Chief Finance Officer

Morgan Law; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

UNICEF UK, the UK Committee for UNICEF, seeks an exceptional Chief Finance Officer to join the Executive Team. You will shape organisational strategy, performance and sustainability, defining UNICEF UK's future business model and ensuring financial insight, governance and resilience to maximise impact for children.

We are looking for a qualified accountant with significant senior leadership experience in complex environments, capable of driving growth through commercial ventures, partnerships

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with significant senior financial leadership experience.
• Experience leading in complex organisations and multi-stakeholder environments.
• Track record of growing income through commercial ventures, partnerships or audience-led models.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership to the Chief Executive, Trustee Board and Executive Team.
• Lead finance, risk, governance, legal and facilities functions.
• Shape UNICEF UK's long-term growth strategy and investment decisions.

Skills

Strategic financial leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered Accountant

Job description

UNICEF UK is the UK Committee for UNICEF, the world's leading organisation for children. We inspire and engage supporters, raise vital funds, champion children's rights and create lasting change for children in the UK and around the world. We employ over 400 colleagues in the UK and have an income exceeding £150m. At a time when conflict, climate change and inequality are affecting millions of children globally, our mission has never been more important.

This is an exciting moment to join us. UNICEF UK is entering a new strategic chapter, built around defending children's rights, growing our influence and diversifying how we generate income and impact. We have grown our income significantly through developing new commercial opportunities, expanding audience engagement, and building on the success of partnerships and ventures like Soccer Aid that have transformed our fundraising model.

We're now looking for an exceptional Chief Finance Officer to join us as a key member of the Executive Team. Reporting to our Chief Executive, you will play a central role in shaping organisational strategy, performance and sustainability. This is far more than a stewardship role. You will help define UNICEF UK's future business model, evaluate investment opportunities, support commercial growth and ensure we have the financial insight, governance and resilience required to deliver our new strategy and maximise our impact for children.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic financial leadership and commercial insight to the Chief Executive, Trustee Board and Executive Team.
• Providing executive leadership across Finance and the wider portfolio, including risk, governance, legal and facilities…
• Helping shape UNICEF UK's long-term growth strategy, including investment decisions, commercial partnerships and new income opportunities.
• Leading financial planning, forecasting, performance reporting and business case development.
• Working closely with colleagues across fundraising, marketing, partnerships, policy and digital to seize new opportunities whilst maintaining the highest standards of accountability and stewardship.
• Developing a high-performing, commercially minded team that supports innovation, transformation and growth.
• Playing a leading role as a member of the Executive Team, contributing to organisation-wide leadership, transformation and decision-making beyond the CFO's functional portfolio

We're looking for a qualified accountant with significant senior financial leadership experience gained within complex organisational settings. You will bring strong strategic capability, commercial acumen and a track record of helping organisations grow income, adapt and innovate. Experience of developing commercial ventures, partnerships or audience-led business models will be attractive. As a leader, you will champion inclusion and model our values in all aspects of your work.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of a globally respected organisation, influence decisions at the highest level, and ensure UNICEF UK continues to deliver life-changing impact for children around the world.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.