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PROGRAMME FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGER

Salary: £47,874 per annum, depending on experience + good range of benefits

Permanent. Hours: 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes (hybrid)

World Vision works with the most vulnerable children, so they’re empowered to overcome poverty and injustice, and experience fullness of life. Inspired by our Christian faith, we serve alongside children – of all faiths and none – through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy in almost 100 countries.

With over 70 years of experience, our work with communities, donors, partners, and governments transforms lives and creates opportunities for better futures for vulnerable children – even in the toughest places.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose To manage the financial and legal management, compliance and control of World Vision UK’s overseas emergency and development programmes that are funded by individual donations, accountable grants and commercial contracts. Provide solid financial and compliance infrastructure and capability to support WVUK’s acquisition of new funding and its subsequent programming. This role oversees a team of Programme Finance Officers (PFOs) who each hold responsibility for the acquisition and management of a number of projects. The purpose of this role is to maintain a high functioning team by providing team direction, inspiring and managing strong PFO performance and enabling effective operations. Supporting this role are a number of technical experts (primarily legal and financial) who lead on a number of relevant areas. This role works alongside them to operationalise policies, tools etc and to develop best practice.

Further as a key management position within P&P the role-holder will contribute to overall leadership of P&P by helping to create vision, make decisions, provide advice and guidance on matters of a risk management, compliance and commercial nature to ensure the successful delivery of positive change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.

As an active Christian (Permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of The Equality Act 2010), this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 12 May 2022. Interview Dates: TBC

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organisation. We promote diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire World Vision family. As such, World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice is available on our website.

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Name:WORLD VISION UK

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