Director of Finance And Operations

Job Category: Finance and Business
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: England
Salary: £72.1K/yr - £77.2K/yr
Company Name: Elrha

Company Overview

OUR PURPOSE: We work in partnership with a global community of humanitarian actors, researchers and innovators to improve the quality of humanitarian action and deliver better outcomes for people affected by crises. OUR ROLE: We are a leading actor in humanitarian research and innovation. We bring people together to tackle some of the most complex problems and strengthen the humanitarian system. And we support and champion robust research and proven innovations to improve humanitarian response. OUR SCOPE: We want to see the positive impact of our research and innovation in acute phases of emergencies and in complex and protracted conflict settings where it’s most needed, including work with IDP, refugee and host community populations.

About the Role

As a key member of the Directors Group, you will lead our finance, HR, grant management operations, procurement, and governance functions. You’ll work closely with our Directors Group and Board of Trustees to ensure sustainable growth and operational alignment with our mission and values. Your leadership will help us build strong relationships with funders, steer effective change management, oversee organisational risk management, and drive improvements in efficiency and compliance.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead and support high-performing teams to deliver operational excellence across finance, HR, procurement, governance and grant management.
  • Provide strategic leadership on organisational risk management, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
  • Drive the implementation of systems and processes to enhance efficiency and support our vision.
  • Collaborate with the Board and senior leadership to align operational priorities with our strategy.
  • Champion Elrha’s values and lead our commitment to becoming a climate-responsible organisation.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll bring significant experience in financial planning, budgeting, HR, and operational management, ideally within the charity or non-profit sector. You’re a proven leader, skilled at driving organisational change, managing complex funding streams, and fostering an inclusive and productive culture. With excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, you’re adept at navigating challenges and delivering results.

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.
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