Careers
A career with Women for Women International means working alongside a dynamic, ambitious and passionate team in the UK, US, Germany and our country offices.
We are committed to personal development for our team. You will have the opportunity to attend training workshops for personal and career development, as well as participating in our staff training days and bi-weekly all-staff meetings. With some roles, travel to visit our country offices may also be an option.
What we offer all of our employees:
- Your work-life balance is important to us, and we offer all our staff the option to work 70 hours over 9 working days and have every other Friday off where possible.
- We offer 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays.
- It is essential to save for your retirement. All permanent employees are eligible to join our group pension plan up to a maximum employer contribution of 7%.
- We work on a hybrid basis, you will be set up to work from home and have the option to work from our office in Borough whenever you want. We enjoy being back in the office a day or two a week to meet colleagues face to face.
- Your health and wellbeing is important to us and provide our Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be impacting your home life or work life.
We are united by common values and ways of working, which we revisit as a team on an annual basis, and all staff participate in creating and owning together.
While we work remotely a lot of the time, our UK office is currently based in Central London, with great transport links and lots to do in the area. We have Social and Culture Committee, which organises social and well-being activites for the team such as yoga classes, holiday celebrations, drinks and more. As a member of our UK team, you can also participate in or volunteer at our exciting events throughout the year.
For more information on what it’s like to work for us, read the blog about what it's really like working for charity, written by Paulina Stachnik, our Head of Communications for Refinery29.
If you would like further details or if you have any questions, please contact the team on ukrecruitment@womenforwomen.org.
Finance Manager - UK and Germany
This role presents a brilliant opportunity to further your career with a dynamic organisation that values its staff and provides a work environment that is built on flexibility, empowerment, and commitment to support you to be the best that you can be.
Please note this role is a Permanent Part Time role, 28 hours per week and therefore the salary will be pro-rata.
The successful applicant will support the day-to-day running of the finance function at an operational and transactional level for the UK and German. They will work closely with the Head of Finance and Managing Director Germany (DE) in ensuring that the finance team provide high-quality financial service to Women for Women International UK and Germany management, staff and key stakeholders.
Diversity at Women for Women International is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, political opinions, and pregnancy and maternity. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all interested parties. Please let us know if you will need any reasonable adjustments.
All our staff are required to adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies and to our organisational values: Empowerment, Integrity, Respect, Resilience and the Leadership Principles: Decisive, Accountable, Courageous, Adaptable and Inclusive.
You will have an opportunity to attend a Q&A with our Managing Directors from the UK and Germany on Tuesday 9th April 2024, 11:00am – 12:00pm. If you are interested, please email: ukrecruitment@womenforwomen.org
To apply please complete an online application form.
Closing date for applications is Thursday 18th April 2024
First Interview will be online on Tuesday 30th April 2024
Second Interview will be online Monday 6th May 2024
Learn more and apply here.
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