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Projects Support Officer

Job description

Maudsley Charity funds and promotes ideas, collaborations and teams that give people most affected by mental ill-health the best chance to recover and fulfil their potential. 

This is a really exciting new role within their Finance and Operations team as the Business and Projects Support Officer.  Maudsley Charity has been through a period of rapid growth over the last 18 months and you will have the opportunity to showcase your project skills across varied projects all aimed at driving the efficiency, accountability and development of the charity’s operations and award-winning building.  Your work will contribute to vital objectives for the charity, which in turn means they can can continue to make a difference for people who experience mental illness.

Business and Projects Support Officer     

Location: Ortus, Denmark Hill, London 50% (and home working)

Salary: £34,000 per annum plus excellent benefits         

Contract: Permanent - Full time   

The Finance and Operations Team underpins the charity’s delivery of its mission and is responsible for management of the charity’s endowment, financial sustainability and charitable impact, governance and compliance, and management of business operations such as IT, facilities etc.

One of their goals for the next five years is to ensure that the charity’s assets continue to be in good order, and this job holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring successful project delivery and well-executed business processes.

The charity operates primarily within the four boroughs served by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark), but the work they fund has the potential for wider impact at both national and international levels, through the sharing of the outcomes with the wider mental health community. 

Their small but ambitious team works in a very collaborative and supportive way. They are at the jump-off point of a new five-year strategy and an exciting period of growth. If you have experience in project management/support, business processes, are goal-oriented and like to work with numbers then we would love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 17th July at 17.00

Interviews: 29th & 30th July 2024

For more details on this role, the team and the organisation, please view or download our information pack, which includes the full job description and person specification. Alternatively please request a copy by contacting Emma Stone at Harris Hill, emma.stone@harrishill.co.uk

You can also find out more by joining our 'Ask us Anything' webinar on Friday 12th July, where you'll be able to put questions about the role and the organisation (anonymously if you prefer) directly to the team. Please contact Emma Stone for details.

Finally, you can also find out much more about the organisation, our values, and the background to this role at our dedicated microsite, via the link below:

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The Maudsley Charity is an equal opportunities employer, and makes no discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sex. We are committed to offering interviews to candidates who meet the role requirements and have lived experience of mental illness.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.