Director of Finance and Resources
The role
This post plays a key role in the strategic leadership and day to day management of IES, with overall responsibility for IES’s financial stewardship, financial management and support services. The post reports to the CEO, is a member of the Institute Management Team and acts as Secretary to IES’s non-executive Board of Trustees.
What we are looking for:
The successful candidate will be able to combine active delivery of financial and other services with high level proactive advice, and will have:
■ Experience of financial management within a small/medium sized organisation, preferably one reliant on project or contract-related funding. This could include charitable organisations, research bodies, consultancies, legal or professional services firms, academia, or similar.
■ Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
■ Experience managing a diverse team in a similar environment; with strong collaboration skills.
■ Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders including the Board of Trustees, the IES Management team, and research, consultancy and support staff within the organisation.
■ An initiative-taking and adaptable approach to managing a small and administratively lean organisation.
■ Understanding of corporate or charity governance procedures or the ability to learn quickly.
■ Experience or knowledge of relationship management with clients and/or funding organisations, especially research funding organisations; experience with fundraising from corporate or institutional bodies.
■ Experience of change management: experience of introducing new systems, processes, or ways of working to improve efficiency in a small/medium-sized organisation.
About us
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES) is an independent, apolitical, centre of research and consultancy in employment policy and human resource issues. We work closely with employers in the manufacturing, service and public sectors, government departments, agencies, and professional and employee bodies. Based in Brighton, the Institute is a not-for-profit organisation (company limited by guarantee) and a registered charity with around 60 multidisciplinary staff. Our turnover is in the region of £3 million a year.
Working at IES
We support flexible working and welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible work arrangements. The post will be based at our office in central Brighton, although we work in a hybrid way. To view our full range of benefits, please see the IES benefits guide at the bottom of this page.
How to apply
Candidates should refer to the job description below and submit a full CV with a covering letter explaining their interest in the post, highlighting how they meet the criteria, alongside a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Please send your application to: careers@employment-studies.co.uk or post to Careers, IES, City Gate, 185 Dyke Road, Brighton BN3 1TL (Telephone: 01273 763456).
Closing date for applications: Monday 14th April 2025.
The Institute for Employment Studies seeks to be an equal opportunities employer. We actively seek to improve the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all under-represented communities and groups. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from ethnic minority groups given their under-representation within applied social research.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and are happy to make adjustments to accommodate the individual requirements of candidates with disabilities.
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Legal note
The Institute for Employment Studies:
- is a registered charity (no. 258390)
- seeks to be an equal opportunities employer
- is an Investor in People