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We are looking for an experienced, strategically minded and solutions focused Senior Operations Manager to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) as part of our Exams Team.
The RCR creates and delivers exams on the behalf of the General Medical Council (GMC) to assess doctors qualifying as Clinical Oncologists (cancer doctors) and Radiologists (doctors who diagnose through medical imaging). The Senior Operations Manager will oversee the work of the operational exam delivery team, working at a high level to realise our growth plans.
As a dynamic leader, you will create medium- and long-term plans to grow exam capacity, both domestically and globally, recognising that the number of candidates completing their exams directly impacts the growth of our specialties. This will include monitoring and responding to changes in demand for exams, optimising pricing models and identifying and delivering operational efficiencies. You will achieve this by motivating and enthusing your direct reports and the wider team, connecting them to the bigger picture and ensuring they are reaching high levels of performance.
To be successful in this role you will have a significant level of operational and financial management experience, including the ability to manage budgets within a complex financial picture and long-term strategic planning skills. You will also have the ability to identify and mitigate risks in delivery, ensuring that the RCR maintains its reputation as offering world class qualifications.
You will be a pivotal player within the exams team ensuring operational efficiency and an excellent service are part of the seamless delivery of our high-stakes exams. You will have the opportunity to work with dedicated professionals who are passionate about making a difference and lead our exams operations to new heights.
What you’ll do:
- Strategic development of exam operations to deliver sufficient exams for the market/audience over the medium and long term.
- Leading the implementation of plans and initiatives for exams operations, securing and allocating resources, agreeing and managing the overall exams operations budget.
- Be an exceptional multi-team leader, providing direction and support to motivate and direct line reports in achieving exam function goals, ensuring outcomes are clear and progress is measurable.
- Responsible for operational reporting to internal Committees and other stakeholders, via written reports and in person.
- Develop and maintain product ownership of the Exams Candidate Management System (EMS) to ensure it is fit for purpose and working effectively to support strategic objectives.
- Actively participate as a member of the exams management team.
What you’ll need:
- Strong service delivery and financial management background including managing operations within exams, education or events.
- Experience of delivering growth which features value for money, operational and service improvement and efficiency savings.
- Experience of developing and managing a high performing operational team.
- Excellent people management skills with the ability to motivate and effectively manage a team delivering a variety of activities.
- Ability to provide support and build and sustain effective working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, partners and stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong strategic analytical and evaluative skills, including ability to understand and analyse complex issues and problems.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. Please find out more about the Senior Operations Manager role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in the candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
About Tutor Trust
We’re a proudly Northern charity that believes in equity in education. We do our bit to achieve that by partnering with schools and education providers, to enable their young people to work alongside inspiring and motivating tutors – an opportunity they may not otherwise have.
We know that our high-quality tuition helps improve young people’s academic attainment, wellbeing, and self-confidence, and supports their personal aspirations.
Over the past four years, we’ve had an opportunity to reach more young people than we have before through government funding of the National Tutoring Programme. This is now wrapping up and we’re at a pivotal moment, ready to engage new school partners, donors, peers in the sector and the new Labour government.
Our values
What we stand for and practise in everything we do at Tutor Trust:
We believe in fairness
We are passionate about making a difference
We are inclusive and supportive
We are quality-focused
We are ambitious
We learn
Benefits of working at Tutor Trust
• Hybrid work model (2 days in the office)
• Competitive leave - 33 days per annum (inclusive of Bank Holidays, pro rata)
• Flexible working including Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)
• Health and Wellbeing (Employee Assistance Programme, 24-hour GP service, mental health support and benefits platform, Perkbox)
• Enhanced Family and Sick Leave (after a qualifying period).
• Recognition and Culture (Thanks & Recognition, Highlights, team events)
• Learning and Development (knowledge sharing, staff-led groups
Job Purpose
The Partnerships Coordinator post is an exciting role with Tutor Trust. You will assist the Strategic Partnerships Manager to maintain and build key school relationships and networks contributing to customer retention and business growth.
The Partnerships Coordinator will also work very closely with the Partnership Operations team and the Communications & Marketing team to contribute positively to the overall success and innovation of the organisation.
Main Functions
- Assist with setting up key school partnerships across West Yorkshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
- Assist with completing partnership agreements.
- Conduct regional research to better understand region-wide school needs.
- Create reports or presentations for meetings with school partners.
- Track school partner data and communication in Salesforce.
- Attend engagement events and conferences in order to network and build relationships with school leaders and organisations supporting tutoring.
- To assist in the recruitment process for new tutors, including short listing and interviewing.
- To assist with facilitating communication between school partners/projects and internal teams, acting as a liaison to ensure smooth collaboration and alignment on projects and goals.
- Support all three regions to develop existing partnerships with schools, colleges, MATs, local authorities and archdioceses.
- Take part in general induction presentations and other events to promote the Tutor Trust both internally and externally.
- Help with preparation for Tutor Trust events aimed at a range of stakeholders.
- Responsible for sharing conference experiences on social media platforms such as LinkedIn.
- Work with the Communications & Marketing Team to design and deploy external facing comms materials and campaigns to maximise visibility and reach.
- Participate in project work across the organisation.
- Assist other staff to complete a variety of administrative tasks that enable the Trust to operate effectively and efficiently.
- Any other duties commensurate with the grade and nature of the post.
Person Specification
Good candidates for this role will be high achievers, with excellent IT and English skills, diplomatic and inter-personal skills, and plenty of initiative.
Skills
- Educated to degree level.(desirable)
- Business degree, qualification, training or experience (desirable).
- Must have achieved a minimum of Grade B at GCSE in Maths and English Excellent IT, CRM (preferable) and software system skills , including competency with Microsoft Excel and Salesforce.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to establish a rapport and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels and from any industry sector.
- The ability to work under pressure to cope with multiple demands and deadlines, to work fast and to a consistently high standard.
- Be a team player but also able to work independently when required to do so.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- The ability to manage office systems and contact databases and to use them effectively.
- Have strong business development skills, helping to promote The Tutor Trust in a professional and effective manner Be able to write fluently, to think clearly and to grasp new concepts quickly.
- The ability to build and maintain professional relationships.
- Can demonstrate experience of administrative skills in a previous role (either paid or voluntary).
- Experience of Social Media posting.
Attributes
- Demonstrate a commitment to the goals and drivers behind the Tutor Trust.
- Enthusiasm and ability to contribute to the successful development of the Tutor Trust.
- Proven ability to make sound decisions and manage responsibilities effectively.
- Have excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills with a commitment to accuracy and attention to detail.
- A willingness to work unsociable hours when required.
- Willingness to undergo DBS clearance and be committed to Safeguarding children.
- Be able to prioritise and manage tasks.
- Be a team player but also able to work independently if required to do so.
- Excellent time-management skills.
- Candidates must be self-confident and have a robust personality.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Closing date for applications: Friday, 6th September
Interviews to be held: week beginning 16th September
Salary: £24,000 per annum & Contributory Pension
Start date: ASAP
Candidates are required to complete an application form and supply a cover letter outlining how they meet the requirements of the role. You must also complete the attached Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
To apply, please email all documents to:our careers email
The Tutor Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
For further information please visit our webite.
All positions at The Tutor Trust are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
The Tutor Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this role you’ll be both strategic and hands-on, solely managing the financial controls for this small charity with a £350k annual turnover. You will support the Director and senior management team through your management of financial processes, policy and planning.
This will include using accountancy software to process income and expenditure, producing management accounts for the senior management team and Board, and ensuring the charity reports to its key funders, including Arts Council England.
You’ll process payroll for our small team of 6 employees, taking care of liaison with HMRC as well as handling external audit and company filing.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for someone with focus, efficiency and precision to take responsibility of our company finances.
Unfazed by working mostly alone, you’ll be incredibly organised with your time and workload to ensure processes are handled in a timely and accurate fashion. Ideally, you’ll be passionate about the work that we do both as a professional arts organisation and also as a small charity based in Bedfordshire with altruistic values.
You’ll have experience of working with small organisations and charities, knowledgeable about the areas of financial control that you will be our expert on.
The role is an employee position for one day per week, however we are open to discuss flexibility of working hours and the possibility of freelance working with the successful candidate.
We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different experiences, skills and stories to join us and influence our working practice. We are particularly keen to hear from people from backgrounds that are currently under-represented on our staff team including people from UK minority ethnic backgrounds and candidates who self-identify as disabled, male, non-binary or trans and/or LGBTQ+.
Application deadline: 9am, Mon 30th Sept 2024
Interviews: Thurs 3rd October 2024
Terms and Conditions
Hours of Work: 7.5 hours per week (1 day). These hours can be worked flexibly.
Contract: This is a permanent employment contract with a 3 month probationary period.
Salary: The full-time equivalent salary for this position is £40,000 – 45,000 per annum (pro rata to 7.5 hours per week).
Location: Home-working.
Benefits:
BCA offers 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees).
We offer a NEST pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.
Access to IT & equipment to enable efficient home-working can be provided.
Proof of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment.
A contemporary arts charity dedicated to commissioning high-quality art for, with and inspired by communities in Bedfordshire
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for a new team member to join our small but dynamic fundraising team to help us continue our exemplary stewardship and maximise our fundraising. You will be the first point of contact for many of our supporters and your role is critical in ensuring those supporters have a smooth, professional and friendly experience. This role holder will make sure all donors get the recognition and thanks they deserve whilst also making sure all of that income is processed and captured correctly.
We have big ambitions to increase our fundraising income and this role is critical in making sure that as we grow, we have the procedures in place to keep everything running smoothy. Our donors and supporters are the lifeblood of what we do hear at Guts UK and whomever joins in this role will pride themselves on giving them all the best service possible.
So if you care about people, have a keen eye for detail and process and are looking to start or build your career in fundraising – this could be the role for you.
Who are we?
Guts UK is committed to a world where digestive disorders are better understood, better treated and everyone who lives with one gets the support they need. Too many people are suffering or dying in silence or alone. They don’t know where to turn for information or support, diagnosis takes too long for many and treatment can often come too late.
We are the only UK charity that covers the entire digestive system from top to tail; the gut, liver and pancreas. We fund lifesaving research, provide patients with expert information and support and raise awareness about digestive symptoms and conditions. We are informed by evidence and expertise and have our community, and the patient voice, at the heart of everything that we do.
Who are you?
- You are committed to ensuring supporters get the best possible experience, feeling supported and valued throughout
- You are looking to build your career in fundraising
- You have great attention to detail and pride yourself on accuracy
- You work meticulously and take the time needed to get things right and do things properly ensuring you comply with appropriate procedures
- You are a team player and are happy to muck-in when / where needed
- You have a warm, engaging personality
- You have an interest or connection to our cause and a real desire to help the UK to get to grips with guts!
Please see the full job pack for further information including detailed role specification, requirements and benefits
Our vision is of a world where digestive disorders are better understood, better treated and everyone who lives with one gets the support they need
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Salary: £29,121 - £33,417 per annum
Location: Stokenchurch
Thames Valley Air Ambulance is one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. We’re here for people in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire when they need us most. Bringing hospital-level care by land and air.
We exist to give everybody in our community the best chance of surviving and recovering from an emergency. Our mission is to do everything in our power to protect, save and revive lives, with the best critical care at the scene and beyond.
We love what we do. Our charity is a place where people care for each other, provide support, and encourage everyone to be their best and we pride ourselves on being one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. As an innovative charity, we are continually developing our organisation and pushing the boundaries of patient care to deliver a unique emergency service, where and when it is most needed. We are driven to do the right thing for our patients, their families, our supporters, and community. All our staff live our values: passion, excellence, respect, and care.
The role
In this role you will be responsible for day-to-day management of Trust and Foundation fundraising. Your responsibilities will include building long-term partnerships with trusts and foundations, ensuring support through in-depth research, excellent stewardship, and timely and accurate reporting. You will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and colleagues across the organisation to find creative and compelling projects to be funded.
Additionally, you will contribute to projects within the Philanthropy and Partnership team, such as webinars and events.
About you
As an effective communicator, you will feel confident in writing high quality proposals and speaking to colleagues across the organisation to identify opportunities for funding.
Your role involves managing your own of trusts and foundations pipeline, you will need to take initiative, research, prioritise and organise your own work, with limited supervision to achieve deadlines across multiple tasks.
You will have:
- Experience in new identifying, researching, and reaching new prospects.
- Experience in writing bespoke proposals.
- Strong administrative, planning & prioritisation abilities with keen attention to detail.
- Proficiency with standard Microsoft office applications
If this role sounds like it is for you, we would love you to apply !
Vacancy Closing Date: 13 September 2024
You may have experience in the following roles: Grants Fundraiser, Trust and Grants Officer, Philanthropy Executive, Development Officer, Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Grants and Proposals Officer, Major Gifts Officer, Corporate Partnerships Manager, etc.
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Trust and Corporate Fundraising Manager
Would you like to be inspired every day in a highly rewarding role? Whether it’s the veterans and family members we support, your colleagues or the partners we collaborate with, you will be working with an exceptional group of people.
Position: Trust and Corporate Fundraising Manager
Location: Richmond, London / Hybrid (2-3 days a week in the office)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 2-Year Fixed Term (with potential for permanent)
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Closing date: 17th September 2024
About the role:
We are seeking a passionate and proactive Trust & Corporate Fundraising Manager to join our team. In this role, you’ll be building on our well-established grant fundraising programme and helping propel our corporate partnerships to new heights. With a small but perfectly formed Fundraising function, we’re looking for someone who is creative and thrives with a high degree of autonomy, within a supportive and collaborative team.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Help shape and deliver a fundraising plan that unlocks new income opportunities from trusts, foundations, and corporate partners.
- Forge strategic, collaborative relationships with a diverse portfolio of funders, delivering excellent stewardship to ensure they feel valued and see the impact of their contributions.
- Leverage our robust monitoring and impact data to craft compelling, evidence-based funding applications that resonate with funders’ priorities.
- Research and identify new funding opportunities with precision and creativity.
- Stay ahead of trends in the fundraising sector, bringing fresh ideas and approaches to our work.
About you:
If you’re someone who enjoys a varied portfolio with a focus on trusts, foundations and corporate partners, particularly those with corporate foundations, and you’re ready to play a pivotal role in sustaining and expanding our services, we want to hear from you.
Key skills required for this role:
- Proactive and highly motivated, with a strong track record of achieving fundraising targets.
- Proven experience of working in a fundraising environment, with demonstrable experience in grant fundraising.
- Proven experience in making applications to funders, including written applications and face-to-face presentations. The post-holder will need to have a sound understanding of the interests and working methods of trusts and foundations.
- Demonstrable stewardship experience – the job requires the ability to manage and prioritise a portfolio of supporters working to deadlines and agreed targets.
- Proven experience in using impact reports as well as creativity and a fresh writing style to develop language and themes for compelling fundraising bids.
- Demonstrable bid development experience, with effective writing skills and excellent attention to detail.
- Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to meet deadlines, plan, prioritise and work under pressure.
- Highly developed research and analytical skills.
- Confident in building relationships and communicating effectively with supporters and grant funders internally and preferably at senior level.
About the organisation:
The employer supports members of the armed forces community (veterans and adult family members) with health conditions on their journey into employment once they have left service, helping them overcome barriers to employment and transform their lives. We have a long and proud history and continually adapt the services we offer to ensure we remain relevant to the modern-day veteran and their families.
Our organisation values open and clear communication, engaging with our teams in all aspects of our organisational development and delivery. Committed to diversity and inclusion our services are open to everyone and we actively seek to make our services more accessible to those with specific needs or from diverse cultures.
How to apply:
To apply for this position please prepare your CV and a cover letter clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification as set out above and submit via the online application process.
You may also have experience in areas such as: Trusts Fundraiser, Foundations Fundraiser, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, Fundraising, Partnerships Manager, Fundraising Partnerships, Income Generation, Income Generation, Fundraiser, Engagement, Trusts, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Our client is an independent foundation that invests in developing countries to improve lives and to maximise demographic dividends for long term economic growth.
They do this by partnering with visionary African governmental leaders to deliver on initiatives that have the potential to positively and dramatically enhance the life outcomes of their people and the trajectories of their countries.
Focusing on and supporting the efforts of their partners to aid success, our client has recently adopted a new strategy with a clear accountability target: Over the next five years, they want to have played an integral role in substantially and tangibly improving 23.5 million lives.
The Role
We are seeking a Program Director/Labour Market Economist who can complement the existing team by virtue of their experience in labour market economics, value chain transformation, and/or the prioritization of public-sector investment in critical economic sectors.
Program Directors work with their government counterparts to design and support implementation of transformative programs, and many of their government counterparts are prioritizing youth employment.
Program Directors are accountable to the CEO and are responsible for ensuring quality execution of programs; strengthening routine monitoring systems; leading evidence-based decision-making; and driving highly leveraged outcomes. Each Program Director will work on a variety of matters related to human capital development and contribute to programs in different African geographies.
You can expect a dynamic environment and a culture of collaboration, innovation, and drive for highly leveraged outcomes.
Experience
To be successful you will need extensive experience with complex and large-scale program ideation and implementation, related to labour market interventions, value chain transformation, and public-sector investment, ideally in Sub-Saharan African countries.
You are most likely an economist, will have a good understanding of how governmental departments work (ideally with direct experience working within government) and have had significant interactions at high policy levels within governments, with proven experience in managing complex and politically sensitive relationships with different stakeholders. You will support the ambition of policy champions at national level.
Able to demonstrate methodical program oversight and management, you will need an exemplary work ethic with a drive for achieving concrete results from often complex environments.
Knowledge wise we are looking for strong understanding of labour markets and development economics; excellent data analysis skills; project finance/private sector experience could be advantageous.
This role will suit someone who is used to working at the most senior levels and brings excellent people skills and highly developed communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills. Fluency in French and/or widely spoken African languages is desirable.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
CV’s are being assessed and sent to the client on a rolling basis so early application is advised. Interviews likely to be held early September. Please apply directly through our website, sending your CV and a covering letter.
The Head of Governance and Compliance is looking for a full-time Governance Coordinator to support the Governance Team at KCLSU.
The Governance Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Head of Governance and Compliance with the delivery of the KCLSU Governance Strategy. This includes supporting all aspects of corporate governance for KCLSU: in particular assisting with the timely review of policies and procedures; supporting the complaints management and reporting process (non-election); and coordinating our External Speaker processes for our student activity groups. The post-holder will also assist in the communication of Governance across KCLSU and support the process of staff and Trustee engagement with the Governance Strategy.
The post provides an opportunity to learn the functions and operations of effective governance in a charity and education setting
Governance Coordinator (Visiting Speakers) Role
The requirements and responsibilities of this role are central to understanding what is expected and these can be found in the role profile. To be performing well in this area, you must be fulfilling the overall purpose of the role and visibly demonstrating the main accountabilities of the job. This does not always mean that you are expected to fulfil every single responsibility, and you will agree priorities with your manager within the scope of your role profile. You should make sure that you and your manager are broadly happy that your role profile is up to date
The Governance Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Head of Governance and Compliance with the delivery of the KCLSU Governance Strategy. This includes supporting all aspects of corporate governance for KCLSU: in particular assisting with the timely review of policies and procedures; supporting the complaints management and reporting process (non-election); and coordinating our Visiting Speaker processes for our Student Activity Groups. The post-holder will also assist in the communication of Governance across KCLSU and support the process of staff and Trustee engagement with the Governance Strategy.
The post provides an opportunity to learn the functions and operations of effective governance in a charity and education setting.
Core Tasks:
Visiting Speakers Responsibility:
Our Governance Coordinator is the key point of contact for all External Speaker bookings by KCLSU student societies and activity groups.
Responsibilities include:
- Complete initial checks, and any required risk assessments, for all external speaker bookings, against the trigger criteria within the policy.
- Coordinate mitigations such as chairing training for events that are high risk.
- Liaise with Kings to enable student groups with external speakers to book rooms for events.
- Organise meetings with student groups to improve awareness, knowledge and understanding of how the KCLSU works to support freedom of speech at King’s.
- Work with the Head of Governance and Compliance on issues arising from External Speaker events or risk assessments.
- Support reviews and provide data for the Trustee Board or Sub-Committees as required.
- Maintain and continue the development of automated recording processes to record, track and analyse trends for visiting speakers.
- Support the Head of Governance and Compliance in developing and delivering student group training and inductions for trustees and staff as required.
- Coordinate the work of the Governance Assistant in liaising with students and societies regarding arrangements for low to medium risk events, where no referrals need to be made for a full, joint risk assessment with King’s.
- Support the joint KCLSU and King’s College London freedom of speech initiatives through the work of the Freedom of Speech Advisory Group (FESAG) (Operations Group), agenda setting and servicing meetings
The post-holders shall also:
- Assist with the planning and scheduling of governance and policy related agenda items for the annual cycle of Board and Sub-Committee meetings;
- Support the governance-related policy review process, including developing new or updated policies, and their effective implementation;
- Provide support for the effective communication of Board and Sub-Committee information (non-confidential) to staff and student community to meet the requirements of the Articles;
- Jointly service with the Head of Governance and Compliance taking minutes for meetings for Board, Sub-committees and other governance events;
- Take meeting notes for the Head of Governance and Compliance’s project meetings as required;
- Assist with the updating of annual policy and governance documents ready for incoming Officer and Student Trustee training;
- Ensure the policy and governance sections of the KCLSU website are kept up to date with new policies and procedures.
- Service the Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Committee.
A successful candidate must have:
- Experience of working in a busy administration role and ability to manage time effectively.
- Experience of working in a busy office environment with varying demands and deadlines.
- Experience of organising meetings and taking minutes during meetings.
- Experience of building effective working relationships and communicating effectively with a wide variety of audiences.
- Experience of organising time and resources effectively and prioritising workload.
- Experience of producing reports and presentations.
- Experience of writing policies, procedure and guidance.
- Experience of following procedures and maintaining accurate records for reporting purposes.
- Experience of training others (internal audiences) on aspects of the role for induction and knowledge sharing purposes.
- Experience of working in incident management/health and safety would be beneficial.
For further details and Person Specification, please review our Job Pack below.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 34 days annual holidays including Bank holidays, volunteering days and wellbeing days
- Discounts and Venues
- £30 wellbeing allowance per term
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- KEATS Learning Platform & LinkedIn Learning subscription
- Death in Service
- Access to Kings Libraries
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
- Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
- Trustees should not apply for a role whilst in their term of office, or should their application be accepted or progressed to the interview stage.
- Ex-Trustees can apply for student staff (non-administrative) roles, as soon as they finish their tenure.
- Ex-Trustees can apply for career staff / permanent staff roles, only after a year has passed of them being a trustee. Applications submitted within the year should not be accepted or progressed to the interview stage.
KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
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Ivy Rock Partners is recruiting an interim Financial Controller/Deputy Director role for a top London University to start at the end of September for 6-9 months.
This role will be to lead teams across Income, Treasury and Accounts Payable - so would suit a strong technical Accountant with experience managing large teams - via 3 direct reports. Great benefits, and the usual generous paid annual leave universities offer (40+ days) and central London offices with hybrid working.
Purpose of the role:
Reporting to the Director of Finance this role will lead the development of the University’s financial transaction functions to meet the strategic and operational needs of the University.
The post holder will be a driver for change and will work collaboratively with key stakeholders, recognising the importance of clear guidance, communication and the benefits of continuously improving systems to support effective delivery. Crucially, the post holder will be responsible for leading a customer focused approach to departmental services and building customer/supplier relations.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to lead and deliver major strategic projects and initiatives which form part of the wider University strategy.
- To be an active member of the Finance Department’s Senior leadership team, identifying and contributing to initiatives to support the strategic development of the Finance Department.
- To ensure a strategic approach is taken to developing and delivering the Finance Department operating plan, taking account of stakeholder needs, internal and external drivers, and ensuring that efficiency and effectiveness is at its core.
- To role model appropriate leadership behaviours and be a positive driver of change, developing and embedding a culture of professional excellence and continuous improvement within the finance department.
- To build the capability and capacity of all finance staff to deliver outstanding customer service and excellent student experience, appropriately mapping out career paths to develop talent, and support staff engagement and professional development.
- To develop and monitor the use of KPIs / metrics and reports as a means of monitoring service delivery, performance and data quality, and driving innovation.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders throughout the University to ensure that Finance is providing a responsive and excellent service.
- Effectively communicate Finance approaches, outcomes and challenges with stakeholders including Executive Board, governance committees and external stakeholders. Communications should include meetings, presentations and formal papers.
- Lead and manage the income service functions to support the University’s growth strategy and ensure; an excellent student/customer experience, compliance with regulations, and that robust systems are in place to manage the risks associated with income management.
- Ensure that the University’s debtors are managed and controlled and that strategies are in place that support recovery.
- Drive the development and implementation of the University’s payment acceptance strategy to deliver payment platforms and related systems that are secure, provide an excellent customer experience, meet diverse payment expectations, deliver value for money and support the University’s strategy.
- Oversee the operational framework to ensure the University continues to comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.
- Oversee the development of the University’s policies and procedures to ensure compliance with anti money laundering regulations.
- Support the development of systems and procedures which enable the payment of bursaries, prizes, refunds and other credits to students.
- Support the development and management of processes which enable the disbursement of US Federal Aid to students including the annual audit of these records and returns to the US dept of education.
- Lead and manage the expenditure service function to ensure an excellent customer experience, compliance with regulations, and that effective systems, controls and processes are in place to manage the risks associated with expenditure (both accounts payable and staff expenses).
- Develop management information to enable supplier spend analysis and enable the work of the Expenditure team to inform the development of purchasing and procurement strategies.
- Lead, manage and co-ordinate the functions of an effective and efficient Treasury Services team, including excellent customer service, compliance with policies and procedures, and an effective controls framework to manage the risks associated with the University’s cash resources.
- Ensure income, expenditure and treasury systems are audit ready and oversee the production of all information for year end purposes. Ensure any audit recommendations are owned and implemented where appropriate.
- Lead ad hoc finance related reviews, including due diligence and financial investigations and to prepare reports as may be required from time to time.
- Co-ordinance the University’s fraud response including responsibility for first line reporting and escalation and ensuring effective procedures for fraud reporting.
- Keep the University’s banking arrangements under review to ensure that there are appropriate banking arrangements in place, that meet the needs of the University’s operating model.
- Ensure that the University’s cash resources are managed and invested in accordance with the policy for the Short-Term Investment of Funds including the performance review, appointment and day to day management of the University’s fund managers.
- Oversee the University’s cashflow ensuring that liquidity levels and covenant compliance are in place; ensure that effective cashflow planning and reporting mechanisms are in place for decision making.
- Continuously review and update all policies and guidance, including Standing Financial Orders, Financial Regulations and Financial Procedures.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Training Manager to join the HR team on a full-time basis. This role will be responsible for leading and supporting in the delivery of our staff training programme, overseeing all our people development activities, and ensuring that our statutory training requirements are met. We want the staff training experience to be impactful, positive, engaging, and meaningful to provide our workforce with all the skills, knowledge, and understanding they need to deliver first-class support to our young people, whatever their role.
As well as commissioning external training, we currently deliver a variety of online and face-to-face training in-house - First Aid, CPR, GDPR, Manual Handling, NAPPI (Non-Abusive Psychological and Physical Intervention) to name a few. Our largest cohort for training is our care and support staff in our college, residential houses, adult day service, and supported living houses. We also have to ensure effective training is delivered for our estates team, catering staff, office staff, and our leaders and managers.
This role works closely with the senior leadership team to ensure a good understanding of business needs and the different operational teams to help propose the right training solutions delivered in the most impactful and cost-effective way to drive forward our strategic goals.
As part of the role, you will manage the in-house training system and staff training records and frequently update the training matrix, ensuring information is correct in a timely manner to issue monthly/termly reports to managers.
About you
You may be a training manager or have been involved in planning or delivering effective training for your staff team. Training experience within a health and social care setting is desirable. You need to have an understanding of the breadth of training required by an organisation like InFocus across very different operational teams. You will need good organisation skills and be pragmatic in finding the most effective ways to meet our training needs within a tight budget! You will also need to be a creative, confident person with excellent presentation skills who takes pride in delivering interactive, first-class training, ensuring all participants have a positive experience. A great aspect of this role is that you will work with lots of different staff across the organisation such as managers, care staff, therapists, nurses, and teachers, so being a people person who is able to form strong working relationships at all levels and engage and motivate people is a must.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Youth Worker (Women's Worker) – 9 Month Maternity Cover
We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate team player to join our growing team as a full-time Youth Worker (Women’s Worker) on a fixed term 9-month maternity cover contract.
In this role, you will work within the Youth Work Team to deliver our frontline drop-in service and support our weekly and monthly activities to all young people experiencing homelessness.
You’ll specialise in sharing knowledge and expertise in gender-informed work, leading the delivery of our weekly Women and Non-Binary space, facilitating group sessions and supporting a caselist of young women experiencing multiple and complex needs.
Ideally you should be experienced in working with young people aged 18-25 and/or have demonstrable experience working directly with women (of any age). You will understand gender informed practice and have experience or transferable skills working with those who are survivors of domestic violence and other gender-based violence. You will also be committed to the safeguarding of all young people and delivering an inclusive and trauma-informed service.
You should be experienced designing, planning and facilitating a range of activities, able to work dynamically in a fast-paced day centre environment and be skilled in engaging a diverse range of young people in positive activities.
If you have the required skills and are passionate about supporting young people who are experiencing homelessness, then we would love to hear from you.
This role will be based at our day centre in Camden, with the option of remote working and some travel to New Horizon projects within London.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 9th September 2024
Interviews: Thursday 19th September 2024
Please note, the interview date is fixed and will not be changed. Please ensure you are available on this day when applying for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a innovative and creative Media & Public Affairs leader to build and manage key relationships, both inside and outside the organisation, and proactively create opportunities to increase the visibility and influence of BITC. This role will be based in our office in London.
This is an exciting role for someone who is creative and innovative to work within the heart of the charity to lead BITC’s Media and Public Affairs team. The role involves building and managing key relationships, both inside and outside the organisation, and proactively creating opportunities to increase the visibility and influence of BITC.
Our vision - A fairer and greener world driven by fairer and greener businesses.
Our mission - We convene the network of purposeful leaders committed to changing business, transforming lives and helping the planet and communities thrive.
Who we are - Business in the Community is the UK’s largest and most influential responsible business network dedicated to building a fairer and greener world together, supported by His Majesty The King for over 40 years. We inspire, engage and challenge purposeful leaders to take practical action to mobilise their collective strength as a force for good in society by:
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Working fairer?– to help everyone reach their full potential.
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Working greener?– to accelerate climate action.
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Working together?– to continually improve business and to deliver impact at pace and scale.
Our focus
We support businesses to:
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Develop and implement?their purpose and responsible business strategies.
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Invest in their workforces and communities?to enable greater social mobility.
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Accelerate a just transition?to net zero and climate resilience.
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Address the urgent challenges?facing society in times of crisis, such as the cost of living.
ShareAction is an independent charity and an expert on responsible investment. We work to build a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. We set ambitious standards for how financial institutions, through their investment decisions, can protect our planet and its people and campaign for this approach to become the norm. We convene shareholders to collectively push companies to tackle climate crises, protect nature, improve workers’ rights and shape healthier societies. In the UK and EU, we advocate for financial regulation that has society’s best interests at its core.
Position
As part of our Health team, the Initiative Lead – Clean Air Initiative is responsible for driving our air quality campaign strategy, collaborating with institutional investors and pushing major corporates to improve their air quality management. This role is key to advancing corporate accountability, deepening stakeholder engagement, and integrating health into responsible investment practices. The Initiative Lead plays a vital role in our projects and campaigns by refining our strategy, prioritising target companies, and leading the execution of our air quality initiatives.
A typical week would see you strategising with investors, developing compelling arguments for change, leading discussions with major corporations, and drafting impactful communications to stakeholders. You’ll regularly engage with institutional investors and corporate leaders, forming strong relationships and using your expertise to influence air quality management and drive progress in our Clean Air Initiative.
Finally, in this role, you will help ShareAction harness the power of investment to build a world where the financial system serves our planet and its people. By scaling up the Clean Air Initiative, securing long-term funding, and embedding air quality as a critical aspect of responsible investment, you’ll contribute to shaping a healthier, more sustainable future.
If this role sounds like something that would build on your current skill set and engage you, we’d love to hear from you!
Requirements
We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about holding global organisations accountable for their impact on people and the planet. If you’ve managed campaigns in public health, sustainability, or environmental issues, excel at stakeholder engagement, or have a knack for diving deep into complex challenges, we want to hear from you. This role is perfect for someone with experience in research, campaigning, or responsible investment who thrives on working with diverse stakeholders and driving meaningful change. Even if you don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply – skills are transferable, and we’re open to fresh perspectives on achieving our mission.
We are currently formalising our hybrid working policy; however, most of the Health team meets in the office on a weekly basis (and we require the team to come in at least once a month).
What we will do for you
We are a fast-paced organisation that has grown substantially over the past few years. We recognise that our people work hard to advocate for responsible investment and drive meaningful engagement with those who have the power to create a brighter future. Every day, they bring their expertise, passion and persistence to build a world where the financial system serves our people and planet. We want to ensure we provide the right environment for our colleagues to thrive, and we are committed to improving our employee offer where possible.
Currently, we are pleased to offer:
- A commitment to flexible working: over 60% of our employees have some sort of flexible working arrangement in place.
- Hybrid working: we are committed to supporting our staff to work in a way that suits their lifestyle and meets the requirements of their role.
- Internal promotion and development opportunities: we offer a range of ways to improve your skills and focus on what you love, including promotion, secondment, or sideways development opportunities. For some levels of roles, we also offer direct progression.
- The opportunity to help make a difference: we tackle some of the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges. We offer opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience in a friendly, flexible and supportive working environment.
- Unionised work environment: our staff have the opportunity to join the union and are supported by our recognised union, Unite. We regularly consult and negotiate with our employees on workplace matters ranging from working conditions to pay.
- Regular in-person meetings, including all-staff away days, retreats and directorate strategy days to create connected teams.
- 8% non-contributory pension: invested with NEST and their green funds.
- Healthcare cash plan with Westfield that gives you money back on your healthcare costs.
- Employee assistance programme: advice and support, lifestyle discounts and short-term counselling.
- 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus office closure at the end of the year, ensuring everyone gets time to switch off together.
- Enhanced family leave pay: up to 18 weeks paid at 90% for either parent.
- Enhanced sick pay: starting at 5 weeks’ full pay from day one.
- Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme.
ShareAction values and respects all differences in people (seen and unseen) and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities, and we are working hard to provide an environment where all can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they meet all the requirements listed in the job description. If this is the case for you, but you think you would excel in this role, we want to hear from you!
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 9.00 am on Monday 16th September 2024
First-round interviews: Friday 20th September 2024 (online)
Second-round interviews: w/c 23rd September 2024 (in person)
Our hiring process is anonymised; we won’t ask for a cover letter, and we don’t look at CVs until the interview stage. We do this so that we reduce the opportunity for unconscious biases to affect our decision-making, and so we prioritise skills and expertise over how well you can write a CV.
To be considered for this post you must be legally eligible to work in the UK; unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Please be aware that when shortlisting, we are really keen to get a sense of your unique voice and individual experience, especially if you are using generative AI tools as part of your drafting process.
MindTHNR is open to considering individuals at the Head level or Business Development Managers seeking opportunities for growth and advancement within the role
Join Our Team at Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge!
Are you passionate about mental health and community support? Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge seeks an exceptional Business Development Manager to lead our fundraising efforts. You'll drive the development and submission of tenders, proposals, and applications to Trusts and Foundations, ensuring robust support for our mission in these London boroughs.
About Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge
We are a local Mind Association and community mental health charity. We endeavour to ensure that everyone with a mental health or emotional issue has somewhere to turn for advice and support.
Our vision is a society where everyone is accepted and included; where there is no stigma or discrimination towards people because of mental health issues; and where our clients' needs and ambitions are supported.
We provide support services- including for those in crisis, to raise awareness and deliver activities, groups and events through our work in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge
About the Role
Role Overview:
As a key member of our team, you will:
- Supporting MindTHNR’s approach to securing both statutory income (grants and contracts) and voluntary income (trusts, corporates, major donors, individuals), in partnership with our Leadership Team.
- Working with the CEO to support organisational tendering and commercial income generation activities aligned with the strategy, coordinating solution design and written bids.
- Lead on grant identification and research- conduct research to identify potential grant and foundation funding opportunities and other sources aligned with Mind THNR's mission and projects.
- Lead on grant applications – including the development of compelling grant proposals, you will manage the end-to-end grant application process, including drafting, editing, and submitting grant proposals within deadlines, and ensuring compliance with funder requirements.
- Working alongside the Director of Finance, support the preparation of budgets for tenders and fundraising.
- Ensure all our income generation activity is compliant with fundraising governance and legislation, including GDPR, PECR, and the Code of Fundraising Practice, and ensure our systems and processes (including the database and reporting) are compliant and fit for purpose in Business Development.
We would love to hear from you if you have a track record, experience, understanding, knowledge of:
- Grant writing, fundraising, or development, preferably in the nonprofit sector
- Grant funding mechanisms, including government, foundations, and statutory funding programmes
- Writing compelling, well-organised content that turns complex ideas and detail into summaries that can effectively engage different audiences
- Organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines under pressure when needed.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a results-oriented approach to achieving funding targets
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with the service delivery team and other colleagues
- Inclusion, equity and diversity, and the ability to work effectively with people from a range of backgrounds
The closing date for applications is Sunday 8th September 2024 at 23.59hrs.
If you have any questions before applying, please feel free to contact Jo Durham or Emmanuel Crosser from Diversifying Group
Our Commitment
MindTHNR is committed to being an Anti-racist/Anti-discriminatory Organisation – we are advocates for racial justice and equality for all members of our community. We will continue to listen, learn, and keep taking action to influence change. This is not a tick-box exercise for us, this is for our community, this is for our staff, this is for all those who have faced inequity and inequality based on their gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, disability, and age. We may just be starting, but we won’t stop!
Accessibility and Adjustments
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we will always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please contact Jo Durham
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Social Prescriber to join our team in Merton.
The Merton Social Prescribing service is one of the most established and mature services in the UK and is celebrating its 7th anniversary this year. We are seeking an individual to join our successful service in Southwest London. This role will help to strengthen the links between Primary Care, voluntary and public services to improve patients’ health and wellbeing.
You will provide a person centred service to patients within Primary Care GP practices in Merton, and you will also support each patient to access appropriate services provided by voluntary and community organisations and other agencies.
Social prescribing expands the options available in Primary Care by creating a ‘managed’ way for referrals of patients with social, emotional and/or practical needs. Patients ca n be linked to a variety of local non-clinical services in the community. These include leisure, social activities, education, welfare, housing and employment advice and support.
About The Role | How to Apply:
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17.5 hrs per week - 2.5 days - 9 - 5 pm including Friday
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1 year fixed term contract - hybrid role - initially with possible extension
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£ 32,964 per annum plus 5% pension, includes Outer London Weighting, generous annual leave and excellent training opportunities
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Closing date for applications: Sunday 8th September 2024 (midnight)
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Please ensure that you fill in your application using the job specification headlines. Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
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Formal interviews will be held on Monday 16th September 2024
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Applicants will be notified by email if they are to be invited for interview a few days prior to the interview date
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.