Temporary Finance Support Role – June to October 2016 with Advantage Africa

 

Salary: £10 – £13 per hour

Terms: Flexible, 10 – 20 hours per month according to need

Location: Milton Keynes

Closing Date: by 10am on 20th May 2016

Advantage Africa is a small but dynamic organisation supporting highly effective development work in Kenya and Uganda. The finance function within the organisation exists to ensure efficient and effective financial management of the resources available. While their Finance Officer is reducing her hours from June to October 2016, a temporary role has become available to assist her in processing monthly income and expenditure and managing bank accounts. There is potential for the post holder to move into the permanent (part time) position of Finance Officer in early 2017.

Responsibilities

Accurately preparing and processing expenditure vouchers

Processing income and expenditure from the petty cash book

Entering transactions into Quickbooks

Reconciliation of bank accounts

Other tasks and responsibilities according to need and skills

Skills Required (training and support will be given where necessary)

Confident user of Quickbooks (or similar finance software)

Intermediate level experience of MS Excel

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn

Self-motivated

Terms and Conditions

Hourly pay of £10 – £13 per hour

Flexible, 10 – 20 hours per month according to need

Likely to be more concentrated in the second week of each month

Reporting to the Finance Officer

Potential to become a permanent part-time role in 2017

Applications

To apply, please write a statement of no more than one page outlining your suitability for the role, including your qualifications, experience, skills, motivation and telephone contact details. Send to Andrew Betts at andrew.betts@advantageafrica.org by 10am on 20th May 2016. Advantage Africa aim to conduct a short interview and make the appointment the following week.


Receptionists – Immediate Casual opportunities + Afternoon with World Vision

 

Salary: £18,443 pa pro rata, good range of benefits

Terms: Part time

Location: Milton Keynes

Closing Date: 15th May 2016 (11.00pm)

Receptionists – Immediate Casual Opportunities + Receptionist for August 2016 start

Smile, welcome & deliver – be part of the team to help change children’s lives for the better

World Vision is the world’s largest international children’s charity. Every day they bring real hope to millions of children in the world’s hardest places as a sign of God’s unconditional love. At World Vision, their aim is simple – to keep every child free from fear. They were proud to be voted one of the Top 100 ‘Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For’ in 2014 and 2015 and they are absolutely delighted to be ranked in 9th place in the same category for 2016. 

World Visions’ friendly, helpful and welcoming Reception Team within World Vision are absolutely vital within their organisation. Each day they deliver a seamless service as well as get involved in team administration, team meetings and financial support when necessary.

They are looking for people to work with them on a casual basis for at least two half days per week and to provide holiday/absence cover.  In addition to this, they have a position available from August for an Afternoon Receptionist to work just 22 hours within World Vision’s Head Office in Milton Keynes. Operating as part of their Central Services Team, the receptionist role is one where you can integrate your Christian faith within the workplace. In fact it’s a varied position where key responsibilities will include:

• Providing afternoon reception and switchboard services

• Welcoming their visitors, staff and volunteers and keeping their reception stocked with flowers, magazines, etc.

• Managing all inbound and outbound courier packages and faxes

• Coordinating day-to-day management of reception cover to ensure a continuous and seamless service

• Team administration including raising Purchase Orders, organising meetings and updating stock as required.

Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent, you will need excellent communication skills and good IT skills to include MS Office – Word and Excel in particular, Lotus Notes and some knowledge of financial controls and data protection.

Ideally you will have proven experience of operating within a busy Reception or administration function and knowledge of an Avaya switchboard would be desirable. With sound numeracy skills and excellent attention to detail, you will need good presentation skills and a flexible approach.

In addition to the salary offered, you can expect a range of benefits including pension, subsidised gym membership, generous holiday entitlement and free parking.

Are you the right candidate for this position? Do you possess the essential qualities required to perform this role? If so, they welcome your application.

Please click here to apply and to view the Job Description, complete their short online application form and upload your CV.

Please note that if response for this role is higher than anticipated, World Vision reserve the right to commence interviews and appoint before the published closing date.

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer

No agencies please


Training Manager (Foundation) – Young People / Social Enterprise with Milton Keynes Christian Foundation

 

Salary: £24,000 per annum

Terms: Permanent

Location: Milton Keynes

Closing Date: Mid-day on Friday, 3 June 2016 

You will be a qualified teacher with a desire to support young people who have not found school a positive experience, some of whom have special educational needs.

The Foundation Training provides innovative learning opportunities (within social enterprises) for young people struggling with traditional approaches to teaching and learning.

MK Christian Foundation use their social enterprises as learning environments helping young people to:

• build their confidence and self esteem
• develop vocational, employability, social and life skills
• gain vocational and employability qualifications including customer services
• grow skills and achieve qualifications in Maths and English
• identify the next steps towards more independent living

For this post you will need an enhanced DBS check.

The purpose of this post is:

• To coordinate their training team, supporting a team of teachers, trainers and assessors
• To deliver and develop high quality vocational, functional and personal skills training in line with contractual and governmental requirements
• To teach some sessions, particularly maths and English, as required
• To take a lead on their SEN provision
• To drive the embedding of maths, English and ICT within their social enterprises.

Key requirements

You will:

• Be a qualified teacher (Specialism in Maths or English desirable)
• Have substantial teaching experience
• Have the ability to lead, inspire and motivate
• Demonstrate initiative and creativity
• Be able to develop team work at a senior level with internal and external partners
• Manage performance, support, develop and empower staff
• Have effective written and verbal communication skills including good presentation skills
• Be able to plan and organise with clarity and attention to detail
• Be able to perform effectively under pressure

Long-listed applicants will be asked to complete an application form.

If you would like to apply for this position, please click here where you will be directed to Charity Jobs website where you will be asked to attach your CV and covering letter, it will be sent automatically to MK Christian Foundation.

No agencies please.


Head of Supporter Growth with World Vision

 

Salary: £45,319 pa + good range of benefits

Terms: 12 month Fixed Term Contract (maternity cover)

Location: Milton Keynes

Closing Date: 15th May 2016

Champion supporter engagement to help change children’s lives for the better

World Vision is the world’s largest international children’s charity. Every day they bring real hope to millions of children in the world’s hardest places as a sign of God’s unconditional love. At World Vision, their aim is simple – to keep every child free from fear. They were proud to be voted one of the Top 100 ‘Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For’ in 2014 and 2015 and they are absolutely delighted to be ranked in 9th place in the same category for 2016.

An outstanding opportunity has become available within World Vision UK’s Marketing & Communications Group. As Head of Supporter Growth, your primary aim will be to attract new supporters from among their target audience who wish to partner with them and help them make a difference for the children they support. Children who are living in the world’s hardest places. Children who, everyday, are subjected to poverty, famine, war and disaster. Children who desperately need the help of the World Vision ‘family’.

Their Christian identity underpins everything they do, so as an active and committed Christian with a heart for the poor and a commitment to their mission, this role will give you the opportunity to integrate your faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the implementation and evolution of World Vision UK’s supporter growth strategy

• Developing a secure portfolio of scalable acquisition channels to maximise long term value

• Leading the Supporter Growth team to deliver annual ROI aligned to organisation objectives

• Championing volume sponsorship targets across face to face and all marketing channels

• Overseeing development and execution of brand campaigns and marketing communications initiatives

• Promoting effective Supporter Growth leadership to inspire great World Vision leaders for the future.

This is a key position within World Vision UK. It’s also a role where you’ll have the chance to create an active and sustainable contribution to the Marketing & Communications leadership team as well as support the wider team and organisational activity as a whole.

Educated to degree level and with a strong understanding of UK fundraising, including trends, future opportunities as well as standards and codes of conduct, you will also possess solid and high level experience in a marketing-biased and/or fundraising role in the charity sector.

An aptitude for working with data, financial analysis and preparing business cases is essential and your outstanding networking, communication, relationship-building and leadership skills will be tested to the full in this important role. In fact your clear leadership and passion will help influence the quality of evidence through the change their work brings to the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.

In addition to the salary offered, you can expect a range of benefits including pension, subsidised gym membership, generous holiday entitlement and free parking. There will also be occasional travel internationally once or twice during the year, often to fragile states where World Vision operates.

Are you the right candidate for this position? Do you possess the essential qualities required to perform this amazing role? If so, they welcome your application.

Please click here to apply where you will be directed to Charity Jobs website, where you will be asked to complete World Visions’ short online application form and upload your CV. State in your cover letter why you think you are able to meet the key criteria listed in the Job Description.

Please note that if response for this role is higher than anticipated, World Vision reserve the right to commence interviews and appoint before the published closing date.

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer

No agencies please