For more than two decades, War Child has been driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child living through war. We understand children’s needs, respect their rights, and put them at the centre of the solution - from supporting Syrian children to access education, to reintegrating child soldiers in the Central African Republic and upholding the rights of children caught up in juvenile justice in Afghanistan. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realised through the collective actions of children themselves, communities and their leaders, organisations like War Child, governments, and key decision makers.
War Child UK has recently agreed to come together with War Child Holland, War Child Germany, War Child Sweden and Children in Conflict in the USA, each of whom currently operate as independent NGOs, to form what will be known as the War Child Alliance, going live in January 2024. The new Alliance will run our overseas projects, our research, scaling and advocacy programmes on behalf of us all, utilising our collective power and influence to have the greatest possible impact for children affected by war. From 2024, War Child UK will become a fundraising member of the larger War Child Alliance, with our programmes having transferred to the new Alliance by the end of this year.
We are looking for a highly skilled Director of Finance & IT to join War Child UK’s Senior Leadership Team as we transition to our new structure over the next six months, as well as overseeing the first five months of our new role as a fundraising entity, including leading us through a clean audit. You will be responsible for providing finance and IT leadership and operational excellence throughout this period as well as playing your part in setting up the War Child Alliance and the future War Child UK to success in its management of financial and IT resources.
There are three specifically strategic elements to this role: playing a part in the Senior Leadership Team as we transition to our new role in the Alliance, planning for the future of the Finance and IT function at War Child UK, and also negotiating an effective financial framework for the Alliance along with Finance and Resources colleagues in other parts of the War Child Alliance. This will require a high degree of stakeholder management with UK and international colleagues, including across the new Alliance.
To be successful in this role, you will be a chartered accountant with strong experience of leading finance and IT in an organisation with at least similar reach, scale and complexity, ideally in an international NGO environment. With excellent strategic and operational skills, you will be comfortable with the full budgeting and planning cycle, supported by a robust understanding of financial controls and governance in a change environment. You will be equally comfortable building strong working relationships with colleagues both in our UK office and with overseas counterparts. Finally, bringing a confident and inspiring leadership style, you will also be able to guide the team during a period of change.
This role has now closed.
