Merrifield Consultants is dedicated to partnering with not-for-profits. we help charities and membership bodies recruit talent for fundraising, office support/HR, marketing and communications roles.
We place candidates who are motivated by a cause, as well as the role, with organisations who truly make a positive difference. Our vision is to build communities for clients and candidates who wish to connect with people from differing backgrounds, who have a mutual interest in making an impact on people’s lives, and careers.
We work with our partners organisations to share insights into market trends, benchmarking, and job roles. Working across London and the Home Counties, success is built upon open and transparent relationships with everyone we support. We are fortunate to work with many incredible charities and memberships.
Merrifield Consultants is dedicated to partnering with not-for-profits. we help charities and membership bodies recruit talent for fundraising, office support/hr, marketing and communications roles.
We place candidates who are motivated by a cause, as well as the role, with organisations who truly make a positive difference. Our vision is to build communities for clients and candidates who wish to connect with people from differing backgrounds, who have a mutual interest in making an impact on people’s lives, and careers.
We work with our partners organisations to share insights into market trends, benchmarking, and job roles. Working across London and the Home Counties, success is built upon open and transparent relationships with everyone we support. We are fortunate to work with many incredible charities and memberships.
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City of London
Up to £36452 per annum + 28 days holiday
Contract
Merrifield Consultants are delighted to be partnering with an International Development Charity to recruit an Administrative Secretary to join their team.
As an Administrative Secretary, you will provide essential support to the project director and team, ensuring smooth operations and effective communication within the department.
Salary: Up to £40000/annum. (£36,452 plus travel allowance up to £3,600 depending on the zone)
Contract: Maternity cover for 1 year
Location: Office-based, 5 days per week, 35 hours (flexible start/finish, core hours 10am-4pm)
Annual Leave: 28 days plus bank holidays
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and schedule meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements for the team.
- Manage calendars and ensure timely responses to emails and correspondence.
- Assist in the preparation of reports, presentations, and other documents.
- Monitor deadlines and follow up on outstanding tasks.
- Process expense claims accurately into NetSuite and handle financial transactions as required.
- Act as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including international teams, handling enquiries and requests professionally.
- Maintain organised filing systems, both physical and digital, ensuring easy access to information.
- Record and distribute minutes of meetings, ensuring actions are followed up on.
- Assist in the coordination of special events, conferences, and workshops, including logistical arrangements such as travel booking.
Person Specifications:
- 3 to 5 years of secretarial/administrative experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience in a fast-paced office environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multitask and prioritise work effectively.
- Attention to detail and deadline oriented.
- Proactive and able to work both independently and within a team.
- Highly confidential and diplomatic.
If you are a proactive and organised individual with the necessary skills and experience, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
City of London
Social Organisation
£40000 - £45000 per annum
Permanent
Merrifield Consultants are delighted to be partnering with a leading Social Organisation in the UK to recruit a Recruitment Business Partner.
About the Role:
As the Recruitment Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the success of the Social Organisation by leading the recruitment and selection process. Your primary focus will be to ensure the attraction and retention of high-calibre colleagues, contributing to the organisation’s goals in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner. Upholding diverse and inclusive hiring practices will be a key aspect of your responsibilities.
Responsibilities: Recruitment Business Partner
- Oversee the entire recruitment process from initiation to completion.
- Ensure alignment of all recruitment processes with the organisation’s values, utilising them as guiding principles throughout.
- Manage a proficient and cost-effective recruitment process, ensuring positions up to Director level are filled.
- Collaborate with line managers and HR Business Partners, ensuring compliance with policies, authorisations, and employment law.
- Provide expert advice and guidance on various aspects of the recruitment process, including job analysis, candidate specifications, advertising, search and selection, interviews, and contract negotiations.
- Actively track and maintain a database of candidates, meeting the hiring manager’s needs and facilitating future roles within the organisation.
- Develop streamlined and cost-effective recruitment methods.
- Source suitable candidates for the organisation, aligning their skills with the requirements of the roles.
- Explore innovative ways to promote the organisation and its roles in relevant forums to attract top talent.
- Collaborate with the Global HR Director to develop a cohesive talent acquisition strategy, incorporating new recruitment methods, candidate engagement, and promoting the organisation as an employer of choice.
- Work with HR team colleagues to align talent acquisition strategies with broader talent management and succession planning.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation to support their resourcing needs, contributing to the broader talent strategy and succession plan.
Projects:
- Establish and maintain an external pool of potential candidates for key roles.
- Lead key projects, including a review of recruitment processes, optimisation of the recruitment system Applied, regular data reporting, contractor network ownership, and reduction of recruitment spend for junior hires.
The Person: Recruitment Business Partner
- Successful track record in a Recruitment setting with extensive search skills, preferably in an in-house recruitment environment.
- Proactive with a ‘can do’ attitude, ensuring quality is never compromised.
- Creative thinker with innovation in attracting talent, including experience in graduate recruitment and university careers fairs.
- Demonstrated influencing skills and professionalism in working with internal and external stakeholders.
- Effective relationship builder, both internally and externally.
- Proven success in managing recruitment processes and third-party supplier negotiations.
- Excellent organisational, project management, and time management skills, capable of coordinating multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Experience in negotiating complex offers of employment.
- Passionate about Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), with experience in Be Applied being desirable but not essential.
If you are a dynamic and accomplished Recruitment professional with a commitment to excellence and inclusivity, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of the organisation. For more information, please contact Akash Mahmud at Merrifield Consultants.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
Westminster
Merrifield Consultants
£45000 - £52000 per annum + + excellent benefits
Permanent
Merrifield Consultants are thrilled to be working in partnership with The Diocese of London to recruit two Senior Fundraising Manager’s – individuals with the skills and experience to build upon recent successes in securing funding for medium and large projects and help strengthen and implement a robust fundraising strategy. Both roles will be key in driving the organisations’ long-term strategic goal of improving the condition of churches across the Diocese so they can function more effectively as places of worship and community activity. They will also help promote crucial initiatives in areas such as environment and sustainability, community welfare and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Role: Senior Fundraising Manager (x2 new posts)
Reporting to: Head of Development
Location: Westminster, Greater London, Hybrid, on site 3 days a week
Terms: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £45,000 – £52,000 per year
The London Diocesan Fund (LDF) is one of the largest charities in the UK and is the administrative centre of the part of the Church of England that makes up the Diocese of London. Parishes in the Diocese each represent an independent but affiliated charity, containing more than 400 places of worship, many of which are historically significance and in need of investment.
The two Senior Fundraising Manager’s will work strategically as part of the Development team to secure funds for the repair and rejuvenation of churches within the Diocese’ portfolio. Ensuring all fundraising initiatives address local need and contribute to the regeneration of communities, the post-holders will work with parishes to identify funding opportunities and potential partnerships with community groups, heritage organisations to ensure the long-term sustainability of churches, and the services they provide to local communities. The distribution of tasks will be determined by the skills and experience of the candidates appointed.
Key skills/experience/knowledge:
- Significant and varied fundraising, including a proven track record of securing grants from local authorities.
- Ability to work with a diverse client base.
- Experience of planning, managing fundraising targets and budgets.
- Experience of submitting applications for capital projects of £500,000 or more to the National Lottery Heritage or Community Fund
- Excellent knowledge of relevant Trusts and Foundations and National Lottery funding programmes
- Understanding of development and delivery phases of capital projects
We are also looking for self-motivated, highly organised individuals who can demonstrate a creative approach to problem solving and have the ability to develop excellent working relationships across different teams and locations.
Interested candidates must also be able to work flexible hours on occasion (time off in lieu will be given for occasional evening work) and be willing to travel to various locations in London to attend meetings, and events.
Closing Date for applications: Wednesday 10th April
Notification of being shortlisted: Wednesday 17th April
1st Stage interviews (Virtual): Week commencing 29th April
2nd stage interviews (In-Person): Week commencing 6th May
To find out more about these opportunities or to make an application, please get in touch with Emma at Merrifield Consultants: emma.bell@merrifieldconsultants.co.uk
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
City of London
£30000.00 - £32500.00 per annum
Contract
We are seeking a dedicated Finance Executive to join an non-profit organisation based in London on a fixed term contract. Reporting into the Finance Manager, this candidate will have the responsibility for maintaining the sales ledger and bank reconciliations. You will be working with royalty distributions and related accounting adjustments. This role calls for a confident, dedicated team player with experience in Excel and basic VAT.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process and chase receipts for sales invoices
- Administer the daily banking & reconciliations
- Prepare reports on Licence income
- Assist the CFO and Finance Manager as required
- Maintain and administer financial components of Royalty Distribution System
- Administer the Distribution and Special Payment Runs
- Reconcile Distribution and other bank accounts
- Calculate, record and pay all financial adjustments relating to failed payments, VAT, With-holding Tax (WHT), commission and membership fees
- Administer VAT self-billing scheme and all related payments
- Liaise with members to resolve VAT, WHT, commission, statement and payment queries
- Liaise with other teams to resolve queries
- Liaise with financial institutions regarding payment and other banking issues
Personal Requirements:
- Educated to A level standard or equivalent
- Thorough knowledge of accounting and banking
- Previous experience of royalty accounting advantageous
- Proactive, self-starter, problem solving with a positive attitude
- Customer (internal and external) focused
- Confidentiality
- Excellent telephone manner
- Excellent communications skills both written and oral
- Attention to detail
- Ability to use initiative and organise work
- Team player able to communicate well with other staff with varying degrees of accounting knowledge
- Flexible working attitude
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Computer literate particularly Excel and Word
- Knowledge of SAP Business 1 would be desirable.
- Understanding of basic VAT & Tax advantageous
21 hours to be worked over 3 days – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Thursdays will be in the office, the rest are from home.
Salary – £30,000 – £32,500 full time equivalent. Pro – rata £18,000 to £19,500, depending on experience
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
West End
Merrifield Consultants
£37800 - £46200 per annum + Excellent benefits
Permanent
Merrifield Consultants are delighted to partner with The London Transport Museum to find a Senior Trusts and Statutory Manager, someone to be responsible for developing high-value reactive bids and proactive applications whilst coordinating cross-organisational responses to large opportunities. The successful candidate will manage a number of high value grants and key relationships across the Museum’s trusts and statutory portfolio, working to secure funds for a number of exciting new projects and initiatives as well as existing programmes of work.
Title: Senior Trusts and Statutory Manager
Lie Management Responsibility: Trusts and Foundation Manager
Salary: £37,800 – £46,200 PA
Location: London based office with a minimum of 1 day in the office.
Contract: Permanent/ Full-time
Benefits: Free travel on the TfL network, Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class ticket for National Rail travel from home and 30 days annual leave plus much more
Closing Date: 27th March 2024
The London Transport Museum are the world’s leading museum of urban transport. As a heritage and education charity, they aim to reach every primary school in the capital to fire the imaginations of tomorrow’s engineers, designers, scientists and arts enthusiasts. With business partners and industry decision-makers, they also tackle the topics that matter to London, from smart cities to green innovation.
Main responsibilities:
- Identify and manage a pipeline of high-value prospects and opportunities which have the potential of delivering six or seven figure grants.
- Lead on horizon scanning for statutory income sources from sources including DCMS, Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and funding which supports the Museum’s Green Journey strategy
- Working with colleagues across London Transport Museum to develop and submit high-value and high-quality statutory, trust and foundation bids, creating a compelling narrative, budget and outcomes for a range of London Transport Museum projects
- Manage major funding grants and relationships, ensuring effective stewardship, reporting and budget management
- Manage processes and cross-organisational systems to effectively manage funded grants, undertaking due diligence in line with Charity Law and fundraising regulation to mitigate against risk
- Work with portfolio teams including colleagues in individual giving, corporate and across the Museum to develop applications for fundable projects and programmes which meet funding criteria
- Line manage the Trusts and Foundations Manager, supporting them to grow and manage the income raised from their portfolio, providing support and professional development opportunities
- Embody London Transport Museum’s mission, vision and behaviours, being open, collaborative and active with a commitment to valuing people, promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and green leadership
Knowledge and Skillset:
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of trust and statutory fundraising, charity legislation, major trust and statutory funders’ grant and funding criteria and of the general trust and statutory funding landscape
- Knowledge of developing and executing fundraising strategy
- Knowledge of researching and approaching and securing income from trusts, foundations and statutory sources
- Proven ability to monitor, assess, evaluate and report back to funders on how their support has delivered against London Transport Museum’s charitable purpose and project aims and objectives
- Knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulations, Charity Law and other relevant fundraising legislation and guidelines.
This is an exciting time to join the museum and as a member of the Middle Management Team, you will become a supportive, proactive member of the Museum’s high-performing Development department, securing funding that enables the Museum’s five-year strategy.
To find out more and to apply, please contact Jaini Shah at Merrifield Consultants
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
Hackney
Merrifield Consultants
£52000 - £58000 per annum + Excellent benefits
Permanent
Merrifield Consultants are thrilled to be working with The Literacy Pirates, a dynamic, forward thinking charity dedicated to improving the literacy, confidence and perseverance of children aged 9-13, who are falling behind in school. The charity is looking for a new Head of Partnerships and Development, someone to help them increase their reach through development of large scale partnerships with schools, volunteer recruitment partners and funders so they can work with many more children every year and give them the tools they need to succeed at school and beyond.
Role: Head of Partnerships & Development
Reports to: Chief Executive
Location: Hackney, London or remote (with covered travel to office required monthly)
Terms: Full time, permanent [note organisational hours are 11am to 7pm, flexible working requests are always considered]
Salary: £52,000 to 58,000 depending on experience and location
Benefits: Flexible and home-working, enhanced sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay, 24 hour access to qualified counsellors for yourself and your immediate family, cycle scheme, time off for volunteering, generous annual leave entitlement and contributory pension scheme.
The programme Literacy Pirates offers has been impacting children’s literacy since 2011. Their after-school programmes, devised and led by teachers, offer positive attention from trained volunteers, giving children the confidence to unfurl their sails. Last year they helped 393 children, many of whom were from incredible challenging backgrounds and in this exciting new phase of their development, they are hoping to reach many more. This will be through growth of their Virtual Ship, an online platform which has the potential to reach far across the UK, especially to more rural and coastal communities where the educational attainment gap is wider and more persistent. To achieve this they are looking for someone bold and adventurous, who has experience generating income as well as managing partnerships and can empower a high performing team to achieve their targets and drive a 15% year-on-year growth in income.
Skills & Experience
Some examples of the skills and experience we’re looking for are below:
- Ability to empower a high-performing team and manage people with kindness.
- Demonstrable experience of operating in a senior leadership or management role with a growth mindset and high levels of ambition.
- Confidence in maintaining and establishing relationships with senior individuals and organisations.
- An entrepreneurial approach and experience in negotiating and influencing others.
- Curiosity and passion for the tech and digital world of education.
- Emotional intelligence, ability to network and communicate with skill.
- Experience in delivering events and managing external communications.
- Experience setting and delivering a fundraising strategy, with an ability to translate strategy into an annual planning cycle, setting with the team realistic but ambitious KPIs, monitoring and minimising risks, and reporting regularly on progress.
- Experience in driving a successful major donor programme.
- A substantial track record of meeting 6 figure+ income targets either in fundraising or an equivalent results-oriented environment.
Please note this list is not exhaustive and if you’re thinking about making an application we would encourage you to get in touch, as the charity place a high value on personal qualities and transferable skills. To make an enquiry or to apply please contact Emma Bell at Merrifield Consultants: emma.Bell@merrifieldconsultants.co.uk. We look forward to hearing about your interest in this exciting opportunity!
Recruitment timelines:
Closing date for applications: Sunday 24th March
Notification of being shortlisted: Thursday 28th March
1st stage virtual Interviews: to be held between 9am to 12pm Tue 2nd and Wed 3rd April (flexible due to holidays)
2nd stage in-person interviews: to be held between 2pm to 6pm Tue 9th April (flexible due to holidays)
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
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