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PRCBC needs a self-motivating and committed Practice Manager to manage and hold responsibility for our ongoing office management, legal administration, and financial administration operations. The postholder is expected to be at the core of and involved in all aspects of PRCBC’s future development, working closely with PRCBC’s CEO/Senior Supervising Solicitor, Solange Valdez-Symonds. This new post will be based at our office in Hammersmith, London. For further details, please see Job description and Person Specification. 

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this post, please fully complete our application form and equal opportunities form and return completed copies to the email address as shown within our 'Job Application Form'.

Reed Legal are proud to have been appointed exclusive recruitment partners to Girlguiding UK for an exciting Legal Counsel appointment within their Finance & Commercial team. Though fun, friendship, challenge and adventure, Girlguiding UK empower girls to find their voice, inspiring them to discover the best in themselves and to make a positive difference in their community.

In this role you will have exposure to broad remit of legal responsibility including property management, contract negotiations, and company governance, ensuring legal integrity and compliance within the organisation.

You will be supported with expert advice from the legal panel, the Trust Corporation Surveyor (Consultant), and further specialists who will assist you with the organisation’s legal positioning.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts. Develop and refine contract processes and procedures.
• Property Management: Handle legal aspects of property transactions including leases, acquisitions, and disputes. Develop policies to optimise property legal support.
• Governance Support: Assist in company secretarial duties, board meetings preparation, and compliance filings.
• Trademark Management: Oversee trademark registrations, renewals, and brand protection strategies.
• Budget Management: Oversee the legal budget, manage external legal relations, and ensure cost-effective legal services.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Provide clear legal advice to non-legal personnel, maintain strong relationships with external solicitors and surveyors, and support internal teams with legal training.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Fully qualified Solicitor in English Law (Essential).
• Excellent communication skills, capable of simplifying complex legal concepts (Essential).
• Strong time management and multitasking abilities (Essential).
• Experience in property law, contract law, and charity law (Desirable).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and understanding of diversity and inclusion practices (Essential).

Benefits:

• Generous pension of up to 10% employer contribution.
• 25-day holiday allowance, increasing to a maximum of 30 days per annum (+BH).  
• Flexible working hours with hybrid working (40% office based).
• Health & wellbeing cash plan.
• Inclusive and family friendly work environment.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 23rd February

Interviews are likely to be held:

• week commencing 3 March 2025 (1st interview), and
• week commencing 10 March 2025 (2nd interview)

This is a permanent role for 35 hours per week. However, at times you may be required to work more hours, including evenings and weekends. Time off in lieu (TOIL) will be available to cover this.

Girlguiding UK and REED positively welcome applications from all areas of society regardless of the individual’s race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability.

All third party and direct applications sent to Girlguiding UK will be forwarded to Will Moore at Reed Legal for full consideration alongside all other applicants.

About the Role: We are seeking a dedicated Paralegal to work in a team of public lawyers focusing on systemic challenges within our Bristol Public Law team. This is a unique opportunity to work on groundbreaking cases that challenge unlawful government policies, defend migrants’ rights, address human trafficking, and confront unlawful detention. You will also work on civil claims and assist in cases of public and private law discrimination and collaborate with campaigning groups to fight against unjust decisions made by public bodies.

Why Join DPG? At DPG, we are committed to creating a workplace where our team members can thrive. We offer flexible working arrangements and study leave to support your ongoing professional development. Our aim is to develop our staff, fostering a supportive environment where you can grow your career.

Our Values: Central to our mission is the belief in equality and justice. We are dedicated to building a diverse team and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, particularly those from minoritized backgrounds. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace, welcoming applications regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or belief.

Details of the person specification can be found in the application form on our website, and the job description can also be found there.  DPGs aims and values can also be found on our website.

How to Apply:  Be sure to include the job reference 2025/02/BRPL in the subject line of your email, once you have completed the application form which you can download from our website.

• Closing Date: 9.00am Wednesday 19th February 2025
• Interviews: Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a skills test and interview during the week commencing 3rd March 2025.
• Start Date: May 2025 (flexibility to accommodate study and/or current notice periods is possible)

Don’t miss this chance to be part of a team that’s committed to making a difference. Apply now and contribute to the pursuit of justice at DPG.

We are seeking a professionally qualified and experienced Head of Legal to lead our legal team and provide professional legal advice on employment law matters. The Head of Legal role is pivotal in supporting our Senior Management Team, staff, and members, ensuring that our legal services are effective and aligned with the union's objectives of building union power.

Salary and Location 

• Band 5, Regional Spine points 23-19

• Starting salary: £58,877 p.a. rising to £67,689 p.a. in annual increments

• PCS Birmingham

Successful candidates for the Head of Legal will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience in employment law and legal management

• Strong leadership and people management skills

• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities

• Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace

• Ability to work collaboratively and manage complex legal issues

The main duties of the Head of Legal role include:

• Delivering expert legal guidance and representation on employment law issues

• Conducting legal research, drafting claims, and representing members in employment tribunal hearings and negotiating on their behalf

• Managing a team of legal professionals, overseeing casework management and ensuring alignment with the union's strategic goals

• Building and maintaining relationships with contractors to ensure cost-effective services

As a qualified solicitor/legal executive with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience, you will be able to show how you maintain and share your up to date knowledge of employment legislation as the Head of Legal.  You will be committed to developing your team, through training, appraisal and the use of technology.  An understanding of the political processes in the UK and the role and work of trade unions is essential for the Head of Legal role.

Closing date: at 12 midday on Wednesday 12 February 2025

Interviews will be held by Zoom: Wednesday 26 February 2025 

Selected applicants may be invited to a second interview on Friday 28 February 2025.

About PCS

PCS is the Public and Commercial Services Union, representing many thousands of members working in the civil service and related areas.

Employer Benefits

You will have access to a generous package of staff benefits including

• flexible working (including hybrid working)

• childcare and family support

• generous maternity/paternity leave

• 32 days leave and Christmas closure

• pension scheme

• employee assistance programme

Learning and Development

The union offers a wide range of learning and development opportunities. We will work with you to support your continued professional development.

PCS Recruiting Process

We use CVMinder to manage all recruitment activities. It helps us to maintain our commitment to equality and diversity by ensuring that we are fair and compliant with our recruiting practices.

Applications must be received by the closing date and time specified.

Candidates invited for interview are required to make themselves available on the date/s specified. Interview dates cannot be changed to accommodate candidates who are unavailable to attend on the specified date.

• CVs will not be accepted. Please see the job description/person specification and follow the application process.

• PCS is working towards equal opportunities and is positive about disabled people.

• All posts can be considered on a full-time, part-time or job share basis.

Please view our guidance for applicants.

Citizens UK 

 Citizens UK is the UK’s biggest, most diverse and most effective people-powered alliance. We bring communities and local organisations together to work on issues that matter; from campaigning for zebra crossings on dangerous roads, to reforming the immigration system, to the Living Wage campaign. We have a track record of winning change through hundreds of local and national campaigns. We know everyday people have the ability to shape the world around them. We believe that through developing local leaders, we can drive nationwide change and create community-led solutions to big and small problems.

Community Organising 

Through our theory of social change, called community organising, we train thousands of everyday people to lead change in their communities, equipping them with the skills to hold politicians and other powerholders to account. We are made up of 500+ member organisations in powerful alliances throughout the UK. Our members include schools, universities, faith groups, parents’ groups, health practices, charities, trade unions and other civil society organisations. 

Purpose 

At Citizens UK, our organisers and project staff work within communities to develop leaders, strengthen organisations, campaign for change and organise across difference. There are various project roles and operational, communication, finance and HR roles that support the organisation and project staff and organisers to deliver on this mission and work. This work is rewarding and can be challenging; it requires a personal commitment to inclusion, a willingness to listen and disagree respectfully, and an interest in working in an organisation where our staff, member institutions and leaders will come from a diversity of backgrounds and often hold views that may be very different from our own. More information about how we operate within this context and build trusted relationships across difference can be found on our website and is covered in induction. Onboarding and navigating this relational culture, and type of work, is supported by line managers and further training.  

Migrant & Refugee Organising Team 

We have an exciting opportunity for a lawyer or level 3 immigration advisor to join our Migrant and Refuge Organising team (MARO). MARO fits within our ‘Migrants and Refugees’ theme of work, which combines place-based and multi-issue organising, with effective national campaigns, and the pioneering community sponsorship of refugees. Staff joining MARO are joining a thriving team that links into the wider Migrants and Refugees theme and into the range of other Citizens UK teams. 

You will be responsible for delivering workshops in our member institutions, providing legal insight to our campaigns, and exploring additional campaigning opportunities. You will also be responsible for shaping Citizens UK’s community lawyering strategy and ensuring that Citizens UK has the appropriate registrations and structures for the project to succeed.

The ideal candidate would have a deep understanding of immigration law, an interest in community organising and civic institutions, and an ability to build relationships and trust with people from a range of backgrounds. The ideal candidate will be committed to justice for migrant communities and be dedicated to building power. 

There is scope for this area of work to expand and so we are looking for a candidate who has the vision and ability to innovate and build a new area of work.

Main Responsibilities 

Reporting to Senior Organiser , you will: 

• Deliver legal workshops with Citizens UK member organisations and offer 2nd tier advice

• Provide providing legal insight to Citizens UK migration campaigns 

• Work with Community Organisers and community leaders to explore additional campaigning opportunities 

• Oversee the Citizens UK’s community lawyering project including relating to partners and funders 

Person Specification 

REQUIREMENTS (D = Desirable, E= Essential) 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification in immigration law (D) 

EXPERIENCE 

• Experience delivering legal workshops (E) 

• Experience of building and managing successful relationships and partnerships including funders, migration sector organisations and community organisations (E) 

• Experience organising or working with local communities, campaigners or leaders to achieve change (E) 

• Experience of working in community settings (E) 

KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE 

• Knowledge of immigration law (E) 

• Outstanding project management skills and the ability to juggle a wide range of competing demands (E) 

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, lead, and influence others (E) 

• Understanding of the policy and campaign landscape of migrant justice in the UK (E) 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES  

• A commitment to justice for migrants and the principles of Citizens UK (E) 

• Thrives in a culture which encourages you to innovate, take risks, as well as creating relationships in the team which enable a high level of trust (E) 

• Enthusiastic and proactive self-starter and the ability to act on own initiative (E) 

Interview date: 25th February 2025

About the role:

The Legal Officer works closely with the Legal Team (Legal Director and Legal and Parliamentary Officer) to support our policy and advocacy work and with the Senior Legal Projects Manager in a key role to coordinate strategic legal advice and litigation. The Legal Officer also works closely with the rest of the ILPA Secretariat, including the Chief Executive, Content and Digital Channels Manager, Training Officer, and with Trustees, ILPA and SLAC members, the SLAC Steering Committee  and co-convenors of ILPA’s Working Groups.

You will regularly analyse information, including legal and practice updates, and disseminate information orally and in writing to the public and to ILPA members. You will assist with answering ILPA members’ legal, policy and practice-based queries, raising systemic issues with government departments as appropriate, and provide flexible, tailored, technical and practical support for practitioners and non-practitioners, who include public bodies, professional organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). You will assist in the preparation of legal policy and parliamentary briefings, and ILPA’s responses to consultations, calls for evidence, other official submissions and correspondence with government bodies. You will also help represent ILPA in meetings and work collaboratively with colleagues across the sector in pursuit of ILPA’s influencing aims. 

Additionally, you will support the organisation and running of ILPA’s thematic Working Groups, which provide a valuable forum for ILPA members to share best practice and discuss issues of current importance, assisting with agenda-setting, presenting updates, following-up on action points, and preparing meeting summaries. The overall aim of these activities is to improve immigration, asylum and nationality law, policy and practice. You are not expected to have policy experience, as you will gain knowledge and exposure to policy work through this role and we hope to see you grow in the role and take on greater policy responsibility during your time at ILPA, accompanied by corresponding salary increments where deemed appropriate as part of our salary review process. 

You will work with the Senior Legal Projects Manager to develop partnerships with NGOs and legal professionals around the UK. You will coordinate the general and regional Strategic Legal Advice Committee (SLAC) meetings. These meetings will be held online, across the UK. Each SLAC group will hold four meetings per year as well as emergency meetings where necessary. You will be responsible for the minute taking of all SLAC meetings. You will work with the Senior Legal Projects Manager to set member-led meeting agendas, identify member training needs, facilitate training, update the SLAC website, and feed in to monitoring and evaluation of the project. You will be responsible for coordinating SLAC Steering Committee meetings.

About you:

The position would suit a self-motivated individual who is passionate about the sector and is looking to further their career in immigration policy or advocacy, including by making the transition from immigration practice to work on immigration policy and strategic legal advice and litigation coordination. 

You may be keen to be working at the heart of the systemic changes following Brexit, recent significant legislation, including the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, Illegal Migration Act 2023, Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024, attempts to remove people seeking asylum in the UK to Rwanda, government initiatives to “reduce net migration” such as the increased Minimum Income Requirement for family visas, and the recently introduced Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. 

You will have an interest in strategic litigation and how it can be used to protect and promote the rights of those discriminated against on the basis of their migration status. You will be passionate about being involved in the coordination of a unique and exciting project that brings the third and legal sector together in developing strategic litigation. 

Given the complexity of immigration, asylum and nationality law, we do not expect applicants to have expertise in every area, but an understanding of the law and excellent critical analysis skills are key. Any successful applicant will be able to attend ILPA training to further their knowledge.

Main responsibilities

1. To liaise, work with, and gather evidence from members to support ILPA’s influencing work and to assist with knowledge-sharing in the sector;
2. To assist the Legal Team to influence law and policies through written and oral advocacy;
3. To coordinate and contribute to internal and external meetings, which may have a range of attendees including ILPA members, SLAC members, government officials, parliamentarians, experts, lawyers, and other external organisations and individuals;
4. To provide support to ILPA’s thematic working groups, and SLAC meetings, including by attending evening meetings, agenda-setting, participating, drafting minutes/meeting summaries, and working with the Secretariat, working group co-convenors, and SLAC Steering Committee to take forward agreed actions;
5. To handle queries related to the Legal Team, and SLAC work sent by members and others where appropriate, such as by forwarding these on to relevant individuals and drafting responses;
6. To monitor, identify, store, organise, interrogate, retrieve and disseminate information, including legal and policy developments, relevant to ILPA’s work;
7. To assist with facilitating SLAC training events,  communicating with SLAC members and feed into the monitoring and evaluation of SLAC; and 
8. To support internal and external communications and updates. 

Person Specification

Essential knowledge, experience, skills, and qualities:

1. A law degree, postgraduate qualification in law, or other relevant qualification in law; 
2. Experience of working in or with immigration, asylum and nationality law in the UK;
3. Experience of building and managing effective professional relationships with a range of people, with demonstrable ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations;
4. Good legal knowledge, skills and judgment, including:
   a) an ability to navigate and understand the Immigration Rules and Government guidance,
   b) a general understanding of UKVI processes, and
   c) an ability to clearly communicate legal and technical information orally and in writing;
5. Excellent attention to detail;
6. Excellent planning, coordination, organisational, time management, strategic problem-solving and independent working skills, including:
   a) an ability to take a proactive approach to independent working,
   b) managing workstreams effectively, 
   c) confidently taking responsibility for tasks and decisions, 
   d) meeting tight deadlines, and
   e) taking a calm and diligent approach to problem solving;
7. Commitment to the principles of a non-racist, non-sexist, just, and equitable system of immigration, asylum and nationality law; 
8. Commitment to the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion, and taking a proactive approach to espousing these principles; and
9. Commitment to be a champion of ILPA by positively encouraging your team, identifying and encouraging opportunities for growth, and celebrating success.

About the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association

The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) is a charity and a professional association the majority of whose members are barristers, solicitors, advocates and IAA (previously OISC) regulated advisers practising in all aspects of immigration, asylum and nationality law. Academics, non-governmental organisations and individuals with a substantial interest in the law are also members.

Founded in 1984 by leading practitioners in the field, ILPA exists to promote and improve advice and representation in immigration, asylum and nationality law, through an extensive programme of training and disseminating information and by providing research and opinion that draw on the experiences of members. ILPA is represented on numerous government, official and non-governmental advisory groups and regularly provides evidence to parliamentary and official inquiries.

The Secretariat does not give advice to members of the public on individual cases but works closely with members to ensure that they are enabled to do their best for their clients. It runs ILPA’s busy training programme and produces a wide range of information for members and non-members.

The objectives of ILPA are:

• To promote the advising and representation of immigrants;
• To provide information to members and others on domestic and European immigration, asylum and nationality law; and
• To secure a non-racist, non-sexist, just and equitable system of immigration, asylum and nationality law practice.

ILPA is an equal opportunities employer. We acknowledge that the legal and charitable sector can be less accessible to people from minoritised or racialised communities and people from less privileged socio-economic backgrounds. We are committed to unsettling the status quo. In this role you will wear many hats and we recognise that the successful candidate may not have all the skills and experience listed in the personal specification. We welcome an application from you if you can see yourself in this role and have an appetite to gain new skills, knowledge, and experience. We encourage applications from individuals who have lived experience of the UK immigration or asylum systems, or the hostile environment.

We also encourage applications from people who have previously unsuccessfully applied for roles at ILPA. We will consider each application afresh. We appreciate that individuals are always learning, growing, and adding to their knowledge and experience.

About the ILPA Team 

You would be joining a small team, of around 10 team members. Under our current hybrid work policy, we have one anchor day (currently a Tuesday), in which you will be expected to work from an office setting in London, together with Team members living in England. The rest of the time you will ordinarily work remotely or wherever conferences or meetings might take place.

Reports to: Legal and Parliamentary Officer and Senior Legal Projects Manager

Annual leave: 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year off 

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, plus 1 hour lunch break (NB. evening working is required to attend any scheduled evening meetings, which ordinarily finish no later than 7pm). Very occasional travel within the UK will be required to attend meetings.

Start date: As soon as possible

Application deadline: 9:00am on Monday, 24 February 2025

Interviews will be held on 10 and 11 March 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by Monday, 3 March 2025.

Applications from individuals only – no agencies.

We are recruiting a permanent Head of Employee Relations for one of our non-profit clients based in South London. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Employee Relations to lead our central HR/ER team.

This pivotal role involves managing senior employee cases, driving accuracy and excellence in caseload management, and ensuring compliance with rules and regulations. The Head of ER will play a crucial role in promoting positive employee-employer relationships and mitigating risks for the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage our HR/ER team, ensuring they are equipped to handle their tasks effectively.
• Foster collaboration across the organisation to resolve conflicts and drive robust performance management
• Address senior employee grievances, workplace conflicts, and other employee-related concerns in compliance with our policies.
• Provide guidance on resolving workplace disputes through mediation, negotiation, and formal grievance processes.
• Collaborate with solicitors and manage tribunal cases.
• Interpret and apply employment laws and regulations, ensuring full compliance with employment laws.
• Advise management on compliance with nationally and locally agreed terms and conditions.
• Conduct prompt, fair, and transparent investigations and disciplinary actions in line with our policies.
• Manage organisational change initiatives, including redundancy, restructuring, and TUPE situations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Directors and senior management on employee relations matters.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in a senior HR/ER role, particularly within a unionised environment.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
• Excellent conflict resolution and mediation skills.
• Ability to manage a team and work collaboratively with various stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

This role offer hybrid working, some localised travel to other sites will be required.

The Role

The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. Our Governance Officers support our elected and appointed members, who are solicitors drawn from a wide variety of legal practice and sectors of the community and help shape the direction and views of the Law Society.

In this role you will be one of the Governance Officers within the Legal Policy Directorate responsible for providing an excellent secretariat service to our expert policy advisory committees. The committees you will support are primarily the Access to Justice Committee, Civil Justice Committee, and the Housing Law Committee. This may be subject to change depending on capacity across Governance Officers within the wider Directorate.

Governance Officers also cover for one another on an ad-hoc basis during periods of annual leave or sickness.

In this role you will be primarily responsible for scheduling and making all necessary arrangements for the meetings of the above committees. This will include drafting agendas, minutes and action lists, and collating and distributing meeting materials electronically. You will keep accurate records of committee activity and respond to queries in between meetings. You will also assist with some of the processes for appointing the Society's members to the committees.

What we're looking for

The ideal candidate will be highly organised and will have experience of preparing and supporting the running of large formal meetings. A knowledge of law and/or governance is not essential for this role but would be helpful particularly in dealing with the more technical aspects of committee business.

You will have experience of taking minutes and will have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You will need to be able to pay attention to detail while managing competing priorities.

You will have experience of working with senior stakeholders, ideally with those who, like our elected and appointed members, are managing their voluntary commitments to us alongside often busy professional lives.

You will have IT literacy. We use MS Office 365 (including MS Teams for virtual meetings and collaboration). Appropriate training will be provided.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, stimulating policy environment, have prior experience of governance and believe this could be the right next role for you, please get in touch.

What's in it for you

This is an excellent opportunity to work with contemporary thinkers in a progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, excellence, clarity and respect.

We offer hybrid working, a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.

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The Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law is an educational charity (not an activist group) working in the field of animal rights law.

We have a budget of some £120k pa, currently supported by a few large donors, and we want to broaden out our donor base and reduce our dependence on a handful of donors. We are looking for 8-12 donors - probably HNW individuals - each able to give £10-25k pa renewable. We have experience pitching the work of the Centre, but need help in meeting potential donors. We are looking for an experienced fundraiser who can identify potential donors, make initial contact, and set up calls or meetings for us to meet with them and present the work of the Centre.

Founded in 2019 by two Cambridge academics, the Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law has become one of the world's leading centres of competence in animal rights law. Our mission is to study fundamental rights for animals, advancing research, teaching, and raising public awareness of the topic with a view to making change possible.

To find out more about our Centre, head to our social media channels via Instagram (@animalrightslaw), X (@CCARL_charity) and Facebook/LinkedIn (Cambridge Centre for Animal Rights Law).

We are recruiting for a permanent People & Resourcing Advisor, to join our non- profit charity based in South West London. As a key member of our HR team, you will provide end-to-end recruitment support for absences, vacancies, retention, and temporary resources, using workforce planning data and digital tools to source diverse and untapped candidate pools. Responsibilities include performing audits to ensure compliance with statutory legislation, developing and managing an in-house zero-hour workforce and recruitment agencies, and staying updated on market advancements and trends through networking and research. The successful candidate will implement new processes and systems for efficient resource management and ensure secure storage and compliance with Data Protection legislation for all resourcing data.

As our People Advisor you will also manage an Employee Relations caseload, advising, coaching, and supporting managers on people management matters using a business partnering approach. You will assist with the design, development, and review of our policies and procedures, ensuring robust and customer-friendly administration processes are in place. Additionally, you will support People and Culture on people-focused projects such as TUPE, pay review, and consultations, and provide administration support to ensure efficient responses enquiries. Acting in accordance with our values, code of conduct, equality and diversity policies is essential.

Hybrid working available with some travel to other sites

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

We are looking for an assistant legal counsel to join our legal compliance and governance team. Your work will include negotiating and drafting commercial contracts, and advice on data protection, fundraising and charity law. We can provide some support and training if any of these compliance areas are new to you. You should be able to work co-operatively as part of our team and with our internal stakeholders.

About you

You’ll be a qualified lawyer with at least 2 years PQE in commercial contract law. With  good quality drafting skills and good communication skills, you’ll  be able to manage a busy workload in a timely fashion and give pragmatic advice allowing you to resolve legals issues, where appropriate, effectively and efficiently. Experience of working in-house in a charity would be an advantage.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 2 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date

Monday 10 February 2025 at 09:00am

We reserve the right to close this advert early subject to volume of applicants. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview date

Week commencing Monday 17 February 2025

• Senior Finance Manager
• £65,000
• Hybrid/London, 2 days in the office per week

Senior Finance Manager required for an inspirational charity in London who give grants to fund UK and international programmes that support people when they need it the most.

Owing to the rapid growth of the organisation, and need to strengthen financial management, this newly created Senior Finance Manager role has arisen. Reporting to the Director of Finance the Senior Finance Manager will act as Finance Business Partner to key front line services.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Taking the lead on financial management within the organisation for key services
• Budgeting, forecasting and reporting for the largest and most complex areas within the organisation
• Partnering budget holders to provide insightful, value adding support around their budgets to help aid financial decision making
• Providing comprehensive guidance and support for funding proposals and bids
• Reporting on grant expenditure and ensuring timely reporting
• Assisting budget holders with renewing contracts with partners
• Develop systems and processes, working with budget holders to tailor reports that will provide meaningful insights
• Training, guidance and support to budget holders to help them undertake their roles effectively
• Cashflow forecasts and treasury management
• Signing off Payroll (outsourced)

In order to be successful in the role, we are looking for a formally qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) who has gained their experience in a charity/not-for-profit setting. You will be adept at analysing and interpreting complex data and making sound financial decisions. With strong communication skills you will be able to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You will have a commercial mindset, be able to mitigate risk and highlight opportunities.

Director of Finance

Hybrid working ( 3 days on site)

Salary: £65,000 - £70,000

27 days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Client is a charity based in South London.

The post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Charity sector experience is essential.

Charity income of approx £2.5 million, managing a team of two and reporting directly into the CEO.

To provide strategic leadership for the financial management of the charities finances, including financial planning in year, as well as taking responsibility for planning the financial sustainability of the Charity's future strategy, taking into consideration any economic changes, the commitments of the Charity including capital developments and the diversification of income generation. This role will be responsible for the development of all necessary financial policies and procedures, to ensure sound financial management and the financial compliance and reporting demanded by regulatory authorities.

Experience

* Experience at director/senior finance level in an equivalent size organisation including experience of balancing the need to be both strategic and hands on.

* Experience of providing high-level financial and business advice in a complex multidisciplinary environment, including financial strategy development and implementation.

* Experience of successfully achieving objectives and negotiating solutions in pressurised situations where others have conflicting objectives, including the negotiation of complex contracts.

* Experience of producing and leading the completion of the statutory annual accounts and monthly management reports (including non-financial information).

* Experience of supporting major service change projects, including staff re-organisation, improvement in financial management processes and systems implementation.

* Significant experience of working within and leading teams within a multi-disciplinary setting.

* Experience of providing and receiving complex information and communicating this information in a cohesive manner that allows meaningful discussion and informed decision making.

Client will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis, to early application is key.

The standalone HR Manager will play a pivotal role in fostering a positive work environment, ensuring compliance with employment law, and aligning HR initiatives with business goals. This role requires an initiative-taking, detail-oriented, and people-focused individual who thrives in a dynamic environment.