CLOSED: Finance and Resources Manager, Duchenne UK

Title: Finance and Resources Manager
Salary: £35–40,000 (4 or 5 days, depending on the candidate)

Would you like to play an integral role in our ground-breaking work to eradicate Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in ten years?

About Us

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating muscle-wasting disease and is the most common fatal genetic disease diagnosed in childhood. Children diagnosed with DMD are paralysed by their teens and won’t usually live beyond their 20s. Duchenne UK is a lean, ambitious and highly focused charity.

Our mission is:

To fund and accelerate treatments and a cure for DMD, and to do so in a decade.

We are working towards this by identifying the very best projects from around the world with the highest chance of success, using our internationally respected Scientific Advisory Board. Duchenne UK is often an investor and initiator of projects that attract investment from other charities and funders. In the past 5 years, we have achieved a huge amount and there’s lots to be proud of. Amongst many other successes are that:

• We are a dynamic, parent-led charity
• We have raised £5.5 million in 5 years
• £5 million has been spent and committed to research
• 90% of all money raised is spent directly on research

The Role

Duchenne UK is working with great energy and passion towards its goal and we now need someone who can help us to steer the organisation by providing strategic financial expertise and ensure that we are making the best use of all of our resources. It’s a hugely exciting journey and requires a real team player who would thrive on ensuring that our organisation is strong and robust enough to keep our momentum going in order that that we meet our goal.

For the right person this is an exciting role; it could suit someone who wants to take the next step up and prove themselves, or someone who wants a broader and more strategic role, as well as more experienced candidates. Whatever your motivations for wanting to be the Finance and Resources Manager we want to hear about them and we want to hear from you, particularly if you have:

• Strong financial and organisational skills
• Business acumen, vision and an ability to think strategically
• And most importantly a passion for our mission

If you’d like to discuss this role further please contact Allyson Davies, our selection advisor, for an initial conversation via duchenne@allysondavies-consultant.com or call 020 7828 3855 or 0796 855 6164.

To apply, download the information pack from this link, and fill in this application form. Send the completed application form with your CV to duchenne@allysondavies-consultant.com.

Deadline: 10am on Friday, 1 December, 2017.