Contract: 20-hour-per-week post (£52,500 FTE, flexible pattern)
Location: Ladywell, Lewisham, SE13 – in-office working and occasional evening board meetings
Deadline: 9am, Monday 20 October
Interviews: w/c 27 October
How to apply: please email us for an application pack at: applications@lpcharities.co.uk
Lewisham Parochial & Almshouse Charities is a well-established umbrella charity consisting of five charities including two modern almshouse schemes offering secure, independent living for older Lewisham residents and other charities distributing modest hardship-relief grants funded from its investments.
As General Manager of the charity (and Clerk to the Trustees) you will be the responsible for sound financial management, smooth day-to-day operations and exemplary governance.
You will:
• Lead all finance functions – prepare budgets, monitor cashflow, produce annual statutory accounts and manage resident maintenance contributions
• Act as clerk to the trustees – service quarterly board and sub-committee meetings, draft agendas and minutes, and support trustees with timely, accurate information
• Oversee HR and office systems – maintain personnel records, draft contracts, coordinate recruitment, maintain the excellent running of the office
• Ensure compliance & risk management – keep policies up to date (safeguarding, data protection, H&S), file returns with the Charity Commission and others, and manage insurance
• Contribute to strategy – provide feasibility studies, long-range forecasts and practical insight that help the board grow services and maximise impact
If you have questions about the role, please message into the same email address as stated above with your phone number and a trustee will call you back.