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FUNDRAISING OFFICER - EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL

The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 - Medium Organisation

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:

 We are seeking an experienced fundraiser with a passion for our mission to equip our organisation with the financial resources needed to meet our objectives as we work to scale our fundraising by growing our charitable income across all funding streams, maximising supporter engagement and fulfilling fundraising operational duties

This is a new role, joining a small but growing Fundraising and Events Team, and having a real input into our plans and strategies for the future. Reporting to the Head of Operations, the successful candidate will oversee most fundraising income generation activity.

The Fundraising Officer will build positive relationships to secure significant income and develop new relationships with groups, business and individuals, bringing in regular and targeted income through regular donations, fundraising campaigns and events. The ideal candidate will have fundraising experience covering several areas including Individual Giving; Fundraising Appeals/Campaigns as well as experience in managing the operational aspects of fundraising (database, compliance with codes of practice and fundraising regulations, creating fundraising campaigns and ‘asks’). Through this, you will assist the whole organisation in our commitment to showing kindness, raising self-belief, and inspiring hope for the future in the individuals we support. 

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Fundraising Overview

1. Develop, deliver, and monitor a fundraising strategy for The Cinnamon Trust.
2. Maximise the contributions and connections with local business and individuals.
3. Coordinate all appeals including The Big Walk across all income and media streams.
4. Research and utilise new fundraising streams and opportunities such as Payroll Giving, Legacies (with help from The Legacy Officer), in Memory Giving and Online Giving.

Supporter Engagement and Stewardship

1. Establish systems, procedures, proactive stewardship, and an engagement programme to provide the highest levels of service to The Trust’s supporters.
2.  To be responsible for thanking all supporters and managing a supporter engagement journey – ensuring that effective processes are in place and driving levels of satisfaction and loyalty.
3.  Act as the ‘first point of call’ for all fundraising volunteers and maintaining excellent communication with supporters throughout these processes, in conjunction with other teams.
4.  Develop and implement Fundraising groups across the UK

Database Management

1. To ensure efficient, appropriate data capture and analysis for the purpose of effective stewardship, fundraising and communications.
2.  Maintain data management standards, assisting with the implementation of processes and policies ensuring best practice is followed.
3.  Train other staff members to support general fundraising.
4.  Ensure all records, fundraising data and fundraising administration is kept up to date and all information is GDPR-compliant.
5.  Reconcile fundraising income with the Finance Manager, including Gift Aid claims, missed, failed payments and Direct Debit cancellations.

 Individual Giving

1. Develop an Individual Giving and Acquisition strategy that drives growth for individual giving across multi-channel campaigns and initiatives.
2. Lead the growth of CT100 monthly giving.
3. Work with the Press and PR Manager on fundraising communication and to ensure donors are kept up to date on the difference their support makes.

Fundraising Appeals and Campaigns

1. Work alongside teams and PR and Communications Manager to promote The Cinnamon Trust.
2. Establish a corporate fundraising strategy with an accompanying narrative, alongside the PR and Communications Manager.
3. Tailor campaigns and appeals for different audiences and supporters alongside PR and Communications Manager to target corporates; smaller local businesses and individuals

Staff and Volunteers

1. Support with recruiting fundraising volunteers as appropriate.
2.  Work closely with Head of Operations and PR and Communications Manager  to ensure all fundraising is coordinated.

Wider organisational responsibilities

1. Read and adhere to all policies and procedures.
2. Lead on applications to charitable trusts or statutory bodies with support from the Head of Operations.
3. Undertake responsibilities associated with being a member of The Cinnamon Trust
4. Perform all the duties required by the post in line with The Trust’s ethos and values statement, its commitment to a policy of equal opportunity and its aim of serving the community in a caring and practical manner.
5. Carry out other duties as agreed by the Chief Executive Officer.
6. In agreement with your line manager, pursue a personal programme of learning and development to enhance your skills and performance.

Together with such additional general duties as the Employer shall reasonably require, having regard to the needs of the Employer’s business as a Charitable Trust.

People Support Team Lead - UK

Contract: Permanent, Fulltime, 35 hours per week

Salary: £56,249 - £59,602 with excellent benefits.

Location: London, UK.
Hybrid Working: We support and enjoy a flexible working environment. A minimum of 40% of working time is spent in the London office. This equates to 2 days for a full-time employee, one of those days must be a Monday when the entire UK People Team are office office-based.

About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in delivery of critical people support services to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as our People Support Team Lead in the UK to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

About the Team:
The UK People Team play a critical role in helping WaterAid realise its goals. WE lead on the development, deployment and application of strategies, policies and guidance that ensure that WaterAiders are aligned and engaged, and that they have the skills and opportunities to maximise the impact they can make to our mission. A small, impactful team, at the forefront of our delivery is the service we give to the organisation and central to that is our employee experience to support WaterAiders and the maintenance of a high-performing environment.

About the Role:
Team Leadership

• Manage coach and build capabilities of the People Operations Team, their performance and development in line with our values and people promise.
• Expertise and ownership of UK People Team policies, processes and procedures ensuring that they meet legislative requirements, are fit for purpose and in line with best practice and organisational priorities under the umbrella of our employee value proposition.
• Lead the delivery of the UK People Support team so that service standards are met, solutions are pragmatic and driven by our values, minimising risk.
• Ambassador for our culture of continuous business processes improvement, digital working and knowledge management in the team.
• Contribute to the development of the UK People team annual plan and priorities.
• Work in close collaboration with the Head of People in the UK to ensure those we serve in the UK experience a joined up and impactful service, promoted through our self-servicing model.

Payroll, Pension and Reward

• Accountable for the delivery of the UK monthly payroll and pension processes, providing oversight and support to the work of the in-house Payroll Officer and being a back-up to their role, to ensure payroll is run accurately each month.
• Implement the annual pay award operationally ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness of payment to all UK based staff.
• Implementation of a new payroll system for the UK.

Systems and Reporting

• Responsible for maintaining and using our HR Information System, PeoplePlace effectively and efficiently, partner with the Global Systems Administrator so that all UK based employee data is correct and in compliance with data protection.
• Drive the importance of data and people analytics and create a culture of data-based decision making and insight across the team.
• Joint ownership of UK headcount establishment data with key stakeholder in Finance.
• Annual analysis and statutory reporting of the Pay Gap in the UK.
• Annual reporting of our data to external charity sector Pay Club and other bodies that we seek guidance on as part of our annual pay award assessment.
• Develop, implement, and maintain people KPI's, reporting and management information requirements to inform organisational performance and better decision making.

Compliance and Contract Management

• Act as the UK Team specialist on areas of HR compliance, working with third parties and specialist advisors, to ensure that our policies, processes and practice are compliant and meet legal requirements.
• Responsible for GDPR in the People Team, provide senior expertise and build capability across the wider people function.
• Manage the relationship and contracts with third party providers and suppliers for all UK based initiatives such as, but not limited to, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Benefits Provider to ensure an effective, value for money service that meet our our business needs at all times.

Other

• Ownership of salary calculations in the event of employee termination.
• Budget management and invoice approval.
• Custodian of the maintenance of the UK operational delivery folders and their content.
• Build relationships with sector counterparts to bring the outside in perspective to UK.

About the Role:
Functional skills

• Proven experience of leading, managing and developing a high performing people operations team in a matrix, fast paced organisation.
• Proven experience of managing and running in-house payroll for 250 staff or more.
• Excellent understanding of HR policy development; and proven experience of developing and embedding HR policies, processes and procedures that are fit for purpose.
• A qualified and robust HR Practitioner who has sound and up to date knowledge of employment law, tax and legislative requirements affecting a wide spectrum of HR policies and practice, i.e. payroll, pension, reward and benefits together with their application in the context of the employee experience.
• Working knowledge and experience of HR and Payroll systems, to maximise the functionality and create efficiencies.
• Demonstrate project management capability.
• Proven experience of contract management and managing a wide range of third-party service providers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to engage, collaborate and build working relationships and partnerships with a wide variety of stakeholders (across the hierarchy up to senior management levels and across different cultures & backgrounds).
• Experience of leading cross functional projects and HR initiatives.
• Experience of people analytics and reporting.

Personal qualities

• A self-starter who is focused on delivery and execution: proactive in bringing solutions and recommendations to resolve problems and continuously improve HR practices.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills with fluency in English to influence at any level and produce quality correspondence and documents.
• An interest in HR, commitment to personal development and improvement, and willingness to take initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to a working style that reflects WaterAid's values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.

Desirable capabilities
Degree level education or equivalent.

• Associate (or higher) membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or equivalent work experience.
• An interest in and/or knowledge of development issues and the work of INGOs.
• Successful track record of continuously improving business processes.

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 3rd July 2024. Availability for interview is required as follows:
First interview online video: 4th July followed by a panel interview on 17th July at our office in Canary Wharf.

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter setting out how your experience would enable you to be our fabulous new People Support Team Lead in the UK. The CV and cover letter can be in either Word Document or PDF format.

Pre-employment screening: Only apply for this role if you can and are able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. We do not offer sponsorship for this role. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy as part of our offer process.

Our Benefits:

• 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.

This role will join TCV at an exciting time for our charity. You will be central to a small immediate Fundraising team and a wider income generation directorate. This is a great opportunity to work on the implementation of our income strategy that aims to grow our supporter base and engage existing audiences.

The role reports to the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships and your key focus will be to support the growth of fundraised income over the next 3 years. This will involve many things including the development of fundraising appeals, lead generation campaigns, in memory fundraisers, legacy, payroll giving and the creation of compelling stewardship journeys for a range of audiences.

We are seeking a self-motivated individual who is keen to make a difference. You will have a broad skill set and previous experience of working in a small Fundraising team. You will be as happy responding to donor enquiries and carrying out finance reconciliation as you will be developing creative approaches for a new Fundraising appeal. The role requires a candidate with excellent communication skills - both written and verbal, experience of working with Fundraising CRMs, good analytical and administrative skills, and experience of working on a range of fundraising campaigns.

To be considered for this role you should have:
- Experience of working on fundraising campaigns using varied channels, including - email, social, direct mail.
- Excellent data handling skills and be a confident user of CRM systems.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, and a good creative eye.
- Experience of working in a small but busy fundraising team

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If you would like to discuss your requirements further please contact the People Team. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

Hybrid Working - Based in one of our regional Hubs: Leeds, Midlands, Wales. 

Ref: MGA-241

Are you a proactive, analytical and collaborative individual with a proven record of control account reconciliations and preparing and coordinating budgets and management accounting reports for an organisation?  Looking for a career-enhancing new opportunity?

If so, St Giles has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Management Accountant to join us and provide vital support to the Financial Controller in managing the management and financial accounts of the Trust, while also managing volunteers.

About St Giles Trust 

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this key role

This multi-faceted role will see our successful candidate produce monthly management accounts for St Giles Trust with commentary and key performance indicators, monitor and report on budget and prepare financial forecasts and projections, plus prepare monthly schedules such as deferred income, accruals, and prepayment in accordance with accounting policies.

We will also count on you to monitor expenditure and income and support budget holders in managing the delegated budget by providing monthly reports on income, grant, and expenditure and to monitor the organisation’s expenditure and income, as well as supporting managers with the preparation of funders’ monthly or quarterly reports on fund usage.  Coordinating the year-end financial accounts and supporting the Head of Finance to ensure a smooth process and being point of contact for all financial systems related matters are also key aspects of the role.

What we are looking for

• Experience of in-year reporting and monitoring key performance indicators

• Experience of working with non-finance managers on financial issues

• Experience of managing the payroll process

• Experience of preparing management accounts returns for funders, reconciling fundraising figures to budgets/actuals on financial systems

• Strong accounting technical knowledge (debits, credit, accruals, deferred income, etc)

• Ability to use Exchequer or similar financial system and experience of Sage 50 Payroll or similar payroll software

• Ability to explain technical accounting terms to non-finance managers

• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require a Basic DBS check.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Closing date: 21 July 2024

We are recruiting for a private international charitable foundation which seeks to support environmental recovery, supported by cultures and economies grounded in Earth lore, in line with their “breathe freely” ethos.  As such they are committed to grants and other investments that are healing to the climate, to biodiversity, and to human cultural relations with the other-than-human. The foundation is currently based in a Hong Kong family office, with personnel in Hong Kong and the UK, as well as Cameroon, Brazil, Australia, Papua, and the US. The candidate can choose to be in the U.K. or in Hong Kong, working visa can be offered if needed.

The organization has been in a phase of significant growth and change over the last five years and are increasingly bringing systems, data and associated functions in-house to support the record-keeping and analytics they need to inform their growing operations.

Role

This is a new position. Under the general direction of the Director of Operations, you will be involved in all the duties required to maintain a complete general ledger and financial records and support financial planning/forecasting.

International Accountant Responsibilities

— The responsibilities of the International Accountant will include, but are not limited to:

International Accounting Operations

• Develop a General Ledger Chart of Accounts which supports our current grantmaking operations with the flexibility to accommodate various directions in our growth, allows easy consolidation with sister entities, and is IFRS compliant to allow us to provide regulatory and audit reporting in various jurisdictions.
• Implement optimal Chart of Accounts and processes, evaluating current and alternate accounting systems as needed and developing interface processes to existing systems as needed (HRIS, Payroll, Grants Management System, expense reporting) as needed.
• Perform duties necessary for the timely and accurate verification and recording of financial and investment (MRI/PRI) operations including general ledger, entries and reconciliations, investment portfolio tracking and transactions, international payroll, benefits and taxes.
• Work closely with Human Relations Specialist on payroll and benefits administration processes.
• Collaborate with senior management team, Operations Manager and others to determine an optimal process for reviewing and approving expenses.
• Audit corporate credit card(s).
• Identify institution and global consolidated reporting needs with senior management team and agree schedule and distribution for regular financial reporting.

Budgeting and Financial Planning

• Assist in preparation of the annual organisational and department budgets.
• Monitor and provide quarterly budget performance reports and analysis to organisation and departments with close cooperation to develop and implement measures to minimize variance.
• Assist staff to self-manage budgets.
• Support financial planning and forecasting including developing scenarios for growth.

Cash Flow Management

• Reconcile annual and quarterly projected expenses and cash flow requirements and coordinate with family office for redemption decisions.
• With Operations Manager and Human Relations Specialist, maintain and improve policies and organization discipline for accurate and timely processing of accounts payables, employee expense reports, travel guidelines, time reporting, etc.

Regulatory and Audit Compliance (initially in support of regulatory reporting through the family office)

• Strengthen financial systems integrity and controls according to IFRS, tax and regulatory measures and foundation policies.
• Build systems for timely and accurate provision of data and provide direct support for annual audit and tax filing.
• Work with external advisors, as needed, to ensure compliance with relevant country and international regulatory requirements in areas of taxes, documentation requirements, payroll and benefits.

General and Other

• Develop and manage relationships with accounting related service providers as needed including in-country and global accountants, auditors, payroll and tax experts.
• Develop and maintain an asset inventory/schedule.
• Support for MRI/PRI activities as needed.
• Continually improve internal financial processes.
• Potential management of banking relationships, international wire transfers and/or other payment systems.
• Occasional travel as required for the execution of duties.
• Other duties are consistent with the accountant’s role and experience as the foundation continues to evolve, or from time to time as prompted by institutional priorities.

Qualifications

— The successful International Accountant candidate will likely reflect much of the following profile:

 Essential

• Several years of progressively responsible professional experience in international accounting, ideally in an international organisation and / or in auditing / tax consulting.
• Accounting experience in philanthropy or non-profit.
• Experience in multiple tax jurisdictions and working in multi-currency environments.
• In-depth IFRS knowledge.
• Excellent, hands-on knowledge of web-based systems including accounting (current platform is Xero), and office suite platforms (proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred).
• Comfortable in complex and highly matrixed environments. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with peers across disciplines and functions in shared efforts with proven ability to influence without direct formal authority.
• Comfortable working remotely.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritize as needs arise.
• Pleasant and effective communication skills, written and oral. (English is our working language).
• Experiential cross-cultural understanding and perspective, aware and appreciative of differing worldviews and the ability to communicate with and learn from the wide variety of people who comprise our grantees, allies and staff.
• Kind and generous with partners and colleagues.

Desired

• Prior experience with an international non-profit organization or grantmaking foundation.
• Fluency in a second language with preference for dominant languages of one of our working regions (e.g. French, Portuguese, Bahasa, Thai, Lao, Burmese).
• International living and/or working experience including in the Global South.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and creative problem-solver who continually looks for new ways to improve processes with a “can do” attitude and a sense of humour.
• Located in and able to legally work in the UK or Hong Kong.

Alongside this we will value applicants who are:

• Deeply committed to regenerative/ecological cultures and economies, preferably with experience of holistic/indigenous cosmologies.
• Humble, recognising humanity’s place amongst all living creatures on this one planet.

We pride ourselves on being diverse and inclusive.

TO APPLY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTANT ROLE

Please submit a letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and financial requirements with a resume to Pin Han. Review of credentials will begin immediately. We seek to have someone in place as soon as possible.

The organisation does not maintain a website but will provide more detailed information on the foundation to qualified applicants.

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Ambitious about Autism is looking for an experienced and qualified Financial Controller to join the team. Candidates who trained at a top 15 private accountancy firm or equivalent public body, with charity sector experience, are especially encouraged to apply.

 The Financial Controller at Ambitious about Autism (AaA) and Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust (AaAST) plays a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of the organisations' financial data. They are responsible for adhering to the Charities SORP and the Academies Financial Handbook for AaAST.

The primary responsibilities of the Financial Controller include:

• Financial Data Management: Ensuring that all financial data is accurately recorded, maintained, and reported in accordance with relevant accounting standards and guidelines.
• Compliance: Ensuring compliance with statutory and legal obligations related to financial matters. This includes managing tax affairs, including VAT, and ensuring timely and accurate payments.
• Control Environment: Establishing and maintaining a robust control environment to safeguard assets, prevent fraud, and ensure accurate financial reporting. This involves implementing internal controls, conducting regular audits, and addressing any control weaknesses or risks.
• External Scrutiny: Preparing financial reports and statements for external scrutiny, such as audits, regulatory inspections, or funder assessments. The Financial Controller ensures that all financial records and processes can withstand external scrutiny and meet the required standards.
• Finance System Development: Taking responsibility for the development and effective operation of the finance system, IRIS Financials. This includes optimising system functionality, ensuring data accuracy, providing user support and training, and exploring opportunities for process improvements and automation.
• Team management: lead the financial accounting team and ensuring an excellent service is delivered.

In summary, the Financial Controller at AaA and AaAST are responsible for maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of financial data, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and legal obligations, managing tax affairs, and developing and operating an effective finance system.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Your new company
A large, high profile, London-based charity.
Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Financial Accounting, you will be responsible for the management, administration and reconciliation of key balance sheet control accounts and the posting of monthly payroll journals. Additionally, you will play a key role at month end, quarter end and year end and to ensure the efficient delivery of accurate financial information to stakeholders. The role is diverse and varied. The anticipated duration is for 10 months. Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the office.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced Financial Accountant, ideally with a background in either the charity or higher education sectors. You will also have strong Excel skills.
What you need to do now
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If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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We’re hiring! 

Female Finance Manager 

• Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

• This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Anawim, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9RJ 

Grade: Anawim Scale Point (ASP) 36-42 

Salary: £35752 - £42,165 per annum 

Hours: 37 hours per week (some flexibility considered) 

Responsible to: CEO & Head of Finance

From our Birmingham centre, Anawim provides trauma informed services including holistic support and advocacy to enable women to reach their potential 

Our Vision statement:  

A world where women are safe, free, valued and equal members of society. 

Our Values: 

1. Anawim believes in the intrinsic value of every person and welcomes each women without judgement

2. We are deeply committed to listening to our women and building services around their needs

3. We help women to navigate the complex challenges they are facing and we do all that we can to support them for as long as they needs us 

4. Anawim empowers women to make positive changes to turn their lives around, helping them, one step at a time – to become independent

5. We want the best for our women and to make sure their basic needs are met.  We won’t rest until we’ve done all we can to keep them safe.

Aim:

We are looking for an experienced finance professional who has worked in the business or charity sector and who is looking to use their skills to make a difference to our charity. Demand for Anawim’s vital services for women is growing and we are looking for a finance manager who is flexible and adaptive while managing the day to day nature of the role. The finance team consists of a Head of Finance and a part time Finance Assistant. 

Anawim’s finances are in good shape but its funding sources are unpredictable. Government procurement is increasingly complex and payment in arrears based on performance measures is increasingly common. Our present Finance Manager has developed management accounting systems that allow excellent monitoring of our financial position, KPIs are in place to give early warning of financial challenges and our audit reports are clean.

For more information, please visit our website to download the Job Description & Person Specification and an External Application Form.We will also accept CVs. 

Deadline: We reserve the right to close this vacancy when the position is filled so we highly recommend you get your application in as early as possible. 

Interview: We will be interviewing as applications come in. 

We are recruiting for a private international charitable foundation which seeks to support environmental recovery, supported by cultures and economies grounded in Earth lore, in line with their “breathe freely” ethos.  As such they are committed to grants and other investments that are healing to the climate, to biodiversity, and to human cultural relations with the other-than-human. The foundation is currently based in a Hong Kong family office, with personnel in Hong Kong and the UK, as well as Cameroon, Brazil, Australia, Papua, and the US. The work is hybrid and the candidate can legally work in the UK or Hong Kong. A working visa will be provided if needed.

The organisation has been in a phase of significant growth and change over the last five years and is seeking to ensure that the needs of our diverse and committed staff are known and addressed.

This is a new position which interfaces with all foundation staff. Under the general direction of the Director of Operations, you will be developing and ensuring that staff policies and practices are relevant, clear, harmonized, and compliant with regulations across the foundation’s staff locations and in alignment with the foundation’s values. The position provides an opportunity to practice all aspects of a global HR function including recruiting, hiring and on-boarding, remuneration and benefits, performance and effectiveness, compliance, training and development, staff wellness and retention, and HRIS.

Global Human Relations Specialist 

Responsibilities

— The responsibilities of Global Human Relations Specialist will include, but are not limited to:

• Determine and facilitate optimal hiring status for new and continuing staff (direct employment, EoR employment, independent consulting) and initiate and manage contracts as appropriate.
• When there are open positions, working with hiring managers to manage the full cycle of recruitment of positions including job scoping, candidate sourcing, interviewing, reference checking, background checking, developing offers and closing the hire.
• Guide and manage onboarding, orientation and exit processes.
• Evaluate and facilitate staff mobility and travel requirements (visas, permits, and registrations) as needed.
• Update and maintain job description library and organisational charts.
• Maintain appropriate benchmarks, periodically review and recommend enhancements to compensation and benefits plans across international geographies.
• Coordinate payroll and HR administration with International Accountant and others.
• Review, update, develop and enhance processes, policies, and procedures for staff across various jurisdictions to ensure compliance around applicable labour and employment regulations, internal equity in compensation and benefits, and to reflect best practices and our institutional culture and values. Identify any significant gaps to our offering in relation to staff priorities.
• Ensure the integrity of staff records and timeliness of any required actions (e.g. remuneration adjustments, contract renewals, enrolments etc).
• Consult with, coach, and support managers and staff on standard personnel transactions, employee relations issues, interpretation and fair application of policies and applicable laws.
• Recommend appropriate resources and training for professional development needs.
• Organise staff events for team and capacity building and cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary learning including annual retreat.
• Maintain a pulse on staff morale and identify strategies to enhance staff cohesion, engagement and overall health and well-being.
• Specify and optimize HRIS to efficiently manage human resource related processes, record keeping and analytics. Manage HRIS interfaces with other relevant systems such as accounting.
• Develop and manage relationships with staffing related service providers including payroll and HRIS providers, accountants and employment law experts.

General and Other

• Coordinate user training and resourcing on HRIS (including payroll) platform, as needed.
• Keep abreast of developments in foundation staffing (role descriptions and structures).
• Keep abreast of best practices in international HR.
• Occasional travel as required for execution of duties.
• Other duties as are consistent with specialist’s role and experience as the foundation continues to evolve, or from time to time as prompted by institutional priorities.

Qualifications

— The successful Global Human Relations Specialist candidate will likely reflect much of the following profile:

 Essential

• A combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a field related to the work.
• Five years’ progressively responsible HR experience.
• International HR experience. GPHR or PHRi or equivalent, a plus.
• Practical understanding of global employment law and issues.
• Strong understanding of accounting as it relates to staffing.
• Excellent, hands-on knowledge of web-based systems including HRIS, payroll (we currently use Deel), office suite platforms (proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred).
• Comfortable in complex and highly matrixed environments. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with peers across disciplines and functions in shared efforts with proven ability to influence without direct formal authority.
• Comfortable working remotely.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritize as needs arise.
• Pleasant and effective communication skills, written and oral. (English is our working language.)
• Experiential cross-cultural understanding and perspective, aware and appreciative of differing worldviews and the ability to communicate with and learn from the wide variety of people who comprise our grantees, allies and staff.
• Kind and generous with partners and colleagues.

Desired

• Prior experience with an international non-profit organization or grantmaking foundation.
• Fluency in a second language with preference for dominant languages of one of our working regions (e.g. French, Portuguese, Bahasa, Thai, Lao, Burmese).
• International living and/or working experience including in the Global South.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and creative problem-solver who continually looks for new ways to improve processes with a “can do” attitude and a sense of humour.
• Located in and able to legally work in the UK or Hong Kong.

Alongside this we will value applicants who are:

• Deeply committed to regenerative/ecological cultures and economies, preferably with experience of holistic/indigenous cosmologies.
• Humble, recognising humanity’s place amongst all living creatures on this one planet.

We pride ourselves on being diverse and inclusive.

TO APPLY

Please submit a letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and financial requirements with a resume to us. Review of credentials will begin immediately. We seek to have someone in place as soon as possible.

The organisation does not maintain a website but will provide more detailed information on the foundation to qualified applicants.

We are working with Age UK Birmingham who are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic finance professional to join their team as a Senior Finance Officer.

Age UK Birmingham is an independent local charity, working alongside Age UK Sandwell to support the older people of the City of Birmingham and the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. They have been working in the community for over 30 years to support older people, their families and carers, so that everyone can enjoy later life.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Senior Finance Officer will be responsible for the delivery of internal financial management systems and controls, and for maintaining accurate financial management records, including managing the process of producing draft management accounts.

With part or fully qualified AAT certifications (or equivalent) you will:

• Have gained excellent finance experience in a similar role, including VAT returns and submission to HMRC, Purchase requisition, purchase orders and invoicing, banking and bank reconciliation.
• Have experience of the payroll process to ensure prompt payment of salaries and submission of related payments and reporting.
• Be a proficient user of IT packages including Microsoft Office and Accountancy software. Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is desirable, the willingness and capability to learn is essential.
• Be analytical with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and succinctly, producing timely and accurate, and clear management accounts
• Have the ability to evaluate financial reports and make recommendations for improvement,
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and teamwork, ideally with some experience in a supervisory role

We are looking for someone who can work independently, as well as in a team with, ideally, experience with working in the voluntary sector. You will have strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, maintaining excellent attention to detail at all times. You will have a flexible and responsive approach and can work in a fast-paced environment.

For more information, please contact Louise Portnall, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Location: Birmingham, Hybrid.

Closing date: 26 July 2024.Please note that when a suitable candidate is found the role will close early, so please apply without delay.

About Bank Workers Charity 

We’re the benevolent society supporting UK bank employees and their families. Each year we help thousands of people encountering financial, health, housing and wellbeing challenges with independent advice and guidance, case management, referrals to expert partners and grant giving. 

About you 

Our ideal candidate will have a passion for technology, a deep understanding of digital media, and a proven track record in managing digital projects from inception to completion. You will be inquisitive and analytical with great attention to detail and be at ease communicating with stakeholders at all levels. 

About the role 

Hybrid working (minimum two days a week office based for FTE) 

As our Digital Producer, you will collaborate in cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of digital initiatives that align with our organisational goals. You will plan and deliver digital projects, manage the charity’s website, introduce improvements across our portfolio of digital platforms, and champion the user experience of our digital products and services. 

You will also lead the technical management of our webinar programme, from planning to evaluation, and support the wider digital team and organisation with research and analysis. 

What we offer 

We’ve put a lot of energy into being a great place to work. We’re proud of our supportive culture and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. There are plenty of learning opportunities, and as a wellbeing charity we aim to be a leader in wellbeing support for our people.

 Our benefits include: 

• 28 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays (with the option to buy additional leave) 

• 8% employer contribution to BWC’s pension scheme and up to 3% matched with employee contributions 

• A wide range of employer funded wellbeing experiences through Heka 

• Flexible benefit provision (including Medicash plan, cycle to work, payroll giving and electric car scheme) 

• Group Life Cover (three times annual salary) with option for additional cover 

• Weekly wellbeing half hour

• Season Ticket Loan (upon successful completion of probation) 

• Employee Assistance Programme

To apply, please send a CV including a supporting statement (no more than one side of A4)  outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification in the Applicant Pack.   Applications without supporting statements will be automatically rejected.

Closing date: 9.00am, Monday 8 July 2024.  

The first round interviews will take place on 18-19 July, with second round interviews on 23-25 July. Please let us know during your application if the timings may pose difficulties for you 
 
Bank Workers Charity is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.

Background to the role

The Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) is at the forefront of the movement to transform meat production in order to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change and global hunger, to antibiotic resistance and animal suffering.

We work with scientists, businesses and policymakers to make plant-based and cultivated meat (grown directly from cells) delicious, affordable and accessible. Please check out the rest of our website, our 2023 Year in Review and our 2023 Europe Highlights blog post to find out more about who we are and what we do.

We are at an exciting stage in our growth and are looking for a Deputy Head of Operations (People) to manage our growing people operations team and projects.

How you will make a difference

Your role will enable inclusive, empowering and efficient people operations workflows at GFI Europe. Reporting to the Head of Operations, your work will fall under the following categories:

• Manage the People Operations function, including line managing two team members.
• Develop an inclusive, empowering and engaging People Operations strategy that ensures best practices around management principles, professional development, diversity, equity and inclusion, and other aspects of a healthy culture are adopted.
• Track team morale and culture by coordinating team engagement surveys and by listening to team members’ needs from when they join the organisation and all along their employee journey with us, taking steps where necessary to improve the employee experience.
• Be the main contact person for the GFI Europe team to discuss HR-related needs or concerns.
• Oversee solid HR management by:
  • Ensuring GFI Europe’s compensation and benefits remain competitive.
  • Creating and/or periodically reviewing and improving People Operations policies and addressing specific HR needs and requirements of our growing team.
  • Being the point of contact with payroll and employment legal advisors across 7+ countries, ensuring our employment terms and conditions are up to date and that payroll and employment terms are correctly processed.
  • Staying up to date with national laws impacting employment, benefits and other regulations to ensure we remain compliant across all regions.
  • Procuring and overseeing the work of People Operations service providers and consultants where applicable.
• Enable a smooth experience across the employee lifecycle by:
  • Positioning GFI Europe’s employer brand to keep attracting and retaining talent.
  • Planning recruitment cycles in collaboration with the Operations team and other departments, and signing off on assessment design.
  • Coordinating performance / probationary review cycles and where support is needed, providing coaching and counselling to team members and managers on matters related to performance.
  • Ensuring learning & development budgets and activities meet the needs of the team and organisation.
• Perform other tasks as required as a member of our small, dynamic team.

Who we’re looking for

You must have:

• A passion for GFI’s philosophy and mission.

• Proven experience in managing smooth, inclusive and effective People Operations such as HR admin, recruitment, performance management, learning & development, etc.
• Ability to balance high-level responsibilities (management, strategy) with practical execution, and to prioritise what needs to be solved, by when and how.
• Excellent people skills: high emotional intelligence, the ability to listen deeply and communicate effectively, to build and maintain trust and to work well with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple cultures.
• A high degree of organisation and attention to detail: finding enjoyment in devising and managing effective processes, fixing problems, and ensuring accurate, high-quality administration.
• Compassionate people management style: proven line management experience and ability to get the best out of colleagues, ideally in a remote environment.
• Comfort with complex, often ambiguous workflows where you need to approach and problem-solve new challenges creatively.
• Commitment to DEI principles: applying a diversity, equity and inclusion lens to all People Operations workflows, and maintaining our welcoming and supportive culture.
• Expertise in HR, employment compliance and payroll management within at least one country in Europe.
• Tech savviness: comfort using various software tools and platforms in a remote workplace, and a willingness to learn new systems. Training and support will be provided. 
• Language skills: ability to work effectively in English. 

It would be an advantage to have some or all of the following attributes, but none of them are prerequisites, and we welcome applications from candidates without any or all of them:

• Coaching and mentoring experience
• Experience with international HR management (2+ countries). Familiarity with the following countries in particular would be an advantage: Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain or the UK.
• Experience with leading DEI initiatives in the workplace.
• The ability to work in European languages in addition to English.

We want the best people and we know that building a diverse, inclusive workplace leads to stronger, happier, more productive and resilient teams. We strongly encourage people of every ethnicity, orientation, age, gender, origin, socio-economic background, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritise an inclusive culture absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

Benefits and the fine print

• Terms of employment: Full-time (38 hours/week), flexible working hours.
• Location: We can consider applicants based in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain or the UK. This is a remote role, and you will be able to work from home, or we are happy to consider supporting costs for co-working to enable you to work from an office if you wish. The whole GFI Europe team aims to get together in person approximately twice per year for around 3-5 days at a time. Travel costs will be covered by GFI Europe within our travel policy.
• Salary and benefits: The salary and benefits package for all of our roles are researched and benchmarked based on similar nonprofit roles in the country/location of hire. For reference, full-time range (total amounts received in gross salary plus benefits including home-working allowance) would be for:
  • The Netherlands: €58,320-€69,984 (range includes holiday pay specific for the Netherlands)
• Right to work requirements: The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the country where they are based, and to be able to travel within the EU.
• Application Deadline: 9 July 2024, 11.59pm CEST. We will get back to all candidates after that date, no matter the outcome of their application. You should expect to hear back from us within about a week after the deadline.

Our partner is a nonprofit organization providing accessible & effective mental health interventions for youths. They are seeking a part-time CFO to add expertise and oversight of their finance function to ensure financial sustainability. This role is a really interesting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to shape the finance function of a young, but growing organisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement financial strategies, and lead the development of financial projections and scenario planning to inform decision making.
• Lead the finance function, overseeing the day-to-day operations (cash, accounts payable, accounts receivables and payroll) and ensure compliance with accounting and financial reporting standards, as well as legal and regulatory requirements for Kenya and the USA
• Evaluate and implement financial systems and processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency
• Oversee the preparation of budgets, financial statements, and other financial reports
• Develop and manage the organization's risk management
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of young professionals 

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with at least 5 years of relevant experience, and willing to be hands on.
• Strong technical accounting experience covering financial accounting, management accounting, budget creation and monitoring, financial analysis, and reporting, preferably within a not for profit.
• Experience of working in a start-up or of establishing a finance function is strongly desirable.
• Experience of leading a finance function, including providing financial analysis & insight  and strategic advice to aid decision making.
• Experience of grants management, compliance and reporting
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to work with both finance and non-finance staff.
• Strong strategic and problem solving skills. 

This is a remote role, although they would be open to someone working from their office.

They anticipate the role will require 2 days/week, perhaps with more time required initially to set up the finance function and then at important times in the year, including year-end.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a fantastic charity to recruit for a Community and Corporate Fundraising Officer in order to develop lasting and purposeful relationships with the charity’s community and corporate organisations that delivers and exceeds income targets in line with agreed business development plans.

As a Community and Corporate Fundraising Officer you will:

• Develop relationships with potential prospects for corporate donations, sponsorship opportunities, payroll giving, volunteering, and staff involvement via event participation.
• build a pipeline of corporate business supporters in Surrey
• Engage with local businesses and organisations to actively develop supporters to donate income, pro bono and gifts in kind to the charity.
• Prepare and present high-quality new business proposals, pitches, and presentations to win new business as well as respond to incoming proposals from potential supporters.
• To recruit participants for our range of events
• To actively organise and execute pre-existing or new events for the charity

In order to be successful, you must have experienced :

• Experience in fundraising with a successful track-record of raising funds and/or a background of account management or business development.
• Proficiency in MS office suite.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including face to face, on the telephone and in writing.
• To be highly organised and an ability to prioritise a busy workload
• Lives in or close to Surrey
• Full UK driver’s licence with unrestricted use of a car is essential for travel in and around Surrey.

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Leatherhead with flexible home-based working

Deadline: on rolling basis

Interview: ASAP

Recruitment process: Cv to

If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.