Director of Finance, People & Culture

Essential Requirements

• Qualification: Full, recognised accounting qualification
  
• Leadership: Proven track record delivering strategic plans as part of senior leadership team
  
• Experience: Significant experience leading finance and HR functions
  
• International: Experience working across multiple jurisdictions
  
• Charity Sector: Understanding of charity governance, SORP accounting, and charity financing
  
• Management: Strong staff management and development experience
  
• Communication: Ability to explain complex financial matters to non-financial audiences
  
• Governance: Experience working with and being accountable to Board of Trustees
  

Strategic Leadership

• Lead strategic financial and HR planning in collaboration with Co-CEOs and Finance & Resources Committee
  
• Drive implementation of Strategy 2030 particularly those strategies pertaining to Womankind’s goals to value our team and decolonise our practice
  
• Support assessment of funding landscape and sustainable financing strategies
  
• Ensure effective 3-year rolling budgeting and planning cycles
  
• Lead change initiatives with empathy and clarity, ensuring transparent communication and strong stakeholder engagement
  

Team Management & Development

• Line manage Finance & Resources team (3 direct reports)
  
• Provide coaching, supervision, and development support through regular 1-2-1s and appraisals
  
• Build team capacity through systems review and process improvement
  
• Deliver core guidance and training to staff and trustees
  
• Develop team workplans through participatory collaboration
  

Financial Management

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes
  
• Approve payroll and pensions, ensuring compliance with HMRC, KRA, and other tax authorities
  
• Ensure consistent quality and delivery of finance processes (internal and external)
  
• Maintain internal controls to protect assets and prevent fraud
  
• Provide guidance on cost recovery, taxes, and accounting policies
  

People, Culture and Wellbeing Oversight

• Strategic development of, and review of Human Resource management, policies and processes for staff in UK and Kenya
  
• Shape and model a feminist, inclusive, and high-performing organisational culture that aligns with Womankind’s values
  
• Oversee design and implementation of a wellbeing strategy that supports physical, mental, and emotional health.
  
• Oversee recruitment, development, and retention strategies, including succession planning and performance management
  
• Serve as Senior Safeguarding Lead
  
• Collaborate with Union on policy development and compliance
  
• Own the end-to-end engagement strategy—from onboarding and growth to recognition and offboarding.
  
• Analyse engagement data and act on insights to continuously improve employee motivation, culture and performance.
  

Resources

• Oversight of our offices in the UK and Kenya, currently shared office space
  
• Oversee the provision of IT working with our outsource partner to ensure the core infrastructure meets our requirements
  

Compliance & Governance

• Act as Company Secretary to Board of Trustees
  
• Ensure compliance with UK charity requirements and with Kenyan law and regulatory frameworks following registration
  
• Lead annual audit and statutory accounts production in the UK and Kenya
  
• Manage relationships with external auditors and financial stakeholders
  
• Oversee grant management and compliance processes