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Contract and Finance Manager – Children’s Services
April 27, 2022 | Comments Off on Contract and Finance Manager – Children’s Services
Respect are looking for a Safe and Together Contract and Finance Manager
We are looking for a highly organised and solution-focussed project manager to be part of our Safe and Together team. The postholder will focus on governance, risk, financial and contract management, as well as monitoring performance against the project plans.
Location: Home-based with travel to project sites and Respect's offices as necessary: Hub Hub, 20 Farringdon Street, London EC4A ECN
Responsible to: Senior Safe and Together Programme Manager
FTE Salary: Point 42-45 £40,328 to £43,270 (a London Allowance of £3,299 will be applied to employees who live in London, plus 6% employers pension subject to an additional 2% contribution by the employee)
Hours: Part time, 3 days per week (21 hours), with funding until March 2023 and with a desire to extend this, based on securing additional funding.
About the role:
We are looking for a highly organised and solution-focussed project manager to be part of our Safe and Together team. The postholder will focus on governance, risk, financial and contract management, as well as monitoring performance against the project plans.
To do this, the successful postholder will work closely with:
- The Senior Safe and Together Programme Manager, to oversee monitoring of project roll-out against project plans and in line with projected spend, and to identify and mitigate risks and provide accurate data and monitoring information to partners;
- The Training and Resources Manager, to ensure that procurement processes are managed appropriately and contracts and service specifications are fit for purpose;
- The Respect finance team in the management of Safe and Together budgets and completion of accurate financial returns;
- Our commissioning, funding and contract management partners to ensure proper governance, and to establish and maintain positive working relationships and collaboration across both projects.
Main Tasks:
- Provide support for the implementation of the Safe and Together model across all sites, including:
- Developing and maintaining the Safe and Together Project plans, reporting on performance, identifying risks and working with the wider Safe and Together team to overcome challenges;
- Driving and maintaining momentum in the project, monitoring and updating activity against the project plans, minuting and chairing meetings as required, and leading on follow-up actions;
- Manage the Safe and Together budgets, monitor spend and - working closely with Respect's Head of Finance - lead on preparing financial returns and grant management processes (budgeting, spend and forecasting)
- Oversee procurement and/or contract management as necessary
- Develop and implement governance arrangements
- Work with the Safe and Together team and Head of Perpetrator Services to develop the Safe and Together business development and sustainability plan
- Work with the Safe and Together team to support fundraising bids and opportunities
- Self-development
- Acting in a professional manner whilst on duty and when representing Respect/Safe and Together at local, regional and national fora and events, as required
- Maximising own personal development by positively contributing to induction, supervision, training, appraisal, and team meetings (as appropriate)
- Undertaking training as directed by management and identifying own training needs in consultation with line management and taking steps to ensure these are met
- Conducting all work in a way that reflects the aims and principles of Respect, promotes anti-oppressive and antiracist practice, and complies with all Respect policies, procedures and guidelines
Experience/Abilities
- At least 3 years experience of project management including managing complex projects, reporting on progress, managing project risks and ensuring achievement of objectives
- Extensive experience of managing budgets (budgeting, actual spend and forecasting) and reporting on spend to funders and partners
- Experience in overseeing procurement, producing contracts and/or service agreements
- Experience in developing and facilitating good governance in a multi-agency setting
- A track record of driving service quality and using a data led approach to monitoring progress
- Ability to work on own initiative and keep the momentum going within projects by creating deadlines, working towards these and motivating others to do the same
- Experience of leading/ managing others
Approach
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to - and understanding of - the values, aims and objectives of Respect, and the partnership
- Commitment to meaningful anti-discriminatory practice
- Willingness to be flexible travel and work occasional weekends and evenings as required
About Respect:
Respect is a pioneering UK membership organisation in the domestic abuse sector. Founded in 2000, we have built our expertise over the last 21 years in what was then a fledgling sector, and recently have seen significant and rapid growth.
Our Vision
Our vision is to end domestic abuse. It's a simple ask and a daunting task. We know it will take generations of hard work to get there. In the meantime, we want to live in a world where domestic abuse is not tolerated, where perpetrators are held to account and survivors' safety and wellbeing is centred.
Our Focus
We know that we cannot achieve our vision on our own. The scale of the problem is just too big and complex for one organisation alone to solve. It requires coordinated action across society, with everyone - specialist service providers, statutory agencies, policy makers, funders and commissioners, community groups and many others - working together.
We have chosen to focus on 3 key strands of work, so that:
- Perpetrators of domestic abuse: are held accountable, offered the chance to change, and stopped from causing further harm
- Young people who cause harm to family members/carers or in their intimate relationships: are offered responses that recognises both their vulnerability and the risk they pose
- Male victims of domestic abuse: are supported to escape and recover from the abuse they have experienced through a range of responses designed to meet their needs
Our Values
- We are pioneering - We explore innovative ideas and develop new approaches with curiosity and rigour.
- We are collaborative - We work in partnership with others who share our values to bring about individual, societal and systems change.
- We are accountable - We listen to survivors and centre their needs in our work. We hold perpetrators to account for their behaviour and hold ourselves and our members accountable for ours.
About Safe and Together
The Safe and Together model is an approach which has had international success in changing Children's Services' response to domestic abuse, increasing the number of children who remain safely with their non-abusive parent and decreasing the high re-referral rate. The model helps drive improvement in Children's Social Care across the UK through the following three principles:
Respect have been implementing the Safe and Together model across 10 Local Authorities over the past year, as part of two Home Office funded projects, and are delighted to be able to extend both of our Safe and Together projects until March 2023.
To Apply
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics, particularly people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:
- Black and minoritised people
- Deaf and disabled people
Closing time and date for applications: Monday 9th May, 9am
Interviews to take place: w/c 16th May - Please send completed application form.
FTE Salary: Point 42-45 £40,328 to £43,270 (a London Allowance of £3,299 will be applied to employees who live in London, plus 6% employers pension subject to an additional 2% contribution by the employee)
Hours: Part time, 3 days per week (21 hours), with funding until March 2023 and with a desire to extend this, based on securing additional funding.
By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.