Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. 

 We are looking to recruit a finance assistant within our Grants Operation and Finance team (GOF). As a central strategic function of Elrha, GOF works closely with all other teams and is responsible for managing Elrha's financial planning, management, and reporting; and for leading on the operational aspects of grant management. The team has a particular focus on risk management in Elrha's grant-making, and ensuring appropriate systems and processes are in place to comply with all donor requirements.  

In this role you will have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across Elrha and in SCUK to coordinate and complete a range of finance and administration tasks to support accurate and timely financial reporting. The Finance Assistant will also have the opportunity to contribute to the continuous development and improvement of the process in order to ensure Elrha is always maintaining best practice. 

Your application will need to demonstrate: 

• Experience of experience of undertaking a range of transactional tasks associated with financial administration. 
• An understanding of basic finance and accounting principles and processes. 
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of numeracy. 
• Proven ability to work proactively and resourcefully in a constantly changing environment. 
• An interest in the humanitarian or development sectors, ideally demonstrated through academic qualifications and/or paid or voluntary work.  

Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of new or updated policies, processes and procedures would also be an advantage. 

If you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector, then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed.   

We offer: 

• Remote working as standard – staff can access office bases in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester if required/ appropriate. We expect staff to attend team meetings and away days in person as required. 
• As standard we work 35 hours per week. We are also happy to discuss flexible working patterns and many of our staff work non-standard working hours. 
• Our benefits include minimum 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution), life cover, organisational sick pay, family friendly pay and leave schemes; incremental increase in annual leave (25 day basic entitlement) depending on length of service, opportunities for learning and development, a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and retail discounts platform. 
• Please read through the Information for Candidates document for further information to support your application, including details on Our Values, Strategy, Benefits and Salary. 

Note for applicants: 

• Candidates must have the independent right to work in UK at the time of appointment as we are unable to support visa sponsorship for this role. 
• Please read through the job description for a detailed list of requirements, and ensure you complete the personal statement to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you. 
• When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children UK recruitment system. Elrha is an independent subsidiary of SCUK and benefits from some SCUK systems and processes. 
• For any questions, please contact the HR team at HR@elrha.org 

Closing date: 29 January 2025 

Interview dates: w/c 10 February 

About Elrha 

Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support projects that go on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis. We're an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, working closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.  

Read our strategy: shaping the future: our strategy for research and innovation in humanitarian response 2023 - 2040. It sets out how we'll work with our community to realise its potential in humanitarian response, and how we'll capture the real change and improvements to the lives of people affected by crisis. 

Our strategy sets out our values by which we hold ourselves accountable as individuals and as an organisation and employer. 

• Putting people at the centre  
• Working with others  
• Acting responsibly  
• Committed to learning  
• Inspiring change 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion 

Elrha is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 

Please ensure you read the full job description, the Recruitment Pack, and complete the Personal Statement as requested in the application process. We look forward to hearing from you.