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In their search for a new International Finance Manager on a permanent basis Family For Every Child are partnering with Robertson Bell to recruit to this pivotal role.
Family For Every Child is a global alliance of local organisations working on the front line with children and families in need. This exciting opportunity involves reporting directly to the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources and playing a crucial role in supporting the finance function across the charity's UK and New Zealand entities. The organisation seeks a qualified Accountant who is adept at managing diverse financial operations to further the charity's impactful global mission.
In this International Finance Manager role, you will:
- Be fully responsible for managing two finance service providers in the UK and New Zealand entities, ensuring that all invoices are processed and approved in time for fortnightly payment runs handling GBP and other currencies through different systems.
- Conduct quarterly reviews of accounts updated by the finance service provider, identifying variances and hold meetings with budget holders in the programmes team to support quarterly forecasting and maintain an 18-month rolling forecast.
- Ensure all reconciliations are completed by the finance service provider and present quarterly report summaries to the leadership team, and work with the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources to prepare reports for board presentations.
- Ensure annual year-end accounts are produced and reconciled, oversee the external audit process, and address any outstanding questions and lead the annual budgeting process with budget holders and review financial policies periodically to ensure compliance and relevance.
- Utilise your experience working within charities with complex funding streams by leading in the production of donor reporting and work with the finance service provider to establish standardised donor reporting processes.
Boasting a completely remote working pattern, the successful candidate will enjoy the flexibility to work from their home anywhere within the UK. In addition to this, they will benefit from an excellent employee benefit package, which includes a generous annual leave allowance, professional development opportunities, matched pension contributions, family-friendly policies, and other benefits to ensure you have the resources and support to thrive both personally and professionally.
The successful candidate will:
- Have extensive experience overseeing a finance function within a medium sized charity, including the production of management accounts, leading at year-end, and overseeing the transactional operations.
- Ideally, hold some accounting qualifications such as a degree or Masters in Accounting or Finance, CCAB affiliated qualification, AAT or equivalent.
- Preferably, have experience working in an international charity and have gained exposure to multiple currencies, and collaborating with international stakeholders.
- Have a thorough understanding of SORP and a background producing financial reports within the not-for-profit sector.
- Be a confident communicator and have the ability to work independently on a remote basis.
35 hours per week
Home-based with some travel
£41,705.76 per annum (£44,570.94 if based in London)
We offer many enhanced benefits including:
-28 days holiday a year, plus Bank Holidays
-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers
-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass
Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.
Are you a proactive people expert, looking for an opportunity to make a real and meaningful difference? Want to work for an organisation with a genuinely human-centred and people-focused culture and values?
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
We're looking for a proactive HR professional to join our supportive and trusted team, as a People Partner.
This vacancy sits within our People, Culture and Transformation function, in our People Partnering Team. Your role will be to act as a true people business partner, working closely with leaders across designated key functions. Line managing a small team of People Advisors, you will also be our lead for people relations and change activity.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-CIPD qualification and experience as a HRBP or HR generalist
-Proven ability to quickly build relationships, influence and engage with stakeholders to ensure people priorities and organisational goals are aligned and delivered
-Ability to lead a team of People Advisors, provide coaching and upskilling, and driving continuous improvement in ways of working
-Experience of managing complex employment relations and change matters, mitigating risk and providing solutions.
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is at midnight on Friday 9th August 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 26th July.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
IN3
Location: Remote in Europe
Salary: £52,997 - £66,246 (GBP) if based in United Kingdom
About the role
The Senior People Advisor works within the People and Culture team to provide staff with advisory support across the whole employee lifecycle from onboarding through to offboarding and ongoing HR support, which reflects and highlights our organisational culture and values. The role is supported by the People team who operate across the globe and work collaboratively to ensure our culture, people and processes are well aligned. The role will lead on providing advice on employee relations issues to all employees and people managers in their regions.
You will also ensure that staff who are hired and/or paid through PEOs receive the same positive, welcoming and nurturing experience as staff who are employed directly by Sunrise.
You will work closely with the Learning and Development Director and People and Culture team to assist in the design and delivery of areas that drive culture and transformation across Sunrise. This will include overseeing and utilizing our LMS system and supporting leadership development, JEDI, core compliance related areas and any other areas identified as part of learning needs analysis. You will also support the evaluation of our programmes, tools and techniques for delivering learning.
The role will also lead on developing the curriculum for our organisation wide onboarding programme and materials.
Key Responsibilities
Provide generalist people support that will include areas such as:
- Employee/industrial relations - providing support, advice and guidance on a range of issues including conflict management and working with and escalating when required to our people and culture lead(s)
- Providing onboarding support and coordinating issue of contracts and any updates to employment for specific for regions that you support
- Providing local hiring support working with the Hiring Advisor as needed, this may include coordination support, quality assuring our process and providing advice to hiring managers.
- Being first point of call to responds to queries /requests for your regions and escalating as appropriate to People and Culture Lead(s)
- Support the implementation of the JEDI strategy within the regions you work in
Managing communications between PEOs and Sunrise and their HR leads for Europe based staff (Remote, Safeguard,Velocity) with some support for North American based staff including:
- Facilitating employee life cycle to facilitate pre-boarding, payroll changes, onboarding and offboarding including exit interviews.
- Providing the PEO with guidance and updates on employee relations issues e.g. performance management, grievances, workplace health & safety, etc. by investigating issues, evaluating potential solutions and assisting in implementing agreed-upon actions via the PEO.
- Working with PEO’s to seek advice and expertise on labour law legislation and related risks, to ensure that alignment between Sunrise and PEO HR practices is balanced with compliance to local legislation.
Specialist areas will include:
Learning and Development
- Work with the Director of Learning and Development and People and Culture Leads to design, deliver and implement opportunities that are aligned with learning needs
- Work with Managers to regularly evaluate learning needs analysis and seeking input from L&D Director to design solutions where appropriate
- Support with sourcing, design and delivery of compliance related resources and learning for the organisation
- Utilize our learning management system to support learning activities and development and maintenance of the LMS
- Oversee and develop our approach to onboarding globally and lead on the design and implementation of the curriculum, ensuring regular updates are made as we grow
- Evaluate the effectiveness of learning activities working with the L&D Director to develop a consistent framework
Other
- Leads and/or participates in HR-operational related projects, e.g. Intranet, HRIS, program reviews, etc
- Works with P&C Leads to provide relevant data and reports for board and organisation reporting
Required skills, knowledge and experience
- A working knowledge of, and experience in a people advisory role, in particular contemporary HR practices and related regulatory/compliance requirements.
- Prior experience (equivalent to 5 years of experience) and success in designing and delivering learning interventions with experience of remote content design and delivery.
- Knowledge of and experience of applying learning theories and best practices
- Experience of managing commercial partnerships and relationships with third party suppliers
- Experience of designing and delivering learning experiences globally taking into consideration JEDI and cultural differences.
- Experience of using learning technologies, learning management systems and/or virtual learning environments.
- A high level of emotional intelligence, with advanced communications and engagement skills (rapport building, influencing and trust building).
- Advanced level organisational, time management and administrative skills. Operational focussed project management experience, including competence in using project management tools (ideally Asana, or similar)
- Well developed experience of managing issues and conflict management, troubleshooting and problem solving skills, together with a positive, collaborative approach.
- Experience of facilitation and coaching and implementing coaching programmes (Essential)
- A strong commitment to the principles of justice, equality, diversity and inclusion within the context of developing learning opportunities
- A passion for action on climate change and a commitment to social justice
Job requirements
- Full working rights for the country in which you will be working. The Sunrise Project is unable to sponsor applicants for employment visas.
- Employment background checks are required.
- Intermittent travel with advanced notice may be required.
How Sunrise supports its staff
The Sunrise Project is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. Sunrise has the following in place to help us achieve that, noting pro rata will apply for part time staff and/or temporarily appointed-fixed term staff. The successful candidate will be hired via a Professional Employment Organisation (PEO) on behalf of the Sunrise Project, so conditions of employment may vary.
- Statutory benefits and entitlements of the country in which you are employed.
- Sunrise may provide additional benefits, where in-country entitlements are less than our standard package, where applicable including:
- Paid Parental Leave that is gender-neutral & inclusive of all types of families, incl. Parental Return To Work & Keeping In Touch Program
- Life Leave (up to 40 days p.a. for significant personal reasons)
- Public Holiday + Cultural Leave
- Workspace Benefits incl: Macbook & accessories, initial $2,000* for home workspace & IT equipment + $800* every 2 years + up to $75/mth phone/data/internet (equivalent local currency) .
- Shared office support
Additionally we offer:
- Flexible Working Policy
- VIDA - An AI tool to support your health and wellbeing
- Regular all-org and team meetings & retreats
- Learning & Development Program incl. a professional development budget for every staff member
- Coaching & manager support with regular 1:1 meetings
- Annual performance & development reviews with 360 feedback
- A co-developed work plan to ensure clarity on your role & key responsibilities
- We provide our staff with a voice on issues that concern them via consultation, caucuses, working groups, and surveys.
How to apply for this job
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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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the3million is looking for a new Community Organiser to help us build the power of EU citizens in the UK and of their non-EU family members, working alongside two other Organisers in our team and the members of our EU Citizens’ Campaigns Network
Since Brexit, EU citizens in the UK and their family members have been brought under the Hostile Environment. the3million has been providing information to EU citizens and has continuously advocated for a fairer immigration system, especially in making the EU Settlement Scheme more accessible to all.
We provide a platform for EU citizens to become politically active and use their voices to advocate for themselves. The Community Organiser will be part of a team to create opportunities for EU citizens to have increased capacity to engage in activism and lead the change they want to see in the UK, their home.
This role is at an officer level and suitable for people who are looking for their first paid role in Organising, but have had some grassroots experience, even if on an informal or voluntary basis. You can expect to be mentored by an experienced Community Organiser and thereby learn a lot while on the job. More experienced candidates are also welcome to apply.We are currently in the process of applying for funding to extend this role. If we are successful, the contract will be extended by 2 years and we will work with the successful Organiser on a progression route, reviewing the job holder’s salary level after they have been in the role for 6 months.
Position type: Part time, between 3 to 4 days a week, depending on the successful candidate’s preference
Duration: 4 months (September - December 2024) with possibility of a 2 year extension from January 2025, subject to funding
Salary: £30,000-32,000, depending on experience, with possibility of salary increase subject to funding and successful probation period
Location: Remote, must be UK based. Regular travel across the country to meet local community groups. All travel expenses covered.
Benefits: 28-days holiday + bank holidays pro-rata, contributory pension scheme, flexible working patterns.
Reporting to Community Organiser - Campaigns
Application deadline: Monday 5th August 09:00. Please note that applications will be considered on a rolling basis, therefore we encourage you to apply early. If you have any questions about the role, please do not hesitate to contact us at info[at] the3million[dot]org[dot]uk
**About the3million**
We are the leading organisation representing EU citizens and their non-EU family members in the UK. Our vision is a world where our communities can thrive, reach their potential and have an equal voice in UK society.
Our work ranges from monitoring the implementation of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement, advocating for the integration of EU citizens throughout all sections of society, informing people of their rights, promoting access to justice, and giving EU citizens a voice in British society to change the narrative on migration as a whole.
We are a grassroots and non-partisan organisation, working with a variety of stakeholders, from MPs to NGOs, legal advisors, the media and community leaders across civic society on specific issues affecting migrants’ rights. We regularly engage with the Home Office and its monitoring bodies to advocate for change.
**Duties and responsibilities **
1. Co-lead the3million’s “EU Citizens’ Campaigns Network”
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Working with the Community Organiser - Campaigns to recruit more members of the EU Citizens’ Campaigns Network by regularly reaching out to relevant communities and booking 1-1 meetings with key community leaders;
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Working with the Community Organiser - Campaigns to support and guide our existing Network members made up of over 40 community leaders who have a variety of backgrounds and levels of experience in campaigning, developing their confidence and ability to become effective change-makers and encouraging them to take coordinated, strategic actions to advance our campaigns;
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Co-facilitate monthly Network meetings: setting agendas, facilitating Breakout rooms, taking minutes and following up with Network members on their agreed actions;
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Support the3million’s campaigns by supporting our Head of Policy and Advocacy on our MP-facing work in Parliament and our Communications Manager to ensure that our campaigns are featured on our social media, newsletters and clearly communicated to key stakeholders such as partner organisations in the migration sector and to key community leaders on the ground
2. Relationship-building and in-person workshops
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Rolling out a series of “listening sessions” and “Know Your Rights” workshops with community groups across the country: liaising with relevant community leaders to visit them and their communities, this may include working on Saturdays (and taking time off in lieu during the week) and running in-person sessions. You will receive guidance on the format from the Community Organiser - Campaigns but will be the main person delivering such sessions on the ground.
3. Professional learning and development
- Taking a proactive approach to your learning and development towards becoming a confident and versatile Community Organiser and Campaigns specialist, you will have regular check-ins with your line manager (Community Organiser - Political Campaigns) and engage in an ongoing process of evaluation, thereby reflecting on the work you are carrying out to draw out learning and being willing to stretch yourself. Depending on your current level of experience as an Organiser, you may be set assignments such as reading recommended articles/books, listening to relevant podcasts, attending specific training sessions, etc.
**Person specification**
Essential
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A passion for people power, social justice and holding decision-makers to account
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A passion for supporting grassroots communities, such as small charities, faith groups, schools and other civic associations, to take action on the issues affecting them
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A positive, proactive and solutions-oriented attitude, able to take initiative
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Experience of organising people/communities to achieve change, whether in-person at a local level or online - this could be as part of a trade union, a student group, an activist group, a community-based civic institution, political party, etc. It does not need to have been as part of a formal, paid role, but could be experience that you gained in an informal setting and/or as a volunteer.
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Experience of leading or of working with others to deliver and/or facilitate events such as workshops or group meetings in an engaging manner, with attention to administrative detail
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Ability to actively listen to people and identify their motivations for campaigning, encouraging people to speak up for themselves and building relationships based on trust
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Motivational attitude to encourage people to take the first step in social activism
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Strong oral and written communications, including the ability to write clear emails with compelling calls to action and the confidence to speak in public settings
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Strong administrative skills, time management and attention to detail, including the ability to set meeting agendas, keep records of volunteers/partners and to follow up on agreed actions
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Interest in the issues affecting EU citizens in the UK, as well as wider migrant rights’ issues (e.g. citizenship, visas, hostile environment policies)
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Experience of working with people from different backgrounds, including different language skills, cultures/ethnicities, ages, etc. Comfortable interacting with people who hold different opinions with a view to build mutual understanding and solidarity.
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Full commitment to the values of a small organisation that works on social justice issues in support of EU citizens in the UK
Desirable
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Experience of leading or participating in campaigns that put people with direct experience of the issues at hand at the heart of the campaigning process
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Experience of engaging with decision makers, such as local Councillors or MPs
**Before you apply**
One of the3million’s core values is inclusion - we are people led, we value diversity and are enriched by differences. We strive to listen to, engage with and represent the broadest range of people.
We recognise our team is not currently representative of communities that experience racism and that our own ways of working may replicate wider societal oppression and injustices. We are actively working towards becoming an anti-oppressive organisation, including taking steps to create a more inclusive recruitment process.
You may not have worked in the migration sector before, or in an organisation whose focus is campaigning for migrants’ rights. Or you may have experience in grassroots organising in a setting which is not formalised. Please still consider applying as many other sectors and settings offer transferable skills.
If you are from a background that is underrepresented in the migration sector - for example you are from a community that experiences racism, or you have lived experience of migration, or you are a disabled person, or you did not go to University or had free school meals as a child - we strongly encourage you to apply.
We believe our work will be stronger with greater diversity. the3million welcomes the whole person to work, and we understand that each of us brings our experiences, our backgrounds and our own unique lens to what we do.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
EDI Intern (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)
Salary: £21,840 per annum
Location: Home-based (with travel to the Newark office and other Trusts as required)
Opportunity to work in the Newark office 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
Full Time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term contract: 1 Year Internship
Closing date for applications: 31 July 2024
First Interview: 22 August 2024
Second Interview: 29 August 2024
About our client
Our client is a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that they need nature and nature needs them. They have more than 900,000 members, over 39,000 volunteers, 3,600 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Trusts, each of which is a place-based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and communities, starting where they live, learn and work.
Our client are Wild About Inclusion! This means inspiring, facilitating, and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It means creating workspaces where difference is celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature.
They are leading the way with EDI and published their first public Diversity Survey in January 2024. This report contains our demographic data for staff and trustees as well as 4 pay gap reports on gender, disability, ethnicity and sexual orientation. They also included the additional work they are doing to try and become a more diverse federation. Thery understand the need for inclusion in all aspects of their work and are working to see sustainable change and not tokenistic recruiting
They are proud of their diverse staff and work to support their growth and development. They have 6 staff networks open to all 47 Trusts. These are an amazing space where staff can express themselves, discuss any issues, topics, and hold awareness raising events as well as social events. their their networks cover LGBTQ+, mental health, disability, women, staff from minoritised ethnicities and young staff members.
Our client value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They want their people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, which are currently those from minoritised ethnicities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
About You
Do you have a passion for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)? Do you want to be part of creating change in a major conservation charity by helping address the barriers many people within society can experience when trying to follow their passion for nature?
Our client have an opportunity to join and support the EDI team at a critical stage in The Trusts journey to becoming more inclusive. The Internship will provide the successful candidate with practical experience in a breadth of different aspects of EDI. Working at the heart of the leading network of environmental charities, this role supports individual Trusts, plus teams across Policy, Campaigning, Communities, Communications, Health, Education, and Human Resources.
This role provides a great opportunity to gain a wide-ranging knowledge of the different facets within conservation charities while making a positive difference in addressing barriers to nature.
No previous experience is necessary. However, they ask that you are passionate and eager to learn and support their work. A desire to take people on the EDI journey with a critical friend approach, rather than one that is combative or exclusive. You will have good administrative skills and excellent customer service. You will support the Strategic Lead for EDI and the EDI Trainer and Advisor in their work. This will range from data collection to opportunities to work on internal awareness raising campaigns and initiatives, as well as being part of developing toolkits and maintaining their EDI section of their intranet. In return they will offer you the opportunity to complete the CMI Level 4 qualification ‘Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’.
The Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They want their people to be as diverse as nature, so they particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
Our client take Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please check their commitment statement to find out more.
As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible.
Our client are committed to increasing diversity of their staff through its Levelling the field recruitment pledge and will offer an interview to any ethnic minority applicants that meets all the essential criteria for the post.
Application Closing Date: August 12th, 2024 at 23:00 BST
Location: Remote or hybrid working within the UK; individuals will be required to attend occasional in-person office days in London as needed and prescribed by the organisation. This role requires applicants to be able to show that they have the right to work in the UK.
Term: Full-time - 35 hours a week, Fixed-Term Contract (18 months)
Organisation: Global Greengrants Fund UK
Salary: Salaries at Global Greengrants Fund UK (GGF UK) are dependent on applicable salary scales, and internal pay policies including equity considerations and budget. Due to how salary negotiations perpetuate existing structural inequities, GGF UK has moved away from salary negotiation processes for any candidate. Our best offer for this position is £44,000 per annum
Benefits: We have improved our benefits package and we now offer 10% employer’s pension contribution, remote and flexible remote working, generous family and sick leave, employee assistance programme, health and life insurance, 28 days annual leave plus all UK bank holidays.
About Global Greengrants Fund:
Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) supports grassroots activists and civil society organisations around the world working to address environmental and social justice in over 160 countries. GGF applies a participatory and decentralised model in making grants to grassroots groups through regional and thematic boards of advisors, global partner networks and independent funds, to support grassroots environmental and social justice action. Global Greengrants Fund comprises two organisations located in the USA, Global Greengrants Fund Inc (established in 1993), and Global Greengrants Fund UK
(established in 2012). The two organisations work closely together with a shared grantmaking programme and strategic collaboration at the senior leadership level. GGF UK consists of thirteen staff members working on fundraising and influencing philanthropy; finance; communications; and operations, with all of these functions operating autonomously but in close collaboration with their US counterpart functions.
In 2024, Global Greengrants Fund is amid a strategic journey in which we collectively centre our values, including diversity, equity and inclusion, and organisational care in our work, and to rediscover our identity and potential after 30 years of work. We have experienced tremendous growth over the past two years and we are thoughtfully, yet rapidly, growing our annual grantmaking, our philanthropic advocacy, and our global partnerships and collaborations to new levels. This includes creating a globally networked learning organisation and transforming our organisational culture to be more collaborative and self-steering – we call this our transformative journey. The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer needs to understand the challenges and opportunities that come with these transformations and can remain flexible, steady, and adaptable.
The role
Global Greengrants Fund UK is looking to hire an energetic and passionate individual who will play a key role in establishing and developing Global Greengrants Fund UK’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) work. The new role of MEAL Officer will undertake high-quality data management and analysis to produce key learnings on the outcomes of GGF’s grantmaking and other programmatic activity, as well as leading system improvements to our evolving monitoring, evaluation and learning framework in collaboration with global colleagues. They will be providing support to the emerging global learning function, and the role will support the delivery of learning activities across our network to develop clear briefs, learnings and findings that can be used by other functions, including the Communications and Philanthropic Partnerships teams, to strengthen the organisation’s external and internal engagement and knowledge sharing activities. This will include developing appropriate methodologies and tools to collate, validate, summarise, analyse and report on key trends within our grantmaking using and improving on a range of data sources including grantee application forms and reports. Working as part of the UK Programme Support function and reporting to the Deputy Executive Director, the post holder will also collaborate closely with colleagues across the global organisation Global Greengrants Fund, particularly within the Programmes, Communications, and Learning teams towards realising organisational aims.
The candidate profile
The successful applicant will have significant relevant experience in a similar role in a charitable, environmental, development, and/or grant-making organisation. They will be an experienced, senior-level specialist with a strong track record in data collection, monitoring and analysis, with good working knowledge of a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, tools and systems, and in using this information to evaluate and recommend adaptations, and in reporting. Higher-level qualifications/certification in a relevant field, post-graduate qualification would be a distinct advantage, particularly in the social sciences and/or use of mixed method approaches. They will have demonstrated experience authoring MEAL related reports, either organisational reports or academic publications; demonstrated ability to coordinate and improve the process of data collection, analysis and reporting and demonstrated experience in managing datasets, databases, programming, and other analysis software. They will have excellent written and verbal communication skills; and be confident in engaging a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including at senior levels. They have exceptional organisational and research abilities, with strong attention to detail and accuracy, including analysing large amounts of information from disparate sources. They should have excellent interpersonal understanding, relationship building, and interpersonal skills to build strong alliances with diverse constituencies. They also thrive in a virtual environment and are motivated to take on challenges and collaboratively find innovative and creative solutions.
The right candidate will understand GGF’s core values and be committed to the guiding principles and mission of GGF and ensure they uphold them in the way they take up the responsibilities of the role.
How to apply:
Applications need to be submitted through GGF UK’s job platform by August 12th, 2024 at 23:00 BST. To apply via the job platform and to see the detailed Job Description please click here. You will be required to upload a current CV, along with a cover letter explaining why you want to work for Global Greengrants Fund and how you meet the requirements of the role as part of your application. You will need to submit these in English. If you’re intrigued by this position but feel like you don’t fit the profile precisely, please still apply.
Global Greengrants Fund UK is an equal opportunities employer. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our team is critical to our success. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
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