Member Job Opportunity: Fair Ways Fostering - Charity/Company Secretary

Location: Central Support (Portsmouth)
Salary: £8,000 Per Annum
Contract Type: Part time
Specific Hours: 7.5 hours per week
Closing Date: 07 April 2023

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Who are Fair Ways and what do we stand for?
Fair Ways is a great place to work. We are a team. We care about each other and are all committed to making a change to the lives of the young people and service users in our care. We will not apologise for calling our staff great, the best, or world-class. Our staff are at the core of our organisation and we celebrate them by shouting it from the rooftops!

Where and when do we need you?
Fair Ways CBS and Fair Ways Foundation are two separate, but linked charities who share the same objective of delivering the highest standard of care and education for the children and young people we support. We are seeking someone who can provide expert administrative support and advice to the Chairs of the two charities as well as the management of Fair Ways CBS to ensure we are complying with governance and regulatory duties. It is an exciting time to join Fair Ways after the recent separation of the two organisations and the conversion to charitable status for Fair Ways CBS.

In this role you will be involved exciting and rewarding things like:

• Ensuring organisation of all board meetings and efficient minute taking for both Fair Ways Foundation and Fair Ways CBS, including the management of all associated correspondence and information
• Acting as the Charity/Company Secretary for the Charities and their operating companies, including administering and maintaining the statutory books
• Understanding, ensuring compliance with, monitoring and advising the Board and Management on: Governance documents, the legal responsibilities of charities and companies and relevant legislation and internal governance rules and requirements.
• Filing all relevant statutory returns and information with the Charity Commission, Companies House and Financial Conduct Authority.
• Ensuring policies and Terms of Reference are up to date, approved and adhered to. Developing a Service Level Agreement or similar form of agreement between Fair Ways Foundation and Fair Ways CBS to recognise the services provided between the two entities.
• Demonstrating effective communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written as well as being reliable, enthusiastic, creative and honest with a passion to improve the lives of children and young persons.

Full job description will be provided prior to interview. This role will work to an average of 7.5 hours per week to be worked flexibly around board requirements. This post will be a hybrid role working from home and at our central support office in Portsmouth and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

You and your specialisms
Efficient and dedicated support to our board of trustees is core to achieving our mission of making a difference through passionate care, support, and education. To support this, you will have the following:

• Experience of charity and corporate governance requirements
• An understanding of corporate structuring particularly the interface between a charitable holding company and operational subsidiaries.
• Operational experience at a Board Level in either Finance, Accounting or Law.

In addition, the following would be beneficial although not essential:

• A formal Qualification in Corporate Governance or Company Secretarial Qualification
• Ability to proactively engage with all stakeholders both internal and external at a senior level ensuring professional relationships.
• Experience of commercial property leases

Let us look after you!
Looking after our employees is important to us, and whilst our culture is central to our identity, we also offer a great set of benefits to ensure we are striving to provide the best support to our employees available in the sector.

• Staff lotteries (including prizes such as £1000 holiday vouchers, weekends away, luxury hampers and vouchers)
• Holiday Accrual Scheme (an extra 3 days at 3 years service) and additional Holiday Purchase (up to 5 days)
• Health Shield (Health cash plan)
• Employee Assistance Scheme (Application based emergency financial assistance for employees)
• Education Grant – (funding up to master’s level accreditation)
• Wellbeing Initiatives - Team Building Days, Summer Festival, Wellbeing boxes
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 counselling service)
• Highstreet discount platform, Discounted Gym Membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Leadership Courses
• Annual Staff Awards/ Long Service Awards
• Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
• £250 Refer a Foster Carer Scheme
  

Find your happy place – we can’t wait to meet you!

Apply today and be a PART of something amazing - We encourage a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all communities.

Full details and application documents here