About the organisation
The Institute of Health promotion and Education (IHPE) is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. We are a recognised professional association offering Full, Fellow or Student membership for those engaged in building understanding and awareness of the principles of health promotion and health education, and their application in practice. Through a range of activites we provide support for research, teaching and practice, and seek to have a strong and well recognised voice, advocating for health promotion action to addrress the wider determinants of health. As an international organisation we recognise the value in sharing learning, evidence and good practice across regions of the world. We continue to build the evidence base for health promotion and publish our respected and peer reviewed academic journal, The International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. This is now in its 64th year and attracts submissions from across the globe, while its usage is also increasing yearly worldwide.
The purpose of IHPE is to advance Health Promotion and Health Education and its contribution in improving public health and reducing inequalities. We currently have three strategic priorities;
- Being a voice for health promotion
- Supporting health promotion practice
- Building a dynamic organisation
For further information on our activities please see our website at www.ihpe.org.uk
About the role
Finance Officer - This is a voluntary role and is required to be a member of the board of trustees of IHPE. The position is recognised as Honorary Treasurer of the Institute and is governed by the Articles of Association and the Governance Rules of the organisation. The Treasurer maintains strategic oversight of the charity’s financial management and monitoring in line with regulatory governance. The role focuses on financial planning, budgetary management, and reporting to the board. You will work closely with IHPE’s administration team and a bookkeeper, who maintains the income and expenditure records.
Activities in this role include:
• Statutory compliance - Supporting the Board to comply with the statutory requirements of the Companies Act and of the Charities Act as to keeping records, the audit or independent examination of accounts and the preparation of annual returns and statements of account.
• Financial Planning and Oversight - Oversee the charity’s financial records and accounts to ensure long-term sustainability. Prepare budgeting and cashflow for approval and review in line with financial controls, reserves policy and risk register.
• Financial reporting - Accounting to the Board of Trustees including a Treasurer’s Report to each ordinary Board meeting
• Annual financial report - Preparation of Statement of annual account prepared for the Institute’s Annual General Meeting.
• Membership subscription payments - Management and monitoring of membership subscriptions and their payment, working with our admin team
• Journal publishing contract - Management of the contract with the publishers of our academic journal. This will include leading on any renewal of the publishing contract, working with our Journal editorial team.
• General Trusteeship - Meet all legal duties of a charity trustee, ensuring collective responsibility for governance, financial viability, and public benefit.
You will work closely with IHPE’s administration team and a bookkeeper, who maintains the income and expenditure records.
A recruitment pack is available at https://ihpe.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TRUSTEE-RECRUITMENT-PACK-Fin-and-Fund.pdf
Our ideal candidate
Essential Experience and Knowledge;
- Financial Literacy: Proven background in finance, accounting, bookkeeping, or managing budgets within a business or voluntary setting.
- Governance Awareness: Experience of long term financial planning and routine transaction processing.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Basic understanding of charity accounting practices (SORP) or a commitment to undergo training on Charity Commission financial guidelines.
Skills & Abilities;
- Financial Translation: Ability to explain complex financial data clearly to non-financial fellow trustees.
- Administrative Oversight: Skills to supervise minimal administrative support tasked with data entry, invoicing, and transactional processing.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to look beyond immediate figures to evaluate the longterm financial implications of board decisions.
Personal Attributes;
- Integrity: Absolute honesty and commitment to upholding the highest standards of financial ethics and confidentiality.
- Analytical Mindset: Meticulous attention to detail combined with an objective approach to assessing financial risks. - Collaborative: Works effectively with others to monitor income streams and resource allocations.
- Realistic & Patient: Comfortable with the pace of a volunteer-led environment and the long timelines of corporate decision-making.
What’s in it for you
The Institute of Health Promotion and Education (IHPE) is the only organisation in the UK that is entirely focussed on health promotion and education. As a Trustee you will become actively involved in the strategic direction, governance, and activities of IHPE. You will join a team that is committed to championing the important, and undervalued, role of health promotion and education in sustaining good health and the reduction of inequalities. Members of the Board work collaboratively together and with other organisations to achieve our objectives. We welcome input of experience and expertise, through our Trustees, to all aspects of our work and in developing our strategic approach to help shape and contribute to our future role and impacts.
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