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PCP is an award-winning charity whose mission is ‘Health, Well-being and Learning for all’, we currently employs 55 staff and over 60 volunteers. The organisation has recently expanded and is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join the organisations Senior Management Team from 1st September 2013:

Business & Finance Director

Salary: circa £35,000

Job Purpose:

  • To be responsible for financial management and to lead the development, control and provision of high quality financial information to support decision making by the Senior Management Team and Board of Directors

  • To be responsible for strategic leadership and development of the organisation’s management support services, specifically finance, HR, administration, communications and facilities.

  • To strategically lead the organisation in respect of ensuring appropriate policies and practices, quality standards and performance management systems are in place and to support the development of continuous improvement systems and practices.

Key skills required:

  • Finance Management qualification (CIMA or similar)

  • At least 3 years experience of successful strategic management and of leading and managing staff and teams to deliver positive results

  • At least 5 years experience preparing and providing complex financial information and analyses for a range of audiences 

  • Strong partnership and communication skills including the ability to champion new approaches and influence others to participate in new initiatives and approaches.

Full Job Description Personal Specification Background Information

As an equal opportunities employer, PCP values diversity and is a signatory to the Mindful Employer Charter. We welcome applications from all members of the community. 

For an application form either complete the form below. Or contact Becky Gustard on 01325 321234 or enquiries@pcp.uk.net


Closing Date for applications: Friday 7th June 2013

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Pioneering Care Partnership Employee Benefits

The Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) offer a range of comprehensive benefits which recognise and reward the contribution made by our staff, a summary of the main ones are:

Holidays
PCP offer a generous Holiday entitlement of between 27 – 32 days (dependent on length of service), and in addition to the annual leave employees also receive eight paid statutory Bank holidays.

Structured Pay System
A fair and transparent pay structure (linked to a grading system) is in place, which rewards staff equally for the work they do and recognises performance.

Pension Scheme
Employees have the option to contribute a minimum of 5% of their gross salary per annum into the PCP Group Personal Pension Plan with AEGON, PCP will also make a 5% contribution.

Staff Training & Development
PCP recognises the importance of learning to the success of the organisation and is committed to the investment in, and development of our staff through a structured appraisal system, policy training programme and a comprehensive Company Training & Development programme. PCP also has regular Team Building and Job Shadowing sessions.

Work Life Balance
PCP is committed to attracting and retaining the very best staff and utilising all the talent and experience available, appreciating that the UK workforce is becoming increasingly diverse and includes a high percentage of parents and individuals with other caring responsibility, as well as those whose personal circumstances may impact on their time.  Normal 9 to 5 working is in many instances increasingly incompatible with the demands for a better work-life balance.
The organisation recognises the importance of helping staff to balance their work and home life by offering the possibility of flexible working arrangements. 

Maternity/ Paternity/Adoption Benefits
The organisation recognises the importance of supporting employees who are planning to have or adopt children. The aim of these policies is to ensure employees are aware of their statutory entitlements and to ensure fair and equitable treatment in line with current legislation. 

Health Initiatives
The importance of the physical, mental and emotional well-being of our employees is recognised through a range of heath related initiatives, some being:

  • Access to Therapies or Treatments
  • Stress Awareness & Mental Health training
  • Ergonomic work station assessments
  • Access to 30 mins paid health activity time per week
  • Staff Health Events
  • Access to Exercise classes

Equality
The Pioneering Care Partnership is committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-oppressive practice and will not tolerate any kind of discrimination, harassment or oppressive practices and is committed to stopping it
The organisation wishes to secure genuine equality of opportunity whether required by legislation or not, in all aspects of its activities.
It applies to the provision of services, all aspects of employment from recruitment, selection and training of staff and volunteers, to conditions of service and reasons of termination of employment.

We Value:
Excellence – in the way we provide services and will constantly seek to improve them though our commitment to Quality, the organisation has achieved:

  • Investors in People (IIP) Silver Award status (only 1.5% of all organisations registered with IIP have achieved this standard)
  • ISO14001 Environmental Standard
  • ISO9001 Quality Standard
  • North East Equality Gold Standard
  • Winner of the North East Equality Standard Award for businesses with fewer than 50 staff 2010
  • Level 2 within the PQASSO (Practical Quality Assurance Systems for Smaller Organisations)
  • Better Health at Work Gold Award and Continuing Excellence.
  • CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety)
  • Durham County Council Tidy Business Award - Gold
  • Mindful Employer