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Pastoral Secretary Do you feel you could help shape how parishes and benefices are structured to support ministry? Are you someone who thrives on complex casework, careful process, and working to agreed frameworks? If you want to play a central role in guiding the diocese through pastoral reorganisations, ensuring that the structures remain effective, sustainable, and responsive to changing contexts… then this is the role for you! Position: Pastoral Secretary Location: Oxford/Hybrid Hours: Part-time, 22.2 hours per week (0.6 FTE) Salary: £45,378.55 to £48,869.21 per annum pro rata Contract: Permanent Closing Date: Sunday 7 June 2026, at midnight Interviews: Wednesday 24 June 2026, Oxford, OX5 1GF The Role This is a key senior role within the Diocese, offering an opportunity to play a central part in shaping how the Church is organised to support its mission and ministry. As Pastoral Secretary, you will lead and coordinate the Diocese’s pastoral reorganisation work, ensuring that statutory processes under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 are delivered accurately, consistently, and sensitively. You will manage complex pastoral casework, advise on structural change across parishes and benefices, and support the development of governance models that enable the Church to respond effectively to changing contexts. The role includes acting as Executive Secretary to the four Archdeaconry Mission and Pastoral Committees (AMPCs), working closely with Archdeacons and committee Chairs to ensure that statutory processes are properly followed and decisions are implemented. You will also line manage the Assistant Pastoral Secretary, ensuring a robust and consistent approach to pastoral work across the diocese. This role involves close collaboration with senior clergy, the Diocesan Registry, the Church Commissioners, and diocesan colleagues. About You We are looking for a highly organised and analytical professional who is confident working with complex legislation, sensitive pastoral situations, and senior stakeholders. You will: • Bring experience of managing detailed casework, strong written and verbal communication skills, and a high level of accuracy and judgement., • Be comfortable advising Archdeacons, clergy, and parishes, and able to balance legal, pastoral, and missional considerations in your work., • Have the confidence and leadership ability to oversee another member of staff, contribute to training and guidance, and supporting colleagues across the diocese in understanding pastoral reorganisation processes. You may come from an ecclesiastical, legal, public sector, charity, or governance background, with experience of working within statutory or regulatory frameworks and managing complex, sensitive casework involving multiple stakeholders. You do not need to be a practising Christian or have a faith to work with us. Around half of our staff are not practising Christians but are comfortable with the Christian ethos that underpins our work. What matters is a desire to support the mission and ministry of the Church and to work collaboratively and professionally. Benefits and Rewards: • Competitive salary, • Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% into the auto-enrolment pension scheme, which includes a death-in-service benefit (5% employee contribution), • Re-accreditation as a Living Wage employer, • Annual holiday entitlement starting at 25 days, excluding public holidays, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days, pro-rata for part-time employees, • In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days to all employees, namely Maundy Thursday, Ascension Day, and Christmas Eve (or the closest working day, where this falls on a weekend), • Flexible working patterns with the ability to do some work from home, • Sabbatical leave, after a qualifying period of service, • Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme, • Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous occupational sick pay provision, • Free parking and subsidised on-site café and electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes, • EV charging points on site and electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme with Octopus Electric Dreams, • Cycle to Work scheme with Green Commute Initiative, • Contributions towards eye examinations and prescriptive lenses, • Access to low-interest rate financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union, • An attractive modern working environment The successful candidate must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear from us, your application has not been successful. We are particularly keen to receive applications from UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority heritage and disabled candidates, who are currently underrepresented. Our client is committed to the safeguarding, care, and nurture of everyone within the church community. They follow and are committed to their Safeguarding Policies and the relevant statutory legislation and guidance, "Working together" to ensure the welfare of children and young people is paramount. You may have experience in other areas such as PA, Personal Assistant, PA to the Director, Secretary, Executive Assistant, Administration Manager, Admin, Administrator, Senior PA, Senior Administrator, Secretarial Lead, Senior Secretary, Board Secretary. Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP

Potensis Selection is pleased to partner with one of the UK’s leading Housebuilders who are looking to appoint a Finance Director to help drive forward their exciting grown plans in the coming years. The business has an excellent pipeline of high value projects and is continuing to purchase new sites. The Finance Director will be responsible for leading all aspects of financial operations and work as a key member of the executive team. Responsibilities will include: • Work as a full part of the senior leadership team to ensure the strategic growth plans of the business are delivered., • Deliver robust financial controls and improve performance whilst mitigating risk., • Supervise all financial operations, encompassing accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management., • Ownership of the budgets and monthly forecasts for the business ensuring that they are accurate and well managed., • Contribution to improvement or introduction of management information systems., • Partnering the MD and Board with all strategic and commercial decision making., • Use the insights generated during work to push for increased efficiency, rationalisation and the optimal use of resources., • Review, challenge and support proposed land acquisitions, ensuring that all potential financial considerations and opportunities are accounted for., • Responsible for all aspects of cash management within the region, including accurate reporting on cash inflows and outflows on a weekly basis and ensuring that risks are identified and reported as required., • Management compliance and overall responsibility for all taxes relating to the Division including VAT, CIS and corporation tax., • Attend Board meetings to advise on financial and commercial issues., • Ensure that the team is aware of its progress towards achieving the businesses financial targets and provide practical solutions as to how these could be advanced., • Help to manage external banking relationships, • Drive employee engagement through a collaborative and empowering leadership approach., • Develop high performing teams by ensuring the recruitment, development and retention of high potential people occurs across the finance function. This is an excellent opportunity for a Finance Director with experience of working in the property sector who is able to adopt a hands on approach whilst maintaining a strategic outlook. For further details, please apply today. All conversations held in strictest confidence.

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Chief Financial Officer Didcot, South East England Permanent £90,000 - £95,000 per year • Ridgeway Education Trust is looking for a Chief Financial Officer., • The role will be based at Didcot Girl's School, we offer hybrid working. About Our Client Ridgeway Education Trust is at an exciting stage of development. We are a Trust of eight schools based in and around Didcot, comprising a mix of Church of England and non-faith schools, including two secondary and six primary schools. We value the diversity of our schools alongside the strength that comes from our close geographical proximity. With an ambitious vision for the future, we plan to continue growing the Trust in the coming years. Our mission is to create excellence through high quality education for three to nineteen year olds, with strong collaboration at our heart. We believe school improvement is most effective when best practice is shared through deep professional collaboration, underpinned by trust, support and challenge. We value our people and take seriously our responsibility for staff wellbeing. Our values of ambition, integrity and leading for legacy guide our decision-making and ensure children and young people remain at the centre of all we do. We are seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to join our established Executive Team and play a key role in shaping and delivering the Trust's next strategic plan and longer‑term future. Job Description • Provide strategic leadership for the Trust's financial management, ensuring long‑term sustainability, value for money and alignment with our educational priorities., • Lead on budgeting, forecasting, management accounts and statutory reporting, presenting clear and timely financial information to our Executive, Board and the committees., • Oversee the Trust-wide financial systems, controls, procurement and compliance with the Academy Trust Handbook and other regulatory frameworks., • Provide strategic oversight of Human Resources and payroll, including workforce planning, affordability modelling and employment compliance., • Lead risk management, audit, insurance and assurance processes, advising the CEO and Trustees on financial and operational risk. The Successful Applicant • Senior financial leadership experience, ideally as a CFO, Finance Director or Deputy in a complex, multi-site not for profit or public sector organisation., • Strong track record of strategic financial planning, budget management and statutory reporting within a regulated environment., • Experience of leading and developing professional finance and/or HR teams, with the credibility to operate at Board and Executive level., • Strong understanding of governance, risk management and value-for-money principles; academies or education sector experience desirable but not essential. What's on Offer • Competitive salary ranging from £90,000 to £95,000 per annum., • Additional benefits including annual leave and LGPS pension., • Opportunity to influence the financial direction of a meaningful organisation. This is an opportunity to join the Trust at an important point in its journey. The role carries real purpose, with the chance to contribute positively to the education and experiences of children and young people across Didcot and the surrounding area. Ridgeway Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff working in all its schools to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, references and pre-employment safeguarding checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining a post. All cases are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed. To view our Safeguarding policy, please visit our website: Safeguarding - Ridgeway Education Trust Please be aware that you will be required to bring proof of right to work in the UK and photographic ID, as applicable, to interview and online searches may be made for shortlisted candidates, as part of due diligence checks

As Finance Director, you will be a key member of the Executive Management Team. You will lead the finance function for the division across global subsidiaries, drive financial and operational performance, ensure robust financial controls, and oversee core business systems including ERP and financial software. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership Act as a core member of the Executive Management Team, influencing divisional strategy, investment decisions, and business planning. Lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for UK and US operations to support growth, profitability, and compliance. Financial Management Own all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for the division. Deliver timely and accurate monthly management accounts, board reports, and analysis for performance review and decision-making. Business Systems & Process Ownership Lead the implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of business systems including; ERP, finance software, and integrated tools. Collaborate with IT and operations to ensure systems support scalable, efficient business operations. Governance & Compliance Ensure adherence to financial controls, statutory requirements, tax compliance, and audit readiness across both the UK and US entities, with the support of Group where needed. Subsidiary Oversight Manage finance operations for the division’s subsidiaries ensuring cohesion, consistency, and visibility across the entities. Coordinate with local teams and external advisors to ensure compliance with regional financial, tax, and regulatory frameworks. Leadership & Team Development Build and lead a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth. Provide coaching and leadership to finance managers and cross-functional project teams. Required Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong technical and commercial background. Proven experience as a senior finance leader within a technology, software, or advanced engineering environment. Experience managing multi-entity operations within a public company context. Strong technical skills in IFRS and UK GAAP and UK tax legislation Strong knowledge of ERP systems and financial software platforms (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Dynamics). Demonstrated success in partnering with operational teams, improving business systems, and supporting scale-up or transformation. Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across levels and geographies

Pastoral Secretary Do you feel you could help shape how parishes and benefices are structured to support ministry Are you someone who thrives on complex casework, careful process, and working to agreed frameworks If you want to play a central role in guiding the diocese through pastoral reorganisations, ensuring that the structures remain effective, sustainable, and responsive to changing contexts… then this is the role for you! Position: Pastoral Secretary Location: Oxford/Hybrid Hours: Part-time, 22.2 hours per week (0.6 FTE) Salary: £45,378.55 to £48,869.21 per annum pro rata Contract: Permanent Closing Date: Sunday 7 June 2026, at midnight Interviews: Wednesday 24 June 2026, Oxford, OX5 1GF The Role This is a key senior role within the Diocese, offering an opportunity to play a central part in shaping how the Church is organised to support its mission and ministry. As Pastoral Secretary, you will lead and coordinate the Diocese’s pastoral reorganisation work, ensuring that statutory processes under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 are delivered accurately, consistently, and sensitively. You will manage complex pastoral casework, advise on structural change across parishes and benefices, and support the development of governance models that enable the Church to respond effectively to changing contexts. The role includes acting as Executive Secretary to the four Archdeaconry Mission and Pastoral Committees (AMPCs), working closely with Archdeacons and committee Chairs to ensure that statutory processes are properly followed and decisions are implemented. You will also line manage the Assistant Pastoral Secretary, ensuring a robust and consistent approach to pastoral work across the diocese. This role involves close collaboration with senior clergy, the Diocesan Registry, the Church Commissioners, and diocesan colleagues. About You We are looking for a highly organised and analytical professional who is confident working with complex legislation, sensitive pastoral situations, and senior stakeholders. You will: Bring experience of managing detailed casework, strong written and verbal communication skills, and a high level of accuracy and judgement. Be comfortable advising Archdeacons, clergy, and parishes, and able to balance legal, pastoral, and missional considerations in your work. Have the confidence and leadership ability to oversee another member of staff, contribute to training and guidance, and supporting colleagues across the diocese in understanding pastoral reorganisation processes. You may come from an ecclesiastical, legal, public sector, charity, or governance background, with experience of working within statutory or regulatory frameworks and managing complex, sensitive casework involving multiple stakeholders. You do not need to be a practising Christian or have a faith to work with us. Around half of our staff are not practising Christians but are comfortable with the Christian ethos that underpins our work. What matters is a desire to support the mission and ministry of the Church and to work collaboratively and professionally. Benefits and Rewards: Competitive salary Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% into the auto-enrolment pension scheme, which includes a death-in-service benefit (5% employee contribution) Re-accreditation as a Living Wage employer Annual holiday entitlement starting at 25 days, excluding public holidays, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days, pro-rata for part-time employees In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days to all employees, namely Maundy Thursday, Ascension Day, and Christmas Eve (or the closest working day, where this falls on a weekend) Flexible working patterns with the ability to do some work from home Sabbatical leave, after a qualifying period of service Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous occupational sick pay provision Free parking and subsidised on-site café and electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes EV charging points on site and electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme with Octopus Electric Dreams Cycle to Work scheme with Green Commute Initiative Contributions towards eye examinations and prescriptive lenses Access to low-interest rate financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union An attractive modern working environment The successful candidate must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you do not hear from us, your application has not been successful. We are particularly keen to receive applications from UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority heritage and disabled candidates, who are currently underrepresented. Our client is committed to the safeguarding, care, and nurture of everyone within the church community. They follow and are committed to their Safeguarding Policies and the relevant statutory legislation and guidance, "Working together" to ensure the welfare of children and young people is paramount. You may have experience in other areas such as PA, Personal Assistant, PA to the Director, Secretary, Executive Assistant, Administration Manager, Admin, Administrator, Senior PA, Senior Administrator, Secretarial Lead, Senior Secretary, Board Secretary. Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP