conscience TAXES FOR PEACE NOT WAR is a campaigning organisation which works to create a world where taxes are used to nurture peace, not pay for war. Our ultimate aim is to bring about a situation where national security is ensured using non-military rather than military means. We provide information and resources to support the development of non-military security – a more effective and better value form of security than military security. We campaign for a progressive increase in the amount of UK tax spent on peacebuilding, and a corresponding decrease in the amount spent on war and preparation for war. We also campaign for the legal right of those with a demonstrable conscientious objection to war to have the entire military part of their taxes spent on peacebuilding. We passionately believe that a majority of the general public would be actively in favour of non-military security as an alternative to military intervention if they could see it as an effective response to conflicts that challenge us today. We believe that it is vital to equip ordinary people with the information needed to resist militarism. War will always be seen as inevitable when its alternatives are not discussed. conscience TAXES FOR PEACE NOT WAR was founded by Quakers in 1979 and is run by 3 part-time staff members, an Executive Committee of (currently) 10 volunteers, and a membership of 2,000 individuals and organisations. The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Treasurer who can play an active role in steering conscience’s finances and strategic direction, as an integral member of the Executive Committee and Management Committee. Desired skills: · Financial experience and business planning skills · Experience of finance and fundraising in a small organisation · Enthusiasm and willingness to help conscience become a strong, effective campaign group · Ability to attend 4 Executive Committee meetings and up to 6 Management Committee meetings per year, at our offices in North London · Ability to review financial systems, be a bank signatory, and provide the Executive Committee with financial expertise · Willingness to advise on the financial implications of conscience’s strategic plans and contribute to the fundraising strategy · Ability to ensure that conscience pursues its objectives as defined in its governing document Contact for this opportunity: Claire Haslam, Fundraising and Membership Officer - development@conscienceonline.org.uk Sarah Graham-Brown, Office Co-ordinator - coordinate@conscienceonline.org.uk Please send your CV and a covering letter telling us why you are interested in the role (please email both to avoid delays in responding, as all staff are part-time) www.conscienceonline.org.uk www.peacepays.org

Claire Haslam / Sarah Graham-Brown
1b Waterlow Road
Archway
London
N19 5NJ
development@conscienceonline.org.uk
020 7561 1061

05/05/2010

18/02/2010