Everyone deserves a decent place to live – join Habitat for Humanity Great Britain as our new Director of Finance, Operations & Compliance, and help drive the strategy, systems and leadership that power our mission.
| What is the role? | Director of Finance, Operations & Compliance |
| Salary | £60,000 – £67,500 |
| Department | Finance, Operations & Compliance |
| Reports to | National Director/CEO |
| Grade | B |
| Budget responsibility | Yes |
| Will I be managing anyone? | Yes, you will manage a team of 6, with 3 direct reports (Head of People, Finance Manager, Finance Business Partner) |
| Where will I work? | Home-based with regular travel to internal meetings and team events, and occasional travel to our registered office in Slough. Candidates MUST have the right to work in the UK |
| Contract type | Permanent |
About the role
Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the global Habitat for Humanity network fighting global poverty and homelessness. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.
Habitat GB has recently completed a strategic review, resulting in a new National Strategy and an organisational restructure, to ensure the organisation is able to deliver the Strategy impactfully, efficiently and effectively. This has included the integration of a subsidiary entity (GB Homes) into Habitat GB. As a result, the Finance, Operations & Compliance team has been expanded to ensure the right capacity and capability for these crucial functions.
Habitat’s turnover for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 was £3.0m with net assets of £2.5m: for the year ended 30 June 2024, it was £3.5m with assts of £2.1m.
Job Purpose
The Director of Finance, Operations & Compliance will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, working to ensure the impact, sustainability, diligence and productivity of the organisation, with a commitment to organisational transformation within the framework of a values-led approach to people and culture.
Taking a lead on all financial, support and compliance activities, the role demands a combination of the hands-on approach needed in a medium-sized charity with the strong people management skills to enable all members of their team to deliver high quality services and to thrive in their roles.
Key responsibilities include:
- All aspects of financial strategy, planning and control.
- Providing oversight of organisational priorities, productivity, performance, people & HR, risk and due diligence.
- Support to fundraising and programmes.
- Being an active leader across the organisation, collaborating effectively with teams, and contributing fully to organisational wide initiatives and opportunities.
- Co-creating ways of working to enable an adaptive, collaborative and high performing organisational team.
- Leading and managing a team of 6, including 3 direct reports.
If this sounds like it could be a good match for you, please click here to take a look at the Candidate Pack.
How to apply
We want the recruitment process to give you the opportunity to shine, to share your skills and experience as clearly as possible, and for you to find out more about Habitat GB in return. You are welcome to get in touch and arrange an informal chat with Henrietta Blackmore ( HBlackmore@habitatforhumanity.org.uk )
To apply for the role, please send us your CV and a supporting statement (max two sides of A4) telling us about the skills and experience you would bring to the role and your motivation for applying. Send by email referencing the job title in the subject line to: recruitment@habitatforhumanity.org.uk
The deadline for applications is 18th May 2025 (at 11:59 pm)
Start your Habitat journey
Habitat for Humanity requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguard our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of our code of conduct. The employment of this position will be subject to a satisfactory reference check and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
At Habitat for Humanity GB, we aim to build, develop and retain a talented workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences. We welcome and actively encourage applications from anyone who feels they’d be a good fit for our organisation, regardless of race, religion, colour, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, neurodiversity or any other protected characteristics.
Unfortunately, because of the high volume of applications, we will not be able to contact unsuccessful applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within a month of the application deadline, please assume that your application has not been successful.
We’d prefer to hear directly from applicants – we won’t be working with third party recruiters on this role.