delivery of best practice security management through risk management, situational analysis, assessment, plan implementation, monitoring and evaluation, continuity and crisis planning and leadership. Lead the delivery of security management standard operating practice, protocols and procedures to support programmes and staff in the field. 
• Actively engage in the Senior Leadership Team. 
• Lead the preparation of monthly All Hands and Quarterly Team Meetings; and preparation for Board meetings. 

People & Culture

• You will lead the People & Culture function at RedR and be supported in that coordination by a HR business partner. 
• Implement HR policies and procedures to support a diverse workforce including employees, consultants and Associate trainers and members. 
• Supporting a positive and healthy working culture across the organisation.
• Enshrine best practice people processes including in recruitment, onboarding, professional development and performance management. 
• Manage any organisational change management processes and ensure that RedR UK’s culture and values are embedded across the organisation. 
• Analyse resource requirements and utilisation across programmes, providing insights and recommendations; collaborate with programmes to develop strategies for optimising resource allocation and utilisation. Establish mechanisms for ongoing monitoring of resource allocation and utilisation across programmes. 
• Foster collaboration across teams for effectiveness and efficiency, to avoid duplication, achieve a consistent approach and to improve quality. 

RedR UK Leadership 

• Provide direction and leadership to the organisation's finance, operational and people functions, aligning them with the overall mission and objectives. 
• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team in delivering RedR UK’s 2025-27 strategy. 
• Lead on change management and strategic initiatives for RedR. 
• Manage a process of regular and effective communication and reporting across RedR, where lessons are learned, analysed, and applied. 
• Work with other RedR organisations to develop the RedR family as a global brand, investigating synergies and economies of scale between the organisations. 
• Foster a positive and resilient team culture that embraces and adapts to change, promoting innovation and continuous improvement. 

Key competencies 

Achieving Results: 

• Operationalises strategy decisions to make significant gains.  
• Leads major initiatives to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and ensure best practice. 
• Drives the adoption of best practices, constantly seeking ways to improve operational excellence. 
• Considers wider implications of decisions to ensure comprehensive results. 

Engaging with Stakeholders: 

• Cultivates strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to achieve shared goals and foster a culture of cooperation. 
• Manages stakeholder expectations effectively, resolving conflicts and building consensus around operational changes. 
• Senior representation of the organisation with stakeholders. 

Humanitarian Learning Principles and Practices: 

• Advocates for the importance of key humanitarian principles within the organisation and among stakeholders.  
• Promotes a culture of continuous learning and adaptation within the organisation. 
• Promotes a culture of well-being and duty of care. 

Managing Projects: 

• Thinks ahead to long-term goals while maintaining focus on present tasks. 
• Leads the planning, analyses, implementation, and evaluation of projects and initiatives. 
• Creates and supports flexibility through quick adaptation to change. 

Demonstrating Leadership: 

• Inspires and motivates staff to perform at their best, fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence, accountability, and integrity. 
• Leads by example, demonstrating ethical leadership and a commitment to the organisation's mission and values. 
• Provides mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities to staff, empowering them to grow and succeed. 

Technical Expertise: 

• Masters comprehensive technical expertise. 
• Directs integration of technical skills. 
• Applies rigorous technical standards ensuring exceptional quality. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION  

Essential  

• Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of RedR UK and a deep understanding of key humanitarian principles. 
• Proven track record of senior management expertise in a humanitarian context specific to finance, operations, and people. 
• Proficiency in data analysis with a keen understanding of performance and operational metrics. 
• Extensive experience in and security management within the humanitarian sector across fragile and conflict affected states. 
• Experience with procurement, contracting and compliance requirements of key donors including USAID, FCDO and UN agencies. 
• Familiarity with systems including Salesforce, QuickBooks, Dext, Sharepoint, and Excel. 
• Ability to navigate and thrive within a dynamic environment, exhibiting flexibility and resilience within a small organisation.
• Exceptional people management skills in international contexts. 

Expected Interview Dates 

First Interview: Week of 25 November 2024 

Second Interview: Week of 2 December 2024 

What We Offer: Your well-being, our priority 

At RedR UK, we are dedicated to creating a supportive work environment that values and nurtures our team. Our benefits package is designed to foster a balanced and fulfilling career, supporting both your professional growth and personal well-being. Benefits include: 

• 23 days annual leave, increasing by one day each year up to 28 days (excluding public holidays). Plus, one day birthday leave. 

• 5% employer pension contribution involving dependants 
• 3 paid days annually to volunteer for causes you care about 
• 5 days of paid study leave 
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental Pay at 100% for 12 weeks for employees with over two years of service. 
• Life assurance coverage equalling four times your salary. 
• Up to 10 days compassionate leave for family emergencies, 5 days dependent leave. 

Our benefits are integral to RedR UK’s commitment to valuing, developing, and caring for our people as we work together to make an impact in the humanitarian sector. If you believe you can make difference, please join us. 

Could this be you?

Please send your CV and one-page cover letter. We will be hiring on rolling basis.

Impact Evaluation Manager

Permanent, FTE 1.0

£52,500 per annum

Drinkaware is a small, independent charity with a big presence.  Our vision is to reduce alcohol-related harm and create an environment where it is easier to drink less.  We make use of our extensive research into UK drinking habits to develop user-friendly resources that help people make the practical changes they need.  Over 800,000 people have used our MyDrinkaware app and other digital tools.

We are excited to be recruiting an Impact Evaluation Manager, with hybrid working arrangements possible.  This is a key position within the Impact team in the Insights Directorate.

You will push our understanding of our impact with rigorous, quasi-experimental and innovative evaluation methods.

You will bring your extensive experience in evaluation design and research, project and relationship management, and tendering and contract supervision to improve and increase the power of Drinkaware’s insights into what works (and what doesn’t) in reducing alcohol harm. You will bring excitement, energy, innovation and robustness to the evaluation of digital tools, campaigns and marketing and partnership projects, ensuring that internal and external stakeholders are fully engaged and receptive to learning from insight.

Our Drinkaware staff team is friendly, professional and inclusive.  We care about what we do and how we work together and bring our values to life.  Drinkaware invests in staff development through regular one to one meetings, a generous individual training budget, teatime tutorials and staff awaydays, and an annual learning and wellbeing grant.  Drinkaware’s benefits include:

· Competitive salaries

· 38 days leave (including Bank Holidays)

· Matched company pension scheme

· Life assurance cover

· Company sick pay

· Employee assistance programme

· Annual learning & wellbeing grant

· Perks and discount platform. 

To apply

For further information please refer to the attached job description and our applicant privacy policy and read more about Drinkaware on our website.

Apply for this post bycompleting this application. You should submit an up-to-date CV (no more than 2 pages) and a two-page covering letter that outlines how you meet the requirements for this role and what you would bring to Drinkaware.  Drinkaware reserves the right to assess candidates as they apply and arrange interviews ahead of the published closing date, so early application is recommended.  Interviews may be carried out in person at our Moorgate offices. 

FINAL CLOSING DATE: Monday 18th November, 5:00pm

Drinkaware is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community. 

No agency support is required

Lewisham Music, an award-winning youth charity and Principal Partner in the South East London Music Hub, is seeking an ambitious and passionate Chief Executive to lead the organisation into its next chapter. We believe in the transformative power of music to inspire, uplift, and connect communities. The CEO will be a key advocate for this vision, driving the charity’s strategic goals while ensuring its sustainability and impact across Lewisham and beyond.

As Chief Executive, you will:

• Lead, develop and inspire a dedicated team to deliver diverse, inclusive, and high-quality music programmes for children and young people.
• Advocate for the power of music to unlock potential and create positive change, ensuring young people's voices are at the heart of our work.
• Promote the value of music education locally and nationally, working to raise the charity’s profile and secure support for our mission.
• Build and maintain key partnerships with schools, local authorities, funders, and community organisations to enhance Lewisham Music’s reach and influence.
• Collaborate with colleagues as part of the South East London Music Hub to shape the future of music education across the wider area.
• Lead the development of a culture of innovation and operational efficiency, ensuring continuous improvement across all programmes and activities.
• Oversee financial strategy and sustainability; manage a diverse funding mix; and lead on income generation and fundraising.
• Ensure Lewisham Music complies with all relevant legislation, including charity law, employment law, data protection, and health & safety regulations.
• Work closely with the Board of Trustees to develop and implement long-term strategic goals, ensuring strong governance and accountability.
• Uphold a vigilant safeguarding culture, ensuring the protection and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a senior leadership role within the charity or public sector, a deep belief in the power of music to change lives, and a strong commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. You will be a strategic, community-focused, and people-centered leader with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and manage the charity’s operations effectively. You will demonstrate resilience in managing a complex and demanding workload, while being reflective and committed to your own personal and professional development.

For more information about Lewisham Music and to read the full recruitment pack which contains the Job Description and Person Specification, please head to our website.

JOB PURPOSE
The Strategic and Commercial Partnerships Senior Manager is an exciting new role within Start Network. It will hold responsibility for creating a new function, co-creating a new strategy and growing a small team to drive (non-financial) strategic partnerships for the organisation. It will also explore the possibility of establishing a commercial partnerships function with the Business Development Director.

This role will lead one of our most exciting new areas of work. They will help Start Network manage current strategic partners (such as ARC who we partner with for insurance in Africa), but also establish connections with new potential partners globally (particularly in the areas of system change, digital, humanitarian insurance, AI, etc). These new partners will maximise the impact of our work, enhance our ability to influence system change or simply engage in the exchange of knowledge around our innovation ambition. The candidate will first build a clear understanding of all our strategic partnerships across the organisation; find ways with Heads/Managers of teams to maximise them (focusing on strategic impact and effective collaboration); and finally implement a plan to scope further partners globally in line with Start Network’s strategy and gaps. 

Our hope is that after 12 months we will have set up a new function which will nurture and maximise current strategic partners for the benefit of system change globally, as well as having a clear understanding of gaps for future partnerships. This role will then continue to look for new, high impact relationships globally that can support the internal operations of the organisation and our members and hubs and advance our strategic aims. Beyond this, they will have explored potential commercial partnerships for Start Network in the short to medium term.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing and managing successful partnerships globally, a strategic mindset, and the ability to think creatively to identify new opportunities. Further, it will require commercial experience, understanding of building social
enterprises / building for-profit arms of charities.

Role: Deputy Director of Operations

Remuneration: Up to £60,000 GBP gross annual (dependent on experience)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Duration: Permanent

Location: Hybrid working – there will be some attendance at our Manchester HQ office as required. Significant overseas travel required (up to 40%)

Are you an exceptional Humanitarian Operations leader looking for their next role?

UK-Med is a humanitarian NGO that has been responding to disasters for over thirty years. We prepare and equip medical teams, both in the UK and worldwide, so they are ready to respond when epidemics, conflict and natural disasters hit. We are core partners, providing the clinical component and key support structures of the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT) in line with WHO standards.

Our Deputy Director – International Operations role will work with key internal and external stakeholders on UK-Med’s emergency responses and country programmes, and lead a team of talented operations managers to lead, co-ordinate and deliver our programmes with impact.

The role will also involve deployment to humanitarian responses and existing country programmes, supporting general operations. The successful candidate will also provide oversight of UK-Med deployments from HQ as required.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits along with a friendly working environment and the opportunity to make a real difference through an important role in our humanitarian programming.

How to apply

We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack - Deputy Director of Operations before applying for this role.

To apply, please submit a current CV anda supporting letter (2 pages) that includes:

• A detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the essential criteria in the person specification
• Full contact details
• Where you saw this role advertised
• Where you are currently based.
• Your current or most recent remuneration / salary expectation for this role

Applications must be submitted through our online jobs portal no later than Monday 4th November 2024

Please note:

• Applicants must have an existing right to enter Schengen Zone countries in order to transit to Ukraine e.g. citizenship/residence of a Schengen Zone country, or an ETIAS eligible country 

UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.

UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.

Could you be called to apply for your next leadership role in finance, working for the Church of England in the Diocese of Worcester?

 If you are looking for a director level finance role in an inspiring environment, then this could be the opportunity for you. You will lead a small friendly team of six who ensure we exercise good stewardship over the resources entrusted to us.  You will also be part of and work alongside an innovative and supportive senior management team. This role has responsibility for:

• Oversight of operational financial functions including statutory reporting and compliance
• Steering and advising on current and future financial strategy and policy.
• Supporting churches in their financial management alongside the oversight of trust funds vested in the board.

To meet the challenge, you will have a recognised professional qualification and be able to show a successful track record in a senior finance role in the financial, business or charitable sector (you will need knowledge of charity law in relation to reporting requirements).  You will need to have managed the annual process and delivered the statutory accounts of a charity of a reasonable size. 

We are a collaborative team so communication is key – you will be able to tell the story behind the numbers in an accessible way. If you have an ability to see and relate to the bigger picture whilst handling the detail brilliantly then that will be of real advantage.

The Diocese of Worcester is a great place to work with excellent holiday allowances and a very good pension. We want to give those who work for us the flexibility to balance their work and home lives well. 

Hours: Monday to Friday with some work outside normal office hours, including evenings and occasional Saturdays as necessary.

Location: Hybrid working – home and office based (central Worcester). This post will involve travel occasionally. A current driving licence is essential unless suitable alternative arrangements can be made.

To apply: Please email your CV together with a covering letter providing evidence of how you meet the essential skills and experience we require (as outlined in the person specification in our application pack) This is an agile vacancy and, as such, may be closed with no notice, so if you are interested please apply immediately

The Church of England is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our church community. In the Diocese of Worcester we follow and are committed to the Church of England's House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policies and the relevant statutory legislation and guidance "Working together" to ensure the welfare of children and young people is paramount.

The Church of England is for everyone, and it is a priority for us to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole diocese. We welcome all applications from interested and suitably qualified people, and particularly welcome applications from those of UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority heritage and people with disabilities and women, who are underrepresented at this level in our team.

Closing Date: 10 November 2024

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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and influential individual with extensive project management and stakeholder engagement experience to join us as our Senior Community Fundraising Optimisation Lead. 

In this role you will work with a small management team, as well as extend your influence into the regional fundraising and engagement team. 

The successful applicant will focus on optimising operational processes and supporter engagement strategies across the team. 

Please note this is a fixed term maternity cover contract role for up to 12 months.

This is a remote-hybrid working role, you will be required to come in to your contracted office in London Farringdon approximately 2 days per month. Flexible working arrangements are discussed at the interview.

About Us 

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

About the role 

As Senior Community Fundraising Optimisation Lead, you will play a key role in driving continuous improvement within our regional fundraising team.

You will identify and implement efficiencies in project management and operational planning, explore new community fundraising audiences, and support strategic planning around income generation opportunities.

You will not directly manage people but will lead cross-functional project teams to deliver impactful fundraising initiatives. Your work will focus on building a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration across the team.

In this role, you will: 

• Identify improvements and efficiencies in how we manage projects and operational planning across the regional fundraising team. 

• Lead on agile resourcing across regional fundraising specialisms, especially where new growth opportunities arise. 

• Develop cases for new community fundraising audiences and explore opportunities to generate income from "unrestricted moments". 

• Create and drive project management techniques, ensuring teams are briefed, resourced, and empowered to deliver high-impact initiatives. 

• Develop change management plans and embed sustainable improvements within the team's operations. 

• Oversee the review and refresh of the Supporter Engagement strategy to ensure its ongoing relevance and effectiveness. 

• Foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement through coaching, mentoring, and strategic leadership. 

• Work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to provide strong leadership and ensure performance monitoring systems are robust.

About you 

To be successful, it is important that you have: 

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to view challenges holistically and make strategic decisions. 

• Proven experience in leading complex projects and applying project management methodologies. 

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior colleagues and communicate with impact. 

• Experience of leading change management initiatives, including coaching and mentoring teams. 

• Creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and innovate 

• An opportunity-driven mindset, with the ability to challenge the status quo and ask, "Is there a better way to do this?" 

• The ability to work independently, using your initiative to prioritise and manage a busy workload effectively. 

• A commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, and values. 

What we offer you: 

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance. 

We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health, and wellbeing both in and outside of work. 

We provide a wide range of benefits that will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. You can read more about our benefits here. 

Closing date: 10th November 2024 

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (approximately 2 days per month.) This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me".

We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

Are you a financial leader with a passion for making a difference?

The World Cancer Research Fund International is seeking a strategic, analytical and experienced Finance Director to join their team.

About:

World Cancer Research Fund International is a leading authority on cancer prevention through diet, weight, and physical activity. They commission and interpret research, lead and unify a network of cancer charities with a global reach, influence policy at the highest level, and are trusted advisors to governments and other official bodies worldwide.

Hybrid - 2 days in Office in London. Occasional travel to US and Europe.

The Role:

As the Finance Director, you will play a crucial role in shaping the financial strategy and ensuring the financial health of the organisation. You will be responsible for overseeing all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, managing financial risks, financial reporting, and compliance. You will work closely with the executive team to support strategic decision-making and drive the financial performance of the organisation ensuring sustainable economic growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the financial planning and analysis processes to support strategic initiatives.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Manage the budgeting and forecasting processes, providing insights and recommendations to the executive team.
• Oversee the finance team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure alignment of financial goals with organisational objectives.

About You:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, AAT or CIMA) or equivalent with evidence of continued professional development
• Proven experience in a senior financial leadership role, preferably within the non-profit sector.
• Proven knowledge and experience of financial requirements and reporting in international environments, specifically in UK, US and the Netherlands.
• Proven experience of year-end statutory accounts production and external audit management
• In depth knowledge of charity financial regulations in the UK, experience in US and the Netherlands would be beneficial
• Demonstrable success in system and process improvement and working with non-financial leadership teams.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills.

What They Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working - 2 days in office.
• Excellent benefits.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact on global cancer prevention efforts.

If you are a strategic financial leader with a passion for making a difference, we would love to hear from you. Please submit an update to date CV to or call Lisa or Matt at TPP.

We're working to a deadline of 12th November 2024.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Finance Manager

Charity based in Canterbury.
Starting Salary: £52,000
Hybrid Working ( 3 days per week in the Office)
Permanent Role.

A charity based in Canterbury is seeking a Finance Manager.
The role reports into the Director of Finance and manages a team of 4.
The charity generates an income of approx £15 Million.

The client is looking for a qualified Accountant or Finalist.
Experience working in the Not For Profit sector would be beneficial.

The postholder will be required to lead a small team in meeting reporting deadlines for monthly management accounts and statutory requirements.

There will be a significant focus on developing and improving financial systems to maximise the effectiveness of financial processes throughout the organisation, and the successful applicant will be required to forge and maintain strong relationships with colleagues within the Finance department, local management teams and in the wider organisation.

• Lead in organising the financial documentation and programme for the annual external audit, including reviewing and uploading audit deliverables to the auditors' portal.
• Process and reconcile the monthly payroll produced by the Ciphr HR system, ensuring payments to HMRC, pensions providers, and other government bodies.
• Oversee the operational functioning of all financial transactions, Income and Expenditure, ensuring it is compliant with charity regulations and SORP.
• Oversight of the charity's commercial bank accounts and other financial services providers (e.g. Worldpay), ensuring the charity is obtaining the best possible return on any balances and investments held in them.
• To develop, maintain and monitor internal financial policies and procedures, and ensure their continued effectiveness.
• Ensuring accurate, relevant up to date financial Information for the charity, primarily the preparation of monthly management accounts for the group.

At Do it Now Now, we support Black leaders to build sustainable futures for their organisations and communities. Through capacity building activity and advocacy, we help organisations thrive in the systems in which they exist. We achieve this by working in collaboration with these organisations and designing programmes that create pathways for positive impact by providing the essential funding and resources to ensure sustainable change.

As our Head of Finance and Resources  you will be a crucial part of driving our success. This is a new, vital role that will drive our financial strategy, operations, and governance as we navigate a rapidly changing sector. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with our Senior Leadership Team, this is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking, socially conscious organisation that’s growing and evolving.

About the role
As the Head of Finance and Resources, you will lead the charge in embedding best practices across our financial and operational activities. You will spearhead strategic business planning, ensuring that our financial processes are robust, adaptive, and aligned with our mission. From managing critical relationships with funders and auditors to overseeing the integration of systems that promote efficiency, you will be pivotal in securing our long-term financial health and growth.

You will also help establish Do it Now Now as a thought leader, building our reputation and credibility within the sector, while fostering a dynamic internal culture that champions collaboration, innovation, and shared responsibility.

Who we’re looking for
We are seeking an exceptional leader with a passion for driving change. You will have significant experience working at a senior level, partnering with CEOs, developing financial strategy and operational capacity, guiding teams, and influencing decision-making. Your proven track record of designing and implementing cross-organisational financial monitoring and reporting solutions will be key to your success in this role.

As a member of the Senior Leadership team, you will also bring experience in business planning, strategic thinking, and the ability to deliver clear, long-term objectives. You’re a confident user of financial software such as Xero and comfortable with platforms like Airtable, Google and Microsoft products. You will also hold a professional qualification in finance or accounting.

If you're passionate about finance and ready to help us achieve our bold ambitions—apply today and be part of something extraordinary.

Next step

For further information and how to apply please visit our microsite.

Closing Date: Sunday 17th November 2024 at 11:59pm

We’re looking for an enthusiastic grants manager with excellent communication and analytical skills to lead on our social security grants portfolio.

What we do

London is a deeply unequal place. We want to see a fairer city where everyone has the chance to thrive, no matter who they are.

To achieve this, we fund hundreds of organisations fighting for economic and social justice across the city.

Who we’re looking for:

We’re looking for an enthusiastic colleague with excellent communication and analytical skills to lead on our social security grants portfolio. 

You’ll need to have solid project management experience, but you don’t need any prior grant making experience. 

You’ll join a six-person economic justice team within our wider grants team. The economic justice team works closely with a similar sized social justice team. 

We’re a learning organisation, so we’d expect you to want to learn and share your knowledge with colleagues. 

You’ll need to have solid project management experience, but you don’t need any prior grant making experience.

What we offer:

Salary:£57,418 per annum (pro-rata for part time) 

Contract: Permanent, Full time (35 hours) or Part-time (at least 4 days (28 hours) per week)

Location: Moorgate (hybrid working, up to 60% work from home)

Leave: Annual leave of 26 days plus bank holidays and office closure over Christmas period (pro-rate for part time)

Pension: 10% employer contribution for 3% employee contribution – automatic enrolment from day 1

Generous paid sick leave allowance 

How to apply

If you think Trust for London may be the right place for you, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, please visit our website to learn more about the role.

We'll be interviewing candidates as suitable applications come in, so make sure to apply as soon as possible if you're interested in the role. The advert will be open until the post is filled.

Your new company
I am delighted to be working with a Not-for-Profit organisation, and we are looking for an Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs to head up the Policy, Public Affairs and Research team on a 6-9 month FTC. With a team of six sitting underneath you, in this short period of time, there will be some key deliverables that the charity will be looking at completing during your contract. This includes passing bills on the Online Safety Act, attending submits and launching a new Policy. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has proven policy leadership who wants to work for a great cause.

Your new role
The successful candidate will:

• Provide direction, leadership and line management for the Policy and Public Affairs team.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues within the leadership team and across the organisation to contribute to the delivery of the strategy.
• Provide leadership as the charity responds to emerging opportunities and threats affecting children's safety online. This will include formalising interim and final policy positions to address reactive issues.
• Ensuring that the team's policy positions and influencing strategies are evidence based, high quality, impactful and support the strategic ambition to transform the online world so it is safe for children. This will include managing the finalisation and launch of our Generative AI policy position.
• Provide support, guidance and challenge to ensure the team delivers and launches cutting edge policy and research on online safety including risks posed by new and emergent technologies. This includes acting as a sounding board to help shape the team's policy, public affairs and research work.
• Maintain relationships with civil service, parliamentary and civil society stakeholders and leverage these to amplify our policy impact.
• Represent the charity on relevant internal and external advisory groups. This can include deputising for senior colleagues.

What you'll need to succeed

This position is ideal for someone who:

• Solid understanding of the public policy and regulatory opportunities and challenges relating to online safety (ideally, but not a necessity).
• Evidence of strong team leadership skills, with experience of line management and leadership.
• Demonstrable strategic decision-making skills, with experience of weighing up competing options and opportunities to deliver strategic objectives at a senior level in an organisation
• Excellent evidence-based policymaking skills, mixing strong analytical skills with the ability to understand the wider policy context to turn problems into practical, robust policy solutions.
• Experience of analysing, comprehending and responding at pace to complex policy and public affairs developments in a fast-moving external environment
• Experience of managing complex and competing priorities with a strong track record for delivery at speed and under pressure, responding to tight external deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including demonstrable experience of successfully building external influencing networks and dealing effectively and persuasively with senior internal stakeholders.

What you'll get in return

This FTC is available on a 6-9 month basis. Ideally, the successful candidate will start sooner rather than later to allow for a cross-over from the current post holder before and after they return from their extended period of leave. The salary is £52,084 - £60,271/annum (inc London weighting). Excluding London, the weighting salary is available upon request. Benefits include: 29 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, competitive pension contribution and salary assurance up to five times your salary.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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A new Labour Government has been elected with a mandate to deliver key policies to improve the UK’s environment and climate – from transitioning our energy system to one based on renewables and improving the energy efficiency of our homes and business; to improving our biodiversity and protecting our nature; cleaning up our rivers and beaches, and making our farming more sustainable. 

Labour’s Environment Campaign – SERA is the Labour Party’s affiliated environment campaign. We helped to provide the evidence and political will to develop many of these policies in Opposition and campaigned to elect a record number of Labour MPs to help deliver these policies in Government. Supporting environment and climate policies for the Welsh and Scottish Labour Parties ahead of the 2026 elections in each nation is also a key priority for us. 

We are a membership organisation, and the Labour Party members who subscribe to Labour’s Environment Campaign - SERA are our backbone. We also work with Labour politicians at all levels, trade unions, other Labour Socialist Society affiliates, NGOs, think tanks, and civil society organisations.

We are looking for someone with the experience to lead Labour’s Environment Campaign - SERA through its next phase of development, cementing its influence within the Labour movement on climate and nature matters. 

The successful candidate will have:

Essential

• Commitment to the policies, values, principles and objectives of the Labour Party and the wider labour movement, particularly trade unions and Socialist Societies, and to environmental and social justice.

• Experience of leading or senior management in an advocacy, campaigning or policy organisation

• Demonstrable knowledge of the political conditions in which the organisation operates, and a high level of political judgement.

• Excellent networking, advocacy and influencing skills.

• Experience in fundraising, income generation and financial management.

• Experience in staff management and leadership and the ability to enthuse and motivate. 

• Strong communication skills including the ability to represent the organisation effectively in public forums and the media.

Desirable

• A strong knowledge and understanding of current political and public policy issues and debates around climate and the environment.

• Understanding of the Labour Party and the labour movement and relationships with key figures within both.

• Ability to build excellent relationships with the environmental sector,  business and the media.

• Understanding and knowledge of the administrative, financial and legislative requirements of managing a political organisation.

• Experience working in a membership organisation.

This crucial role is part of the growing team we are recruiting to deliver on our policy and campaigning priorities.