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Impact is a diverse, dynamic, forward thinking and evolving charity. Now is an exciting time to join us. We have a highly committed and professional staff team and every year we work with more than 6,000 people of all ages, helping them to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
We offer all staff:
- Competitive salaries
- Generous holiday allowance
- Induction and ongoing training
- Support of a specialist manager
- Opportunities for career development
- Annual conference for all staff
- Employee Assistance Programme
JOB VACANCIES
If you are interested in applying for any of our job vacancies, please submit your CV and a supporting statement by email to recruit@impact-initiatives.org.uk. For guidance on how you should write your supporting statement, please see the How to Apply section further down this page.
Expert by Lived Experience of Learning Disability (Hampshire)
Service:
Lived Experience Training
Location:
Hampshire
Contract:
Casual Worker Agreement (Zero Hours)
Hours:
No contractual weekly hours.
Salary:
£14.97 per hour.
Closing Date:
9.00AM, 9 August 2024.
Interviews:
During week beginning 12 August 2024.
We are extending our deadline for applications for individuals with a learning disability to become Oliver McGowan tier 2 expert with lived experience co-trainers.
Please note that to be eligible for this role you must have a diagnosis of learning disability.
In this job you will use your experience to help train professionals from health and social care services about learning disability and autism and how they can improve services for these communities.
You will be provided with ‘trainer training’, which will teach you how to deliver Oliver McGowan Tier 2 training, and you will be supported by a facilitating trainer to ensure that you are able to prepare for and deliver the training sessions.
Please note, for this job vacancy we are accepting just CVs on their own (so you don’t need to send us a covering statement as well). To apply, please send your CV to recruit@impact-initiatives.org.uk.
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Head of Finance
Service:
Central
Job reference:
HF/Aug2024
Location:
Portslade (office is based in the Emmaus building).
Contract:
Permanent.
Hours:
30 hours per week.
Salary:
Starting £46,905 per annum (pro rata).
Incentives:
Generous holiday allowance, stakeholder pension, Employee Assistance Programme.
Closing Date:
5.00PM, Wednesday 21st September 2024.
Interview Date:
To be confirmed.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Finance to lead our financial operations. This critical role will oversee all aspects of financial management, ensuring our charity continues to operate efficiently and effectively while maintaining the highest standards of financial integrity.
You will play a key role in our committed, enthusiastic, and supportive Senior Leadership Team and enjoy a challenging role which brings great job satisfaction.
This is an exciting opportunity to build on the charity’s existing successes, developing strength and sustainability to underpin services that that bring a voice hope and change, for Sussex people helping them to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
Key responsibilities:
- Oversee financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and forecasting; manage financial risks, investments, and reserves.
- Lead and manage the finance team, ensuring the development and implementation of financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Provide financial guidance to the CEO, SLT, Trustees, and stakeholders; attend and present at key meetings.
- Manage financial administration including banking, payroll, tax returns, annual accounts, audit, and continuous process improvements.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent).
- Have an understanding of the charity environment and wider landscape.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and team working.
- Have a positive attitude.
- Can plan and prioritise own and others’ work to set deadlines, with good time management skills.
We welcome informal conversations prior to receiving written applications, please call 01273 322944 to discuss the role with our CEO Caroline Ridley 07876 864296 .
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To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement by email to recruit@impact-initiatives.org.uk.
When writing your supporting statement, please think about how your experience, skills and abilities help you to meet each criteria specified in the person specification. Address each of the criteria in turn. It is important to provide evidence of what you say with examples. Specify your own experience and not the general work of your office or project. As well as your previous work experience, tell us about other relevant experience such as community, voluntary, leisure and other interests. Please include any other skills and abilities that could help you do the job. We place a great deal of emphasis on equal opportunity. It is therefore vital throughout your answers that you incorporate relevant equal opportunity issues.
