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Chief Executive Officer reporting to the Chair of the Ampleforth Abbey Trust

Ampleforth Abbey Trust is looking to appoint a dynamic strategic leader to the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Purpose of the role

The post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) leads the works of the Abbey Trust on behalf of the monastic community, providing strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the Trust’s activities. In conjunction with the Chair of the Trust, the post-holder will support the Abbot in ensuring that the needs and ambitions of the monastic community are met, whilst also ensuring that the contents and pace of the Trust’s forward plan align with these needs. The post-holder will work closely with the Abbot to understand fully the needs and plans of the monastery and identify the business challenges and opportunities facing the Trust arising from these.

The post-holder will take the lead in ensuring that staff, volunteers and external stakeholders are engaged in the work of the Trust. They will also maintain a professional relationship with the Head and Bursar of Ampleforth College to ensure effective co-ordination and open communication where necessary.

The CEO is accountable to the Chair of the Ampleforth Abbey Trust and will work in liaison with the Abbot, and the Head and Bursar of Ampleforth College. In addition, they will also work closely with the Co-ordinator of Hospitality and the General Manager to reflect the importance of hospitality, retreatants, groups and general visitors, to the work of the Abbey Trust.

The post-holder will work effectively with all regulatory bodies, particularly the Charity Commission, to ensure that all regulatory requirements are met.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of the CEO fall under the headings Strategy, Leadership and Management, with a particular focus on finance.

Strategy

· Developing and leading the implementation of the strategy for the Ampleforth Abbey Trust which supports the needs of the monastic community and the delivery of the Trust’s charitable objects and which has in-built clear key performance measures;

· managing the General Manager and the Finance Manager to ensure the financial sustainability of the Abbey Trust across all of its activities;

· managing the Director of Safeguarding and Wellbeing to ensure that the highest standards of safeguarding are implemented and embedded across all Trust strategies, plans and activities;

· in conjunction with the Clerk/Company Secretary ensuring that matters relating to legislation and governance – compliance, structures, policies and processes – are in place to facilitate efficient and effective working across the Trust in order to improve organisational effectiveness.

Leadership

· providing effective leadership and management to the Trust’s senior officers and finance team, and managing selected Trust-wide contracts (for example, HR, IT and fundraising);

· working with the Chair of trustees to lead and deliver the Trust’s fundraising activities;

· working with the Co-ordinator of Hospitality and General Manager to ensure that the Trust’s activities are supportive of, and aligned with, the hospitality apostolate;

· engaging in an open and inclusive manner with all staff and volunteers who work for the Trust, engendering staff buy-in and trust developing the Trust as a highly regarded employer;

· ensuring that trustees have the information required for informed decision-making and the fulfilment of their statutory duties and that a positive and effective relationship exists between the trustees and senior officers.

Finance

· Providing effective leadership and management to the senior officers and finance team;

· Leading and building on the existing finance function, ensuring on a day-to-day level that correct policy, procedure and systems are in place for:

• • effective monitoring and reporting
  • an effective internal control environment
  • effective management of costs
  • compliance with relevant financial regulations

· Ensuring trustees have the financial information they require for them to fulfil their statutory duties.

• Working with the Investment Committee to ensure maximum return on capital for all the Trust’s assets and with the directors of Ampleforth Abbey Trading Limited and the Hospitality team to diversify and maximise income streams for the Trust.

Person Specification

The CEO will be expected to demonstrate evidence of the following skills, capabilities and experience:

Essential

· Proven experience as a CEO or an appropriate other relevant role, ideally within a regulated environment;

· Demonstrable competency in strategic planning, business development and performance metrics;

· Proven experience of operation at Board and Senior Management level;

· Outstanding organisational and servant leadership abilities;

· Proven experience, understanding and working knowledge of key finance and business functions within the remit of the role;

· Accountancy qualification and experience;

· Education to degree level, ideally with a business-relevant qualification;

· Proven experience of leading change, providing clarity and direction; including team development, matrix management and project management;

· Proven experience of managing staff and as necessary addressing supportive and remedial action;

· The ability to be a successful figurehead and ambassador for the Abbey and to make effective use of internal and external networks;

· Decision-making and problem-solving skills;

· High level negotiating and influencing skills;

· High flexibility of thought and diplomacy to manage a wide variety of stakeholders;

· An empathy towards the works of the Monastic Community and to uphold the values of that community;

· Exceptional communication skills including presenting / public speaking skills;

· High levels of resilience with a positive attitude;

· Excellent interpersonal standards and skills that include personal integrity, courtesy, patience and humour;

· Satisfy all criteria and checks relating to suitability to work in a school environment.

Desirable

· Experience of working with faith-based organisations;

· Experience of working within the charity and/or education sectors;

Resources Managed

· Line management of the Director of Safeguarding and Wellbeing, the General Manager, and the Finance Team.

· Budgets: To be advised by line manager

Line Manager and Annual Appraisal Reporting Officer

· Line management from the Chair of the Ampleforth Abbey Trust. Responsibilities to additionally report to the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee and to the Investment Committee, and directly to the trustees of Ampleforth Abbey Trust.

Safer Recruitment

· Ampleforth Abbey Trust adheres to safer recruitment as part of its commitment to upholding the highest standards of safeguarding for children and adults. All offers of employment will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) along with other relevant pre-employment checks and the receipt of employment references.

Salary

· Highly competitive based on skills and experience

Work Location

• Ampleforth Abbey

Ability to commute / relocate

• Ampleforth Abbey: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Ampleforth Abbey Trust

· Ampleforth Abbey Trust is a charitable trust registered with Companies House and the Charity Commission. Ampleforth Abbey is home to a monastic community, part of the English Benedictine Congregation, and is located in the Howardian Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The main work of the community is hospitality, through the welcome of visitors to its retreat centre and refurbished Visitor Centre, Shop and Tearoom.

Expected Start Date

• March 2025

Closing Date for Applications

• Midday Monday 9 December 2024

Interviews

• Friday 3 January 2025 at Ampleforth Abbey

As a key member of the senior management team, the Finance and Operations Lead will ensure that the charity has robust financial management and oversight at all levels of the operation, along with responsibility for several key operations across the organisation to ensure the smooth running of the Hearts Milk Bank services. These will include procurement, HR processes, IT, volunteer management and support with event planning. You will be an integral part of a supportive team. The Human Milk Foundation aims to be a nurturing environment which focuses on personal development, and we encourage developing independence and autonomy alongside the support of senior team members. You will ideally have an understanding of the work we do at the Human Milk Foundation and Hearts Milk Bank and the role in supporting infant and maternal health that milk banking plays. Support will be offered by the charity in the form of training, supervision and regular opportunities to gain new skills.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Management of the organisation’s daily financial operations.

• Ensuring that sound and timely financial advice and information is provided internally and externally to provide a transparent picture of the Charity’s financial status.

• Ensuring that key financial policies, processes, systems, and practices are in place to ensure robust financial decision-making, budget setting, resource allocation and financial performance monitoring at all levels of the charity.

• Oversight of income funds to ensure correct use of funds and ease of reporting back to funders, and correct allocation between restricted and unrestricted funds.

• Maintenance of monthly bookkeeping and running of management information, currently on Xero, and related financial systems.

• Running of the monthly payroll and pensions.

• Working with the HMF Treasurer to ensure that all statutory reporting requirements are met, to include preparation of annual accounts, SORP accounts and audit returns, including completion of returns for Companies House and Charity Commission.

• Management of external relationships with finance-related partners.

• Overseeing operational excellence within the HMB and HMF teams to ensure all projects are delivered to the highest standard in line with objectives, budgets and KPIs.

• Development of strategic and operational plans and projects.

• Development of reporting and analysis to support improved operational efficiencies.

• Working closely with human resources to lead with integrity and establish and maintain a trusting, inclusive, and productive environment.

• Carrying out regular reviews of HMF and HMB policies, documents, and SOPs.

• Promoting and maintaining Health & Safety to comply with business and legislative requirements.

• Acting as a point of escalation for troubleshooting across the office team, providing robust communication and a suitable plan of action to resolve issues or concerns.

• Recruiting, coordinating, and managing a team of volunteers, providing training, support and developmental opportunities.

Roles in the Human Milk Foundation may flex or change over time. Some elements of this job description may develop and others may be less relevant as the organisation changes and in line with any developing career interests of the successful candidate.

Requirements

Candidates/post holders will be expected to demonstrate the following:

Essential (E) | Desirable (D)

Education

• Degree education or equivalent - (E)
• Book keeping qualification or equivalent - (E)
• Accountancy qualification such as ACA, FCA or CIMA - (D)

Knowledge & Experience

• Proven experience of working with a range of stakeholders - (E)
• Minimum of 2 years working within a small/medium organisation - (E)
• Strategic budget management within a challenging resource environment - (E)
• Strong understanding of the statutory requirements for accounting procedures (E)
• Understanding of SORP gained from working within a charitable setting (D)
• Knowledge and application of payroll, taxes, gift aid and VAT recovery (E)
• An understanding of donor milk use and impacts on infant feeding, and the significance of optimal infant feeding to infants, families and society (D)

Skills & Abilities

• Principles and practice of strategic and operational financial and resource management (E)
• High capacity for attention to detail and a meticulous approach (E)
• Professional communication skills (E)
• Able to produce positive solutions under time pressure (E)
• Ability to work independently (E)
• Ability to think and articulate ideas at a strategic level (E)
• High standard of IT literacy with an emphasis on financial systems (Xero, Excel, and related software) (E)

Personal Attributes

• A desire to help drive this service forward, while maintaining the highest of standards and respect for the team, beneficiaries and aims of the charity (E)
• A desire to improve the experience of families in the perinatal period (E)
• A willingness to learn new skills and responsibilities, showing a long-term commitment to the broad aims of the HMF (see below) (E)
• An ability to motivate and encourage others and desire to work as part of a close, supportive team (E)

Charity overview

The Human Milk Foundation (HMF) is a charity based at the Gossoms End NHS Health Centre in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Our goal is to support more families to feed their babies with human milk, through education, research and the supply of donor human milk.

We operate the UK’s first independent, non-profit human milk bank - the Hearts Milk Bank, providing donor human milk to neonatal intensive care units across London, the southeast, south Wales, Northumbria and East Anglia.

Much like donated human blood, there are situations where donated human milk can be lifesaving. Premature babies are very vulnerable and at risk of infections and life-threatening conditions such as necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), which causes some or all of the bowel to die. Mothers who have given birth early are sometimes unable to produce enough of their own milk straight away and can be very unwell themselves, so donor milk is often vital in protecting the baby during the first days and weeks after birth; it allows the mother the time and support to establish her own milk supply.

The HMB team recruit milk donors who undergo blood tests and complete a detailed lifestyle and health questionnaire before donating milk. Donor milk is collected from donors by volunteer SERV (“blood-biker”) volunteers and delivered to the milk bank where it is heat-treated (pasteurised) to destroy potentially harmful bacteria and viruses, checked by microbiologists to make sure that there is no unacceptable bacterial contamination and stored frozen. The milk is collected and delivered to hospitals and to mothers in the community who cannot breastfeed such as those with cancer, HIV or lack of breast tissue.

The HMB has recruited over 4,000 milk donors and supplied donor milk to feed thousands of babies, cared for in over 50 neonatal units. We have also supported more than 700 families in the community, including mothers who are establishing their own milk supply and mothers with cancer.

The Human Milk Foundation has a small team of dedicated individuals with a broad set of skills across medicine, lactation support, milk banking, research, and communications. We all have a great passion to make change to improve the health of babies, giving parents and families the support they need to be able to feed their babies, and new members of the team should share that passion.

The HMF is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).

The NSPCC’s purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect of children across the UK and Channel Islands. We have been fighting for childhood for the last 130 years and our organisational strategy for 2021-2031 is enabling the NSPCC to achieve greater change for children and inspiring others to join us in the fight for childhood.

Our services help children who’ve been abused, protect children at risk and find the best ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening. We work directly with children and families through our national and regional hubs across the UK and Channel Islands. We also give support to thousands of adults and young people in need through the NSPCC Helpline and Childline. We work with schools up and down the country through our Speak Out Stay Safe programme, helping children to keep themselves safe. And our projects such as Together for Childhood help children who’ve experienced abuse, support parents and work to transform the way communities come together to prevent child cruelty. 

The NSPCC is delivering our Letting the Future In service within The Lighthouse in Camden, the UK’s first Child House. This multi-disciplinary innovative service provides physical and emotional health assessment, criminal justice and advocacy support and a range of therapeutic interventions to children and young people, following the disclosure of sexual abuse. 

Letting the Future In includes: -

·An Assessment of Therapeutic Need

·Intervention to the child or young person who has been sexually abused, where appropriate 

·Work with parents/carers to support children though their interventions 

·Bespoke interventions with siblings who have been impacted by their sister/brother’s abuse.

·This whole family approach reflects the impact that child sexual abuse can have within a family. 

Job purpose

Provide direct services to children, families, carers or adults working in an inter-agency context where activities will be complex and where there is a requirement to take considerable responsibility and work autonomously.

Key relationships- Internal

·Reports to Team Manager

.      Partnerships Service Manager

·Specialist partnerships teams practitioners

·London and south-east Hub practitioners and support staff

·Consultant Social Workers

·NSPCC colleagues from other directorates i.e., Strategy and Knowledge, Income Generation

Key relationships- External

·Professionals from other agencies

·Key supporters

Main duties and responsibilities

·Provide direct services (on an individual or group work basis) for children, their families, carers and adults maintaining professional practice standards as outlined in legislation, guidance and consistent with NSPCC practice standards and guidance. 

·Hold case accountability for a number of cases most of which will be complex, ensuring all safeguarding practice and case recording conforms to NSPCC practice standards and guidance. Provide professional advice to internal and external enquires.

·Liaise and work positively with partner agencies and respectfully challenge where necessary in order to promote the best interest of children.

·Involve service users in planning, decision making and evaluation and promote the participation of Children and Young People.

·Plan and deliver services and contribute to their evaluation and ensure that issues of diversity and inclusion are identified and addressed in accordance with equal opportunity practices.

·Develop and maintain professional relationships and work in partnership with other agencies in order to deliver effective services and attend a range of internal and external meetings as required.

·Actively prepare for and participate in supervision, team meetings, briefings and training events and contribute to the development of learning materials or other resources.

·Take responsibility for developing and improving your own professional knowledge and skills and contribute to policy development within the organisation.

·Work with fundraising staff to promote the work of the team and the organisation to various audiences including supporters, fundraisers and volunteers.

·Support colleagues through co-working, mentoring or critical appraisal and supervise students as appropriate in line with agency policy.

Any other job-related duties as assigned: Although core duties of the post are set out above, a flexible approach to work is essential. The post holder may be required to adapt the above duties to take account of changes in work practices. The post holder may be required to undertake business travel. 

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Services Directorate

·A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and adults at risk

·To comply with all relevant NSPCC safeguarding policies

·A commitment to applying NSPCC Values and Behaviours to all aspects of work

·To maintain an awareness of own and other’s health and safety and comply with NSPCC’s Health and Safety procedures

·To comply with NSPCC Diversity and Equality policies and practices and work in a manner which facilitates inclusion.

·To maintain and develop competence in the use of IT systems.

·To manage confidential and/or sensitive information in accordance with NSPCC policies and Data Protection and GDPR regulations.

Person specification

1. A recognised social work qualification and registration with the relevant social care county within the UK.

2. Experience of direct prevention work with children and their families and proven ability in identifying risk and initiating child protection interventions, informed by a good knowledge of best practice, research and legislation.

3. Experience and proven ability of working in a way that reflects a child centered approach and an understanding of children’s rights, participation, needs, best interests and safeguarding practice. 

4. Ability to plan appropriate direct work and evaluate effectiveness.

5. Evidence of an ability to develop and maintain professional relationships including with other child protection agencies and supporters and experience of effective multi-agency working.

6. Experience and proven ability to champion equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.

7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and the ability to present the NSPCC to internal and external audiences.

Applications will be considered from social work students who will be qualified and registered within three months of the closing date for the vacancy.

Prospectus is delighted to support a UK charity supporting people in hospitals and care in their search for a Finance Assistant (PT). This is a part-time post (12-15 hours), on a 6-month contract and remote working basis.

Reporting to the Interim Finance Manager, the Finance Assistant (PT) will take on core finance tasks and processes, as well as participate in the development of new procedures where appropriate. The postholder will collaborate with the Finance Assistant on purchase ledger processes, including invoice approval by budget holders, posting to Sage and BACS payments, and with the Fundraising & Comms Assistant on posting and reconciliation of d onations and subscription income. The Finance Assistant (PT) will also deal with staff expenses, credit card administration and provide support with month-end.

To be successful, you will have knowledge and experience of financial and accounting principles, preferably from a small/medium sized organisation. You will be comfortable with computerised accounting systems, such as Sage 50 accounts, Xero, QuickBooks or similar. You will be confident with Excel and able to extract transactional information from database systems. You will be enthusiastic and proactive, open to new ways of working and offer flexibility in an evolving environment. Charity knowledge or experience would be preferable, but not a necessity.  You will identify with Music in Hospitals and Care's public benefit aims & core values.

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.

Moodle Developer

Hours: A minimum of 28 hours per week

Contract: Fixed term contract until the end of July 2025, with potential for further work subject to funding.

Salary: £25,767 (pro rata)

Responsible to: Workplace Wellbeing Training Lead

Location: Remote from home (or a mix of office and home if local to Lancashire) – travel to Lancashire will be required for around 6 days per year to attend in person team days, therefore, the candidate must be UK based.

Do you want to join an organisation who are passionate about improving mental health and wellbeing for Lancashire communities? 

This is an exciting new role, helping Lancashire Mind develop and expand their Learning Management System (LMS) to support development of their own eLearning products and that of their LMS tenants.

You will work closely with the existing team to create interactive learning experiences to support professionals and members of the community learn more about how to support their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others.

We are looking for someone who is keen to build relationships with partner organisations and local businesses to understand their needs and develop Moodle products themed around the needs of their teams, which will include emotional wellbeing and mental health. You will be working closely with Lancashire Mind team members; therefore, knowledge of mental health and wellbeing is not essential.

We also offer a workplace pension scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision, and a commitment to supporting learning and development opportunities. We have also recently enhanced our annual leave offer with basic annual leave of 25 days, plus 3 days closure between Xmas and new year, long service leave, the option to buy or sell annual leave and a half-day wellbeing day for all staff.

Above all, we are a friendly and supportive place to work; ‘Great staff team, positive and supportive culture’ (Lancashire Mind wellbeing survey, March 2024)

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Deadline for applications: 9:00am on Thursday the 12th of December 2024

Interviews will be held on the 7th of January 2025 so please keep this date free as alternatives can’t be offered

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

About us:

The National Rifle Association of the UK (NRA) is a registered charity with a Royal Charter and our current patron is His Majesty the King, who continues a long history of Royal patronage.

We greatly value our military heritage and close links with the UK Armed Forces which align to the NRA’s charitable objectives to promote and encourage marksmanship throughout the King's dominions in the interest of defence and the permanence of the volunteer and auxiliary forces, naval, military and air.

With over 90 members of staff and numerous volunteers the NRA represents some 53,000 marksmen and markswomen across its membership and affiliated organisations. The 4,000-acre Bisley Estate is home to the NRA; the charity had consolidated income in excess of 10 million in 2023.

Andrew Mercer, the current Secretary General and Chief Executive, will be retiring in 2025 after 12 successful and rewarding years with the charity.

Job Summary:

As Secretary General of the NRA and Chief Executive of the National Shooting Centre Limited, the NRA’s commercial enterprise subsidiary, you will be responsible for leading the management and operations of the organisations, as well as implementing the overall vision for the charity working with the Trustees. The role involves a high level of responsibility, with pivotal decision-making that affects the future of the charity and its beneficiaries.

Working closely with the NRA Board of Trustees and NSC Board of Directors you will develop the long-term strategy, and business plans of both entities and ensure they comply with the law and regulations applicable to each, but in particular the relevant Charities legislation.

As the main driver of the organisation, the Secretary General is ultimately accountable to the NRA’s council of trustees and works closely with them to achieve the charity's objectives.

Within this role, you will be expected to oversee all operations, including financial management, programme development, and stakeholder engagement. The Secretary General and Chief Executive will also be expected to develop and approve strategies for the charity and communicate them to internal and external audiences.

Acting as ambassador for the NRA and NSC, you will provide and be the public face for campaigns and build relationships with stakeholders in national and local government, the wider shooting community, media and business.

You will play a key role in motivating and engaging staff, membership, volunteers, and affiliated organisations.

What’s on Offer:

Competitive package including salary £110,000 – £125,000 dependent on experience

Benefits:

Excellent benefits package including 20 days per year + bank holidays + 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year, 5% employer pension contribution, colleague discounts on food, accommodation, and shooting.

Main Duties:

• Lead the development and execution of strategic plans, aligning objectives with annual budgets.
• Build and manage relationships with political, military, and governmental stakeholders.
• Monitor key performance indicators to assess financial health and organisational impact.
• Oversee all operations, including financial management and HR policy adherence.
• Represent the NRA and NSC as a national governing body and an important voice for the shooting community.
• Represent the NRA and NSC at public events and media opportunities.
• Ensure staff and volunteers are focused on the charity’s mission and objectives.
• Deliver business plans and strategies to increase revenue and reduce expenses.
• Make major decisions regarding operations and resources, ensuring the NRA’s growth and sustainability.

Personal Responsibilities / Duty Holdings:

• Range Safety Certificates: Oversee the safety of the Bisley rifle ranges with guidance from professional staff.
• Competency & Training Certificates: Ensure shooters’ qualifications on Bisley and MoD ranges.
• Registered Firearms Dealer / Explosives Licence: Manage the possession and use of firearms, ammunition, and components. The successful candidate will need to meet the application requirements in line with relevant firearms and health and safety legislation, including police background checks and medical assessments.
• Home Office Authorities: Maintain permissions for specialised firearms use.
• Member Director, British Shooting: Represent the NRA in the Olympic and Paralympic Shooting activities.
• Council Member, British Shooting Sports Council: Represent NRA interests in the wider shooting community.

About You:

The successful candidate will have a commitment to the NRA’s mission, emotional intelligence, and the ability to work collaboratively with the Board, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.

Knowledge / Experience

Essential:

• Degree in a relevant field (e.g., finance, business)
• Proven track record of managing medium to large organisations
• Substantial experience developing organisational strategy, driving growth, and managing change
• Experience working collaboratively with Boards
• Risk identification and management
• People management, especially senior management teams
• Engagement and relationship management with key stakeholders

Desirable:

• MBA
• Experience running a not-for-profit or charity

Essential Key Skills

• Strong leadership: Ability, to inspire, motivate, and delegate to staff
• Advocacy, engagement, and communication: Effective public and private representation of the NRA and its aims
• Excellent interpersonal skills: Able to engage with members, staff, senior government officials, military, and police
• High business acumen: Ability to generate new revenue streams and identify effective cost management strategies that do not materially weaken the efficacy of the organisation
• Quick learner: Ability to rapidly understand NRA and NSC issues and challenges
• Resilience: Capable of making difficult decisions under pressure
• Strategic thinker: Able to see the big picture and long-term vision
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills

The role demands flexibility, including weekend work, to meet the expectations of stakeholders and volunteers.

Mainly office based (Stonehouse GL10) but some hybrid working Salary- £40,221 to £43,421 (pro-rata over 30 hours) depending on experience

Permanent role - 30 hours, over a minimum of 4 days per week

Job Opportunity: Chief Executive – Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester

Are you a compassionate, experienced leader with a passion for supporting families?

Home-Start Stroud and Gloucester is looking for a Chief Executive to lead our team and guide our work supporting local families through the challenges of early parenthood. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to shape the future of our charity, working closely with our dedicated staff, volunteers, and Board of Trustees to bring our vision to life.

About the Role

As Chief Executive, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the charity, ensuring we continue to provide high-quality services to families in need. While the Trustees set the strategic direction, you’ll collaborate with them to turn their plans into action. You’ll manage resources, oversee operations, lead a fantastic team, and represent Home-Start to key supporters and partners in the community. We’re looking for someone who has strong analytical abilities to evaluate service delivery and impact, along with a proven track record in securing and managing funding. You will also need to have excellent team management skills, inspiring and supporting our staff and volunteers to achieve their best.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the charity’s day-to-day operations, ensuring our services have a meaningful impact on local families
• Work closely with our Board of Trustees to implement the charity’s strategic goals
• Analyse service delivery, identify opportunities for improvement, and track impact to ensure we’re meeting the needs of families
• Inspire, support, and manage a talented team of staff and volunteers, fostering a positive and effective working environment
• Ensure the charity’s financial sustainability by managing resources effectively and generating sustainable income
• Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders, funders, and the local community to ensure long-term support
• Lead fundraising efforts, including securing new funding streams, and ensuring efficient use of resources to maximize impact

About You

We’re looking for an experienced leader who is passionate about making a positive difference in the community. You will have:
• Senior leadership experience, ideally in the charity, social care, or voluntary sector
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate and improve service delivery
• Extensive experience in fundraising, with a proven track record in securing and managing funding
• Excellent team management skills, with the ability to inspire and lead staff and volunteers
• The ability to work collaboratively with a Board of Trustees to deliver on strategy
• Strong operational and financial management experience
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire and engage stakeholders
• A deep commitment to supporting families and communities, with a shared passion for our mission

We welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to Equality of Opportunity and Diversity. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We are also fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date for applications: 13/01/25

We’d love to hear from you! Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of local families. Together, we can help create a brighter future for those who need it most.

Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

Are you passionate about working with young people or working in the education sector? Can you engage and inspire an audience and build a pipeline of candidates?

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join a fast growing organisation supporting Volunteer recruitment. This role offers some great benefits including home and flexible working. 

Position: Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

Location: London/Hybrid

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working options available)

Salary: £25,934 per annum

Contract: Fixed term, full-time role (9 months), .

Closing Date: Thursday 12th December 2024 (please note that applicants will be screened on a first come first served basis so early application is encouraged, as the deadline may close early)

Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 16th December 2024

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast growing organisation and team that recruits and develops young leaders to transform the educational and social outcomes of pupils across the UK. The Volunteer Engagement Coordinator position offers you the opportunity to lead on regional attraction work to deliver a pipeline of high quality volunteers and team leaders (where applicable) excited to apply for the City Year programme. 

You will contribute to delivering an efficient, effective, end-to-end recruitment service, supporting selection and retention to ensure outstanding volunteers are recruited to deliver excellent outcomes for schools and pupils we work with. 

You will have responsibility and autonomy to search for exceptional volunteer and team leaders motivated to drive and shape social change.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Attracting high quality applicants

• Selection of high quality candidates aged between 18-25 

• Retention and onboarding volunteers 

• Developing marketing and promotional activities 

• Monitor and evaluate systems and processes

• Support the recruitment team with wider responsibilities

About You

You will be passionate and inspired to deliver on the organisations mission to recruit and develops young leaders to transform the educational and social outcomes of pupils across the UK. You will be a confident communicator and speaker, with the ability to manage your own time to build a pipeline of candidates.

While it would be an advantage if you have experience of working in a sales, a recruitment setting or of working within an education or volunteering environment… it will be your strong belief, enthusiasm and commitment to the mission and values or the organisation that really drive you forward in this role. 

You will be asked to submit a CV and a cover letter as part of your application. If you do have any experience of working with or alongside a charity/third sector organisations either in a paid for or volunteering capacity or have sales or recruitment experience, then we would love to hear about it as part of your Cover Letter.

In return…

Work for an amazing organisation that supports and develops its team and offers some amazing staff benefits including flexible working opportunities. If you want to make a real difference and believe that young people can change the world, we want to hear from you!

About the Organisation

This youth social action charity challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time voluntary service. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, they support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.

The organisation are committed to the professional development and wellbeing of all staff and offer a number of core benefits to all employees: 

• Pension: up to 5% pension employer contribution matched after 3 months of employment.

• Holidays: 25 days holiday per year plus one additional day per year after two years of employment, capped at a maximum of 28 day (or the pro rata equivalent for part-time staff).

• Grace days: An additional two leave days over the Christmas break.

• Travel: Interest free loan for season ticket or bicycle. 

• Volunteering days: All employees can take up to 2 days to volunteer in a mission-aligned charity depending upon length of service. 

Due to the high volume of CVs we receive, we can only respond back to the successful candidates. Applications will be assessed as they arrive. Please apply early to avoid disappointment. 

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

We are seeking an Interim Financial Controller to join renowned not-for-profit organisation. Reporting to the CFO, you will support with the year-end processes and day-to-day running of the financial accounting function while also shaping processes and improving financial systems.

Key responsibilities include overseeing financial control processes, managing the year-end process audits and acting as the main point of contact for auditors.

The role suits those who are happy to get 'hands on' with a background in the not-for-profit sector. Experience reporting to DCMS is desirable.

Essential Criteria:

• Professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) with significant experience in financial control, ideally in not-for-profit sector
• Experience in managing year-end audits and producing statutory accounts.
• Strong proficiency with financial systems and reporting tools.

What’s in it for you:

• Day rate: £400-500pd (depending on experience)
• Hybrid working: 2/3 days required in Central London office

About us

10 Windsor Walk (10WW) is a Community Interest Company established by local therapists concerned to address the provision of intensive psychological services for those most in need.

We meet the needs of local psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and the local community by providing psychotherapy treatment rooms and space for training and events related to developing psychotherapy services.

More than this, we are a hub where therapists and psychoanalysts can meet, work together and exchange ideas on developing the practice as a whole.

• Affordable treatment: We run low- and no-fee psychotherapy for those in need in the local community, alongside Trainees from the Institute of Psychoanalysis who offer low fee psychoanalysis.
• Community space: We run a weekly therapeutic playgroup for parents and toddlers seeking sanctuary in South London. Other public programmes include a monthly Psychoanalytic Film Club and we are also developing a therapeutic community garden. 
• Education centre: We host lectures, seminars, steering groups and specialist training for psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, NHS staff and the general public.

About the role

Weʼre seeking a Development Coordinator with a strong background in successful grant writing and funder relationship management. This role will focus on researching and securing grant funding. Weʼre a small team looking for someone who wants to be a key part of our mission-driven work and play an integral role in helping us grow and make a meaningful impact. You will work remotely and attend regular meetings onsite in addition to delivering occasional events for 10WW supporters. You will sit within the core 10WW team, working with the Centre Manager to align funding efforts with program needs and organisational priorities. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing grant applications, building and managing funder partnerships, and ensuring accurate reporting and compliance in line with funding requirements. If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health and skilled at fostering funding relationships, weʼd like to hear from you.

About Us

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is an independent not-for-profit organisation and the UK’s authority on age ratings for films and digital content. Our mission is to empower audiences, especially parents, to make informed decisions about what their families watch. We are at the forefront of regulatory policy, advocating for the protection of children in an evolving digital landscape.

Please note that this role can be offered on a 4 day per week or 5 day per week basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply and discuss further at application stage.

The BBFC is at an exciting time in its journey, working in partnership with regulatory bodies around the world to establish a new organisation that uses the power of AI to respond to the ever-changing need to provide locally recognisable ratings on media and digital content globally. The BBFC is also developing a bespoke AI tool to identify and tag content issues, with the potential to bring large-scale efficiencies to the classification process domestically and globally. Through a new trading subsidiary, the BBFC will deliver the culmination of over seven years’ work, developing new technologies to improve how we view content and represents a major opportunity to reshape content classification, making it more cost-effective, faster and globally scalable. The Chief Financial Officer will play a pivotal role in the roll-out and development of our new ventures.

The Role

The Chief Financial Officer will be responsible for providing strategic leadership across finance and the broader strategic growth of the BBFC. Reporting into the Chief Executive Officer and as part of the ELT, your responsibilities will be as follows:

• Lead the delivery of all required financial resources and advice to enable the highest quality services to internal and external stakeholders
• Lead and engage in strategic discussion and decision-making as member of the Executive Leadership Team and other governance committees
• Work with internal and external stakeholders in the roll-out of the BBFC’s new AI tool and commercial trading subsidiary
• Provide management information and analysis of the BBFC’s actual and forecast financial performance, providing a business partnering service to colleagues; producing concise and meaningful commentary on performance against agreed targets and comprehensive risk analysis
• Manage the BBFC finance team (2 staff), supporting in mentorship, training and skills development
• Build and contribute to external networks and commercial partnerships, building on BBFC’s reputation, and ensure that BBFC learns from and builds on best practice
• Accountability for the organisation’s financial accounts and the other statutory financial information
• Act as the main point of contact for external Auditors, HMRC, Banks, Investment Managers, Suppliers and any other appropriate body to ensure the BBFC’s financial and commercial interests are protected
• Ensure compliance with current UK legislation, including the Companies Act, HMRC regulations, and any other relevant legislation. Maintain a register of policies

About You

• You will be an experienced Finance Director, Chief Financial Officer or equivalent.
• You will be a qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) or qualified by experience with extensive relevant experience in a similar role
• You will have experience in operating at executive leadership level, including working closely with C-Suite level individuals and Board members to oversee financial strategy for an organisation
• You will be proactive in identifying solutions and be able to make decisive values-based decisions
• Experience of working with investors and raising funds desirable
• Candidates from all sectors are encouraged to apply

What’s on offer

• Salary of c. £100,000 per annum dependent on experience
• Employers’ pension contributions up to 15% depending on age and length of service
• Hybrid working of 2 days per week in the office and remainder up to you
• Part-time or full-time working options available (4 or 5 days per week)
• 25 days annual leave per year + bank holidays (rising 1 day per year of service up to a maximum of 30 days)
• Contributions to health costs including dental, sight, and health screenings
• Free weekly staff screenings of films and partial costs of cinema tickets and streaming sites covered

Ivy Rock Partners are partnered exclusively with the BBFC in the recruitment of its Chief Financial Officer.

Please apply below or contact Holly Arrowsmith for further information.

Job Title:             Enhanced Housing Officer

Location/s:       EGH, DGH and Providence House - London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Salary:       £27,352.00

Hours: Hours:   40 hours per week including weekends

Contract:           3 posts - Permanent

PRHA’s Support Teams are seeking three enthusiastic Enhanced Housing Officers to work with our amazing residents.

Providence Row Housing Association has been helping homeless people in East London since 1860. We provide social housing along with excellent services that aim to support homeless people with complex needs and enable their recovery. We remain committed to our East London roots and currently serve the communities in Tower Hamlets, Hackney and the City of London.

Our Enhanced Housing Officers provide a housing service to hostel residents who find it difficult to maintain and sustain their accommodation. You will be working in partnership with a wide range of other services to ensure that our residents are motivated and supported through pre- and post- sign up, to claim benefits and grants, manage their accommodation, report repairs and complaints, access education, and develop financial skills.

Enhanced Housing Officers also conduct surveys of residents view and opinions, assist with audits and reporting on the service, help to ensure compliance with H&S regulation and best practice, and work with a Support Team which promotes person centred coproduced approaches.

You need to have experience of working with homeless people with complex needs, have a good understanding of housing management and Health and Safety regulation, be competent with computer systems, and comfortable completing regular performance reports. The Enhanced Housing Officers is a day shift based role with evening and weekend working. Depending on the service, you may also be required to do sleep-in shifts.

PRHA is seeking to increase diversity within our organisation. We would welcome interest from people with experience of homelessness, from a black or minority ethnic background and/or with a disability. 

Main areas of responsibility

For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description

Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative National Director of Clinical Services to lead ongoing transformation of our services for survivors of torture and achieve our goal to be recognised in the UK and globally as a clinical centre of excellence in torture rehabilitation.

About the role

This is an executive level role providing leadership for our services for survivors of torture and contributing as a member of our senior management team to the overall strategy and stewardship of Freedom from Torture.

The role is responsible for setting the direction of Freedom from Torture's services, building on our trailblazing commitment to co-designing and co-delivering torture rehabilitation services with survivors of torture themselves and helping us to drive up service access.

The role also oversees our legal advice and welfare service and our medico-legal report service, although a legal background is not required.

About you

You will be a pioneering clinical leader who is motivated by the challenge to innovate in service delivery and forge partnerships to better meet the needs of survivors of torture within a changing context of health provision for asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.

You will bring vision and an inspirational leadership style alongside your extensive management and leadership experience at a senior clinical level in statutory or voluntary services.

You will have a track record of service transformation and supporting teams through change.

It is essential to have a relevant clinical qualification and experience of providing evidence-based clinical services to survivors of torture, refugees or other groups experiencing the combination of complex trauma and extreme socio-economic and/or legal marginalisation.

Knowledge of relevant statutory sector commissioning and procurement frameworks would be an asset.

Freedom from Torture is strongly committed to diversity, equality and inclusion and welcomes applications from those who also have direct experience of torture, the asylum system or overcoming personal adversity and/or who come from Black, Asian, ethnic minority and/or other under-represented groups.

For more details of this opportunity, including how to apply, please click through to our candidate pack

PLEASE NOTE:
We will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.

Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).

Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to our safeguarding responsibilities, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure to check for any previous criminal convictions, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

Under the direct supervision of the Resources Management Officer (RMO) and overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, and in close coordination with relevant team leads in the Country Office, the incumbent will perform HR and procurement duties in the IOM UK office.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Human Resources:

1. Perform a variety of administrative duties, e.g. contract extensions and requests for temporary staff, leave and attendance recording, budget preparation and follow-up; liaise with other units to maintain smooth running and expedition of work within the unit;

2. Process and follow-up administrative actions (human resources, contracts, procurement, accounting, finance, logistics) in IOM's computerized systems;

3. Organize, follow-up and process administrative actions (human resources, contracts, procurement, accounting, finance, logistics) in IOM's computerized systems;

4. Update and maintain electronic and physical archiving systems in the unit including personnel files with all supporting documentation, recruitment files, Human Resources policies, regulations, guidelines and manuals, internal controls, etc.

5. Draft certificates of employment, notices, letters, reports, presentations, graphs, update the organisational chart and support timely submission of documents.

6. Support the organization of Human Resources events including staff development and training activities in coordination with the Staff Development and Learning Unit and maintain updated records.

Procurement:

7. Assist to evaluate ongoing support requirements of the office, adapt service provision to meet changing needs and resolve as required.

8. Support and follow-up on the maintenance and repair of office facilities, including preventive maintenance. Contribute to the establishment of maintenance agreements with competent service providers when it is feasible and determined to be cost effective.

9. In coordination with relevant parties, contribute to the timely submission of asset, procurement and other reports within IOM UK office to Regional Office and relevant HQ departments, as appropriate.

10. Contribute to the review of the procurement requests, identify service providers, and evaluate information regarding vendor's performance in terms of quality, prices, and timely delivery of goods and services. Maintain a pool of qualified vendors.

11. Assist in maintaining up-to-date inventories and tracking systems for fast-moving goods and for fixed assets.

12. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit our website to apply:

https://unitedkingdom.iom.int/careers