Finance and Grant Management Officer
Application deadline: 11 November 2022
Compensation: 1 day/week; £32,000 p/a p/r
Location: Remote or hybrid, must be UK-based
Length of contract: 12 months
Rights & Security International (RSI) is seeking a part-time Finance and Grant Management Officer to update our internal financial controls, assist with budgeting, and oversee our expenditures, especially of restricted grant funds.
The successful candidate will bring a strong knowledge of financial management, and will be comfortable creating budgets and forecasts. Ideally, they will be familiar with charity funding, especially restricted grants.
**The successful candidate must have a right to work in the UK and plan to be based here.**
Person specification:
RSI is looking for a finance and grants management professional who has:
- An appropriate qualification or degree in a field such as finance or accounting.
- Experience managing the financial aspects of large and small grants.
- An ability to produce clear, persuasive and detailed reports in English.
- Experience with budgeting, managing accounts, tracking expenditures and preparing financial forecasts.
- Strong interpersonal skills a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
- A strong commitment to RSI’s mission of upholding human rights and ending discrimination.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the expenditure of restricted grant funds.
- Prepare summaries of these expenditures for grant reports to funders.
- Assist with budgets and financial forecasts.
- Review and update RSI’s internal financial controls.
- Assist with monthly management accounts and annual audits, as needed.
- Assist the Executive Director and Development Officer in liaising with current and potential funders, as needed.
Application Details: If you are interested in this position, please send the following materials as soon as possible to info@rightsandsecurity.org:
- Your CV.
- A cover letter (no more than one page) which describes how you fulfil the person specification. You must include a cover letter to be considered for the role.
RSI strives to be diverse, equitable and inclusive. We treat all staff and interns like team members and encourage everyone to bring their full selves to work. We welcome applications from candidates from groups that have historically been underrepresented in the human rights, legal or policy fields, and/or who are from communities that have been directly impacted by the issues we address in our work. We also welcome applications from people who are re-entering the workforce after time away. All applications are considered on an equal-opportunity basis.
We offer flexible working hours.
About Us
Rights & Security International (RSI) stops human rights abuses committed in the name of national security. We challenge religious, racial and gender bias in national security policies and programmes, promote justice and transparency and ensure that voices of communities facing discrimination are heard.
By submitting your application, you consent to our processing and retention of your personal data to the extent, and for the time period, necessary to consider the application. We will keep your application on file for no more than six months.
