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Provide strategic financial leadership during a key period for UNICEF UK, ensuring a high-quality finance service and responsible stewardship of funds.

UNICEF UK

UNICEF ensures more of the world's children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we're not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

## Interim Director of Finance

As Interim Director of Finance, you will provide strategic financial leadership during a key period for UNICEF UK, ensuring a high-quality, trusted finance service and the responsible stewardship of funds to maximise impact for children. Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Executive Team and Board, you will help shape decision-making, drive performance and support the organisation's future success.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced and credible finance leader who can quickly build trust and influence at all levels. You will bring the integrity, expertise and strategic perspective needed to guide decision-making, provide constructive challenge, and drive continuous financial service delivery. Alongside this, you will inspire, support and develop a high-performing team through an empathetic, collaborative and pragmatic leadership style, ensuring the finance function remains well-positioned for future success.

**Apply by:** 8am, Thursday 20 August 2026

Head of Talent

Director of People and Culture (Interim)

Resourcing Manager

Senior Recruitment Manager

Internships Coordinator

Development Manager - Major Gifts

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Talent, Culture and Equity Diversity and Inclusion leader. Currently at UNICEF UK

Michelle Agyakwa

Head of People Experience

People Projects Manager

Interim Head of People Experience

Head of People & OD

HR & OD Manager

Interim HR Director

HR Manager

Head of HR

Senior HR Project Advisor

HR Advisor

Head of People Experience at UNICEF UK

Charlotte Newell

Interim Director of Finance

Chief Financial Officer

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.

UNICEF

UNICEF is the global leader promoting and protecting children’s rights in 190 countries, including India.

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Interim Director of Finance.

Put your talents towards a cause you are passionate about. As Interim Director of Finance, you will provide strategic financial leadership during a key period for UNICEF UK, ensuring a high-quality, trusted finance service and the responsible stewardship of funds to maximise impact for children. Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Executive Team and Board, you will help shape decision-making, drive performance and support the organisation’s future success.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced and credible finance leader who can quickly build trust and influence at all levels. You will bring the integrity, expertise and strategic perspective needed to guide decision-making, provide constructive challenge, and drive continuous financial service delivery. Alongside this, you will inspire, support and develop a high-performing team through an empathetic, collaborative and pragmatic leadership style, ensuring the finance function remains well-positioned for future success.

UNICEF UK is partnering with Mackie Myers to manage the recruitment process for this role. For more information and to apply, please click **her****e** to be redirected to the Mackie Myers application page.

Please bear in mind that when you write your response to our application questions, you demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and understanding of the role requirements and how well UNICEF UK’s values and mission aligns with yours. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT to generate your answers, will automatically exclude your application from our recruitment process.

  

Job Type

Fixed Term - 9 months

  

Location

London (Part home/part office based)

  

Salary

£108,000 per annum

  

Closing date

8am, Thursday 20 August 2026

  

First Round Interview dates

Monday 24 / Tuesday 25 August 2026

London

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Interim Director of Finance

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Interim Director of Finance

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