Director Of Finance

From the Mulberry Bush’s humble beginnings in 1948, we have established an outstanding reputation for transforming the lives of those affected by childhood trauma. We currently operate a registered children’s home and a non-maintained special school; provide outreach programmes to schools, and local authorities to help address challenging behaviours; we partner with leading universities to provide evidence-based research designed to build children’s social and emotional skills; as well as providing consultancy services both nationally and internationally.

We are currently looking for a talented part-time (3 to 4 days a week) Director of Finance to join our Charity Leadership team, based in Standlake, Oxfordshire. You will report to the CEO, and work alongside our Board of Trustees.

Director of Finance

As Director of Finance, you will play a key role in a broad range of activities related to supporting the development of the Mulberry Bush’s business strategy, owning the strategic and operational finance requirements of the organisation, as well as managing the small finance team. To be successful in your application, you will need to demonstrate excellence in:

• Leadership and strategic change management.
• Strong expertise in the technical and operational areas of Finance.
• A natural and supportive leader.

We'll care for you too

You're not just part of a team, you are part of our family, and we offer the following benefits:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave (increasing with length of service), plus public holidays. This will be pro-rata to part-time hours.
• Employer contribution pension.
• A range of informal and formal wellbeing support.

How to apply

To apply for this role please submit your current CV together with a 1-page maximum covering letter detailing your motivations for applying for the role, your skills, experience and core strengths. If you require further information regarding the role and to support your application, please refer to the Job Description.

To apply click on the ‘Apply via website’ button below to apply online.

The Mulberry Bush is committed to equity, diversity, justice and inclusion in everything it does and welcomes applications from all individuals and all professional sectors.

The Mulberry Bush is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and therefore our recruitment process for this post will include an enhanced DBS check.

To find out more about the Mulberry Bush please visit our website https://mulberrybush.org.uk/