Your Consent Google Analytics We may use Google Analytics to measure how you interact with our website in order to improve the user experience. To learn more about Google Analytics privacy practices and opt-out, click here . Google Analytics for Remarketing Marketo ServiceTick SessionCam ClickTale Pardot DoubleClick BrightCove Twitter HTML5 Storage Other Tracking Technologies Used We may use other tracking technologies to collect and store personal information about your visit to our website. They may include: Server Logs - used to track the website traffic (i.e. number of website visitors, number of visitor per page, IP address, etc.). We may use this information to analyze the website traffic in order to improve our business and user experience. Web Beacons - used to collect aggregate information (i.e. loading errors, most visited website pages, etc.). We may use web beacons to help display website content that is relevant to you and generate website traffic statistics to enhance our website. Embedded Content and Features How We Respond to "Do Not Track" Signals Managing Lead Counsel, ClarusONE Sourcing Services page is loaded Managing Lead Counsel, ClarusONE Sourcing Services Apply remote type Hybrid locations London time type Full time posted on Posted 20 Days Ago job requisition id JR ClarusONE Sourcing Services LLP provides strategic generic pharmaceutical sourcing services to both of its member organisations: Walmart, Inc. and McKesson Corporation. The two companies have more than 25 years of history working together to improve the quality and lower the cost of pharmaceutical care to patients. As part of this arrangement, McKesson and Walmart established this organisation in London in 2016 to provide strategic pharmaceutical sourcing services for both companies. ClarusONE ensures both companies have access to the right generic pharmaceuticals to meet customer demand at a market competitive cost. McKesson supplies pharmaceuticals to over on-third of all healthcare providers in the United States and Walmart is one of the United States' largest pharmacy chains. Job Title: Managing Lead Counsel Location: Russell Square, London, United Kingdom. Flexible working. Job Purpose: Serves as principle point of contact for ClarusONE commercial transactions principally relating to generics pharmaceutical sourcing initiatives for the two member companies in the US market, as well as providing day-to-day risk assessment, negotiation and contract drafting, and issue identification and escalation to the supervising Managing Chief Counsel, as appropriate. Lead the local legal team and advise the compliance team to ensure governance and controls are in place to mitigate risk. Drafts, reviews, analyses and negotiates contracts and provides guidance on contract provisions and attendant risks in accordance with applicable law, operational practices and internal policies. Contract types may include, without limitation, pharmaceutical sourcing agreements and amendments, RFP terms and conditions, confidentiality agreements, software license agreements, business process outsourcing agreements, and data processing agreements. Responsibilities include: Lead the legal team dedicated to support ClarusONE. Provide day-to-day legal support to the partnership's business team in London, including advising on compliance with U.K. laws. Serves as the key legal advisor to ClarusONE senior leadership on an array of topics relating to operations and business activities. Manage a team consisting of a Senior Counsel and Contracts Administrator. Draft and prepare various contracts, amendments and standard terms and conditions for generics procurement, and provide guidance on contract standards. Participate in contract negotiations and communicate with generic pharmaceutical suppliers on contract issues, proposals and disputes. Identify and analyse legal and business risk and appropriately identifying required escalations. Partner with Compliance organization to monitor compliance with internal business and legal processes and policies, working with the others to operationalize internal policies and standard operating procedures. In partnership with the President ClarusONE act as the lead representative supporting both McKesson and Walmart legal and compliance teams on JV related matters including but not limited to services agreements, policies and procedures. Represent the ClarusONE business on projects as a subject matter expert and prepare legal presentations for internal legal counsels and senior leaders, as applicable. Coordinate with law firms and external service providers as needed. Monitor applicable legal, policy and industry developments that may impact the partnership, including, but not limited to, developments in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Identify opportunities and recommend solutions for process and automation enhancements. Provide ad hoc legal support to the partnership as required, including the review of IT agreements, service agreements, license agreements and intercompany documentation. Review policies and procedures for compliance with U.K. and U.S. laws. Key Relationships: Reports to: Managing Chief Counsel, McKesson Global Procurement, McKesson Corporation Key Client: President, ClarusONE Sourcing Services Requirements: Education/Experience U.K. Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of 10 years post qualification experience. Legal experience in a corporate legal department or law firm reviewing and revising complex commercial contracts. Experience working in a healthcare regulatory environment, with pharmaceutical procurement experience preferred. Proficient in Office 365, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Additional Knowledge & Skills Strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent contract drafting and strong attention to detail and process. Aptitude to manage simultaneous projects in an efficient and timely manner and an ability to adapt quickly to business needs and changing timelines. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a collegial environment. Ability to collaborate and build relationships with legal and business colleagues of varying levels of seniority and to promote the reputation and integrity of the Law Department, the ClarusONE partnership and its members. Ability to own specific matters or projects from beginning to end. Knowledge of US healthcare laws beneficial. At McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That's why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves. As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. Our Base Pay Range for this position £118,200 - £197,000 About Us McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow's health today, we want to hear from you.
Apr 19, 2024
Full time
Your Consent Google Analytics We may use Google Analytics to measure how you interact with our website in order to improve the user experience. To learn more about Google Analytics privacy practices and opt-out, click here . Google Analytics for Remarketing Marketo ServiceTick SessionCam ClickTale Pardot DoubleClick BrightCove Twitter HTML5 Storage Other Tracking Technologies Used We may use other tracking technologies to collect and store personal information about your visit to our website. They may include: Server Logs - used to track the website traffic (i.e. number of website visitors, number of visitor per page, IP address, etc.). We may use this information to analyze the website traffic in order to improve our business and user experience. Web Beacons - used to collect aggregate information (i.e. loading errors, most visited website pages, etc.). We may use web beacons to help display website content that is relevant to you and generate website traffic statistics to enhance our website. Embedded Content and Features How We Respond to "Do Not Track" Signals Managing Lead Counsel, ClarusONE Sourcing Services page is loaded Managing Lead Counsel, ClarusONE Sourcing Services Apply remote type Hybrid locations London time type Full time posted on Posted 20 Days Ago job requisition id JR ClarusONE Sourcing Services LLP provides strategic generic pharmaceutical sourcing services to both of its member organisations: Walmart, Inc. and McKesson Corporation. The two companies have more than 25 years of history working together to improve the quality and lower the cost of pharmaceutical care to patients. As part of this arrangement, McKesson and Walmart established this organisation in London in 2016 to provide strategic pharmaceutical sourcing services for both companies. ClarusONE ensures both companies have access to the right generic pharmaceuticals to meet customer demand at a market competitive cost. McKesson supplies pharmaceuticals to over on-third of all healthcare providers in the United States and Walmart is one of the United States' largest pharmacy chains. Job Title: Managing Lead Counsel Location: Russell Square, London, United Kingdom. Flexible working. Job Purpose: Serves as principle point of contact for ClarusONE commercial transactions principally relating to generics pharmaceutical sourcing initiatives for the two member companies in the US market, as well as providing day-to-day risk assessment, negotiation and contract drafting, and issue identification and escalation to the supervising Managing Chief Counsel, as appropriate. Lead the local legal team and advise the compliance team to ensure governance and controls are in place to mitigate risk. Drafts, reviews, analyses and negotiates contracts and provides guidance on contract provisions and attendant risks in accordance with applicable law, operational practices and internal policies. Contract types may include, without limitation, pharmaceutical sourcing agreements and amendments, RFP terms and conditions, confidentiality agreements, software license agreements, business process outsourcing agreements, and data processing agreements. Responsibilities include: Lead the legal team dedicated to support ClarusONE. Provide day-to-day legal support to the partnership's business team in London, including advising on compliance with U.K. laws. Serves as the key legal advisor to ClarusONE senior leadership on an array of topics relating to operations and business activities. Manage a team consisting of a Senior Counsel and Contracts Administrator. Draft and prepare various contracts, amendments and standard terms and conditions for generics procurement, and provide guidance on contract standards. Participate in contract negotiations and communicate with generic pharmaceutical suppliers on contract issues, proposals and disputes. Identify and analyse legal and business risk and appropriately identifying required escalations. Partner with Compliance organization to monitor compliance with internal business and legal processes and policies, working with the others to operationalize internal policies and standard operating procedures. In partnership with the President ClarusONE act as the lead representative supporting both McKesson and Walmart legal and compliance teams on JV related matters including but not limited to services agreements, policies and procedures. Represent the ClarusONE business on projects as a subject matter expert and prepare legal presentations for internal legal counsels and senior leaders, as applicable. Coordinate with law firms and external service providers as needed. Monitor applicable legal, policy and industry developments that may impact the partnership, including, but not limited to, developments in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Identify opportunities and recommend solutions for process and automation enhancements. Provide ad hoc legal support to the partnership as required, including the review of IT agreements, service agreements, license agreements and intercompany documentation. Review policies and procedures for compliance with U.K. and U.S. laws. Key Relationships: Reports to: Managing Chief Counsel, McKesson Global Procurement, McKesson Corporation Key Client: President, ClarusONE Sourcing Services Requirements: Education/Experience U.K. Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of 10 years post qualification experience. Legal experience in a corporate legal department or law firm reviewing and revising complex commercial contracts. Experience working in a healthcare regulatory environment, with pharmaceutical procurement experience preferred. Proficient in Office 365, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Additional Knowledge & Skills Strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent contract drafting and strong attention to detail and process. Aptitude to manage simultaneous projects in an efficient and timely manner and an ability to adapt quickly to business needs and changing timelines. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a collegial environment. Ability to collaborate and build relationships with legal and business colleagues of varying levels of seniority and to promote the reputation and integrity of the Law Department, the ClarusONE partnership and its members. Ability to own specific matters or projects from beginning to end. Knowledge of US healthcare laws beneficial. At McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That's why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves. As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. Our Base Pay Range for this position £118,200 - £197,000 About Us McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve - we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow's health today, we want to hear from you.
Microsoft 365 Administrator - EUC UK leading food distributor within the catering industry are seeking an experienced M365 Administrator to support and drive the modernisation of their IT services across their UK and US sites. Working closely with the Senior Infrastructure Manager, you will deliver world-class services to the business and support the smooth operation of M365's ecosystems.The right candidate will have in-depth experience Microsoft Intune, Autopilot, EUC, Windows 10/11, Office 365, and Azure. The Role: Overall responsibility for M365 environment including strategy, administration, and governance. Take charge of building and updating systems through Microsoft Intune. Technical delivery of all EUC configuration management and services, in line with all technical IT governance, process and procedures. Provide support and troubleshooting via ServiceDesk ticketing system for incidents, requests, problems, changes, and governance activities. Help define the strategic roadmap and continuous improvement for their digital data strategy. Provide delivery and engineering management for Microsoft Office 365 based collaboration services. Provide in-depth managements of security through their Microsoft Defender Security Product Suite. The Requirements: Strong experience in a M365 administration, Microsoft level 3 support, Security EUC Infrastructure or similar role. Proven experience with Intune configuration management; Autopilot, scripting in Windows Powershell and Software distribution. Desktop security and configuration management. Technical knowledge of Windows 10/11, MS Office 2019, Office 365. Cloud Azure experience. Experience with Microsoft Defender Security Product Suite; Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel. The Overview: Up to £65,000 depending on experience. Fulltime permanent position. Hybrid role, 2/3 days in office. Greater Bristol area, parking available.
Apr 19, 2024
Full time
Microsoft 365 Administrator - EUC UK leading food distributor within the catering industry are seeking an experienced M365 Administrator to support and drive the modernisation of their IT services across their UK and US sites. Working closely with the Senior Infrastructure Manager, you will deliver world-class services to the business and support the smooth operation of M365's ecosystems.The right candidate will have in-depth experience Microsoft Intune, Autopilot, EUC, Windows 10/11, Office 365, and Azure. The Role: Overall responsibility for M365 environment including strategy, administration, and governance. Take charge of building and updating systems through Microsoft Intune. Technical delivery of all EUC configuration management and services, in line with all technical IT governance, process and procedures. Provide support and troubleshooting via ServiceDesk ticketing system for incidents, requests, problems, changes, and governance activities. Help define the strategic roadmap and continuous improvement for their digital data strategy. Provide delivery and engineering management for Microsoft Office 365 based collaboration services. Provide in-depth managements of security through their Microsoft Defender Security Product Suite. The Requirements: Strong experience in a M365 administration, Microsoft level 3 support, Security EUC Infrastructure or similar role. Proven experience with Intune configuration management; Autopilot, scripting in Windows Powershell and Software distribution. Desktop security and configuration management. Technical knowledge of Windows 10/11, MS Office 2019, Office 365. Cloud Azure experience. Experience with Microsoft Defender Security Product Suite; Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel. The Overview: Up to £65,000 depending on experience. Fulltime permanent position. Hybrid role, 2/3 days in office. Greater Bristol area, parking available.
Office of the Chief Digital Officer (OCDO) Manager Job ID: Location: London Reporting to Technology Change Director This opportunity is for someone with a passion for delivering business value, each time, and every time, through the successful execution of technology, people and business process enabled change. At the Aztec Group we credit our technology as one of the core ingredients to our award-winning outsourced solutions. As part of its Five-Year Plan, Aztec has the ambition to be a market-leading alternative fund administrator that provides compelling client experiences, products, services. These are exciting times across the group and significant growth, change, and investment make it a truly world class opportunity to help shape our organisation for the next stage of its own journey. To drive towards this ambition Aztec have begun work on introducing a new team within Technology, called the Office of the Chief Digital Officer ("OCDO"). The OCDO will act as a hub within Technology, defining, centralising, and reporting key processes, procedures, and governance to support the smooth operation of the technology department. Reporting to the Technology Change Director, as the Manager of the OCDO, you will bring strong project delivery disciplines, portfolio & tech operational management oversight. Managing a small team of OCDO analysts, you will work closely with the Technology Change Director to introduce best practices to support the wider technology leaderships teams, delivery teams and aligning to our transformation management office. The OCDO Manager will support the Technology Change Director to introduce consistency in reporting and visibility of technology change status, demand planning and regular resource review across the portfolio. You will perform a key role within a highly skilled team and should offer exceptional communication skills, tenacity, enthusiasm, and consistent energy to drive a regular view of the technical delivery and operational matters across all areas of the department. Strong governance, control and performance management is key to this role. The role will involve working co-operatively and consultatively with numerous senior stakeholders across the Group. The successful engagement and management of these stakeholders will be critical to success in the role as will scope, prioritisation and resource management. Based out of our Southampton or London offices, remote, flexible working is the norm along with occasional trips to our other offices across the Channel Islands. Key responsibilities: Establish OCDO and OCDO Manager role, create robust OCDO capability that supports the needs of the CDO and wider tech leadership, quality standards, group & transformation strategy. Identifying and/or developing frameworks and methodologies that ensure management of technology projects and/or BAU activities and/or transformation alignment and will be comprehensive and consistent across Technology. Overseeing the IT project portfolio and ensuring alignment with business and transformation objectives. Develop and govern technology portfolio management processes, uses of dashboards, templates, keeping aligned with policies and metrics. Providing guidance and support to IT project managers for all things governance and procedure. Develop metrics and benchmarks to monitor the wider performance of the technology department. Monitoring technology related project progress, operational reporting, BAU reporting and any other additional insights as and when required. Managing technology related audit risks, actions, and recommendations. Ensuring technology delivery best practices are followed in line with to be defined processes. Reporting on technology portfolio status to senior management. Developing, implementing, and updating resources allocations plans (other than finance) needed for projects and/or transformation activity in technology portfolios, taking account of availabilities and scheduling. Identify technology project, BAU and Transformation priorities, deal with challenges and communicate risks and opportunities. Leading continuous improvement initiatives as part of the OCDO. Developing, maintaining, and applying quality management processes for technology delivery and/or portfolio activities and outputs. Manage relationships amongst stakeholders by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications and assured expectation management. Record information accurately and consistently using appropriate systems and provide and communicate timely information to relevant parties. Seek stakeholder insight and feed it into improved processes while ensuring compliance with governance and standards. Collaborating with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and track the portfolio of work across technology. Drafting new and improving existing OCDO policies and processes. Coach and mentor team and share knowledge and best practices. 7+ years working in a similar role within a technology or transformation team. Thorough understanding of project and portfolio management best practices, with continuous improvement as a core value. Extensive experience of RAID maintenance and management. Excellent communication; communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Strong influencing and relationship building capabilities; proactively builds productive, open, and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders; presents robust and convincing positions in the face of challenge while remaining respectful of others' views; negotiates effectively to agree realistic outcomes. Initiative and problem solving; identifies problems, provides / facilitates the creation of options and recommendations, and uses initiative to drive solutions in a positive and constructive manner; whilst being able to identify and manages risk. Excellent administration and co-ordination skills. Exceptional organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask and deliver on multiple priorities Strong meeting and workshop facilitation skills. Intermediate to advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills. Good knowledge of the latest Microsoft Office tools such as MS Teams, Sharepoint etc. Microsoft Power Platform experience e.g., Power BI, Power Automate, would be advantageous Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Experience in project planning. Good knowledge and experience of budgeting (commercially astute). Experience in Financial Services would be ideal, however, other industries will be considered Able to work well without close supervision; a strong self-starter who is highly motivated and works at pace Beyond that, we will be with you every step of the way, enabling you to get the most out of your role, grow your skills your way, and see your career develop in the way you want. Be part of our talented Technology team and unbox your passion at a multi-award-winning leader in the alternative fund management industry.
Apr 19, 2024
Full time
Office of the Chief Digital Officer (OCDO) Manager Job ID: Location: London Reporting to Technology Change Director This opportunity is for someone with a passion for delivering business value, each time, and every time, through the successful execution of technology, people and business process enabled change. At the Aztec Group we credit our technology as one of the core ingredients to our award-winning outsourced solutions. As part of its Five-Year Plan, Aztec has the ambition to be a market-leading alternative fund administrator that provides compelling client experiences, products, services. These are exciting times across the group and significant growth, change, and investment make it a truly world class opportunity to help shape our organisation for the next stage of its own journey. To drive towards this ambition Aztec have begun work on introducing a new team within Technology, called the Office of the Chief Digital Officer ("OCDO"). The OCDO will act as a hub within Technology, defining, centralising, and reporting key processes, procedures, and governance to support the smooth operation of the technology department. Reporting to the Technology Change Director, as the Manager of the OCDO, you will bring strong project delivery disciplines, portfolio & tech operational management oversight. Managing a small team of OCDO analysts, you will work closely with the Technology Change Director to introduce best practices to support the wider technology leaderships teams, delivery teams and aligning to our transformation management office. The OCDO Manager will support the Technology Change Director to introduce consistency in reporting and visibility of technology change status, demand planning and regular resource review across the portfolio. You will perform a key role within a highly skilled team and should offer exceptional communication skills, tenacity, enthusiasm, and consistent energy to drive a regular view of the technical delivery and operational matters across all areas of the department. Strong governance, control and performance management is key to this role. The role will involve working co-operatively and consultatively with numerous senior stakeholders across the Group. The successful engagement and management of these stakeholders will be critical to success in the role as will scope, prioritisation and resource management. Based out of our Southampton or London offices, remote, flexible working is the norm along with occasional trips to our other offices across the Channel Islands. Key responsibilities: Establish OCDO and OCDO Manager role, create robust OCDO capability that supports the needs of the CDO and wider tech leadership, quality standards, group & transformation strategy. Identifying and/or developing frameworks and methodologies that ensure management of technology projects and/or BAU activities and/or transformation alignment and will be comprehensive and consistent across Technology. Overseeing the IT project portfolio and ensuring alignment with business and transformation objectives. Develop and govern technology portfolio management processes, uses of dashboards, templates, keeping aligned with policies and metrics. Providing guidance and support to IT project managers for all things governance and procedure. Develop metrics and benchmarks to monitor the wider performance of the technology department. Monitoring technology related project progress, operational reporting, BAU reporting and any other additional insights as and when required. Managing technology related audit risks, actions, and recommendations. Ensuring technology delivery best practices are followed in line with to be defined processes. Reporting on technology portfolio status to senior management. Developing, implementing, and updating resources allocations plans (other than finance) needed for projects and/or transformation activity in technology portfolios, taking account of availabilities and scheduling. Identify technology project, BAU and Transformation priorities, deal with challenges and communicate risks and opportunities. Leading continuous improvement initiatives as part of the OCDO. Developing, maintaining, and applying quality management processes for technology delivery and/or portfolio activities and outputs. Manage relationships amongst stakeholders by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications and assured expectation management. Record information accurately and consistently using appropriate systems and provide and communicate timely information to relevant parties. Seek stakeholder insight and feed it into improved processes while ensuring compliance with governance and standards. Collaborating with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and track the portfolio of work across technology. Drafting new and improving existing OCDO policies and processes. Coach and mentor team and share knowledge and best practices. 7+ years working in a similar role within a technology or transformation team. Thorough understanding of project and portfolio management best practices, with continuous improvement as a core value. Extensive experience of RAID maintenance and management. Excellent communication; communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Strong influencing and relationship building capabilities; proactively builds productive, open, and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders; presents robust and convincing positions in the face of challenge while remaining respectful of others' views; negotiates effectively to agree realistic outcomes. Initiative and problem solving; identifies problems, provides / facilitates the creation of options and recommendations, and uses initiative to drive solutions in a positive and constructive manner; whilst being able to identify and manages risk. Excellent administration and co-ordination skills. Exceptional organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask and deliver on multiple priorities Strong meeting and workshop facilitation skills. Intermediate to advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills. Good knowledge of the latest Microsoft Office tools such as MS Teams, Sharepoint etc. Microsoft Power Platform experience e.g., Power BI, Power Automate, would be advantageous Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Experience in project planning. Good knowledge and experience of budgeting (commercially astute). Experience in Financial Services would be ideal, however, other industries will be considered Able to work well without close supervision; a strong self-starter who is highly motivated and works at pace Beyond that, we will be with you every step of the way, enabling you to get the most out of your role, grow your skills your way, and see your career develop in the way you want. Be part of our talented Technology team and unbox your passion at a multi-award-winning leader in the alternative fund management industry.
Governance Officer Location: Maidstone, Kent Job Type: Temporary Duration of booking: This is a temporary role with no end date given. Proposed start date: ASAP Sector: Healthcare Base: Hospital Band: 6 Travel Purposes: This position will involve working cross site. Remote Working Options: Yes, this position will involve working from home, as required (exact hours/days may be confirmed at interview stage). Working Days and Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week. Pay Rates: £16 - 19 per hour paye per hour £17 21 per hour paye inclusive of holiday £20 - £24 umbrella per hour per hour umbrella per hour Rates above are depending in skills and experience Summary Support the Deputy Trust Secretary and the Trust Secretary in delivering the highest standards of corporate governance in the Trust, ensuring compliance with the regulatory framework, Trust licence, relevant legislation, and Trust Constitution. Ensure that meetings of the Board Sub-committees are run efficiently and effectively by providing comprehensive administrative support including minute taking and being a key contact for Committee members. Provide comprehensive administrative service to the Board Sub committees as required and work on your own authority and initiative, prioritising your own time to ensure that deadlines are met, and work in collaboration with the Chair, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executive and Executive Directors of the Trust, Executive Assistants supporting the Executive Team, and partnership organisations. Job Purpose: Support the Trust Secretary in ensuring expenditure is within the department s budget. Provide high quality and effective methods of communication across the Trust including the Trust Board members ensuring effective arrangements are in place for the Board to communicate and engage effectively with Key stakeholders. Ensure that there is appropriate information flow within and between the Trust Board, its Sub-committees, and other stakeholders. Ensure that reports, supporting papers, minutes and action logs are available as required using advance keyboard skills in the compilation of these documents for each Committee. Build and maintain positive working relationships within and outside the Trust to support the effective functioning of the Corporate Services office. Required to deal with a diverse range of difficult and distressing situations on a regular basis, requiring resilience and emotional effort. Ensure that the Trust Board Sub-committee meetings are managed effectively to provide good governance; administering of these meetings including the collation of papers; minuting of the meetings; drafting agendas; producing action trackers and other related matters supporting each Committee chair as required. Ensure that sound procedures are followed for the management and control of documentation across the Trust for reporting to Sub-Committees and onwards to the Trust Board. Review and reprioritise workload independently in line with unplanned changes and conflicting priorities. Produce high quality written material including presentations, reports, letters, and papers for governance reporting through the Trust Board Sub-committees. Assist with information returns to external organisations such as the external auditors. Ensure Sub-committee papers are prepared and coordinated in line with best practice governance principles. Sense and accuracy check high level and detailed reports prior to publication in meetings packs. Ensure meetings are organised and run in accordance with the constitution and provide advice on the conduct of meetings. Use autonomous discretion as to when to involve Executive Directors, senior managers, including the Chair and Chief Executive, in service-related issues. Organise and plan the workload of the Trust Board Sub-Committees ensuring that the arrangements for meetings are managed effectively. This can include complex matters which require adjustment according to changing situations. Ensure that relevant meeting material is available, and that workflow is scheduled to ensure deadlines are met. Organise complex activities across Departments within the Trust and other external Agencies. Produce forward planning documentation such as Trust Board Sub-Committee annual work plans in line with statutory requirements, the constitution, reservation of powers and scheme of delegation, and committee terms of reference. Support the development of administrative arrangements that support the business of the Board Sub-committees allowing them to function efficiently and effectively. Assist with required reporting to the Board and Sub-Committees. Assist with the producing of the Trust Annual Report and the organisation of the Trust Annual Member/General Meeting. Provide cover (annual leave and other absence) for other members of the Trust Secretary team. To support the Deputy Trust Secretary; Trust Secretary and Director of Quality Governance with the development and administration of the Quality Governance structure, including the providing the secretariat for the meetings contained therein and ensuring appropriate escalation to the main Quality Committee Skills, Experience and Qualifications Experience of working in a Corporate Governance role Minute taking experience, preferably at Board/Committee level. Educated to degree level or with equivalent comparable work experience Evidence of continuous professional development (desirable) Membership of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), or equivalent (desirable) Experience and knowledge of regulatory matters, NHS compliance, corporate governance and experience in an NHS Trust setting (desirable) Awareness of best practice in relation to the organisation and conduct of high-level meetings Track record of building personal and professional credibility, maintaining confidence, and establishing highly effective relationships with a range of stakeholders including Board and Committee members, management and staff Strong evidence of experience in handling complex arrangements, including managing multiple deadlines. Producing accurate and professional committee level minutes for corporate organisations Reporting accurate, complete, and timely reports Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate information/agreement with individuals at all levels Understanding the relationship between the Trust Chair, Chief Executive, Executive and Non-Executive Directors Ability to offer constructive and well thought through feedback to the Committee Chairs in order to support them effectively Ability to exert influence to ensure objectives and deliverables are met Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills Excellent written and oral communication, attention to detail and the ability to write fluently with a good level of accuracy Highly developed presentation skills, IT literate, email, and MS Office functions Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others Team player while able to work independently
Apr 19, 2024
Seasonal
Governance Officer Location: Maidstone, Kent Job Type: Temporary Duration of booking: This is a temporary role with no end date given. Proposed start date: ASAP Sector: Healthcare Base: Hospital Band: 6 Travel Purposes: This position will involve working cross site. Remote Working Options: Yes, this position will involve working from home, as required (exact hours/days may be confirmed at interview stage). Working Days and Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week. Pay Rates: £16 - 19 per hour paye per hour £17 21 per hour paye inclusive of holiday £20 - £24 umbrella per hour per hour umbrella per hour Rates above are depending in skills and experience Summary Support the Deputy Trust Secretary and the Trust Secretary in delivering the highest standards of corporate governance in the Trust, ensuring compliance with the regulatory framework, Trust licence, relevant legislation, and Trust Constitution. Ensure that meetings of the Board Sub-committees are run efficiently and effectively by providing comprehensive administrative support including minute taking and being a key contact for Committee members. Provide comprehensive administrative service to the Board Sub committees as required and work on your own authority and initiative, prioritising your own time to ensure that deadlines are met, and work in collaboration with the Chair, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executive and Executive Directors of the Trust, Executive Assistants supporting the Executive Team, and partnership organisations. Job Purpose: Support the Trust Secretary in ensuring expenditure is within the department s budget. Provide high quality and effective methods of communication across the Trust including the Trust Board members ensuring effective arrangements are in place for the Board to communicate and engage effectively with Key stakeholders. Ensure that there is appropriate information flow within and between the Trust Board, its Sub-committees, and other stakeholders. Ensure that reports, supporting papers, minutes and action logs are available as required using advance keyboard skills in the compilation of these documents for each Committee. Build and maintain positive working relationships within and outside the Trust to support the effective functioning of the Corporate Services office. Required to deal with a diverse range of difficult and distressing situations on a regular basis, requiring resilience and emotional effort. Ensure that the Trust Board Sub-committee meetings are managed effectively to provide good governance; administering of these meetings including the collation of papers; minuting of the meetings; drafting agendas; producing action trackers and other related matters supporting each Committee chair as required. Ensure that sound procedures are followed for the management and control of documentation across the Trust for reporting to Sub-Committees and onwards to the Trust Board. Review and reprioritise workload independently in line with unplanned changes and conflicting priorities. Produce high quality written material including presentations, reports, letters, and papers for governance reporting through the Trust Board Sub-committees. Assist with information returns to external organisations such as the external auditors. Ensure Sub-committee papers are prepared and coordinated in line with best practice governance principles. Sense and accuracy check high level and detailed reports prior to publication in meetings packs. Ensure meetings are organised and run in accordance with the constitution and provide advice on the conduct of meetings. Use autonomous discretion as to when to involve Executive Directors, senior managers, including the Chair and Chief Executive, in service-related issues. Organise and plan the workload of the Trust Board Sub-Committees ensuring that the arrangements for meetings are managed effectively. This can include complex matters which require adjustment according to changing situations. Ensure that relevant meeting material is available, and that workflow is scheduled to ensure deadlines are met. Organise complex activities across Departments within the Trust and other external Agencies. Produce forward planning documentation such as Trust Board Sub-Committee annual work plans in line with statutory requirements, the constitution, reservation of powers and scheme of delegation, and committee terms of reference. Support the development of administrative arrangements that support the business of the Board Sub-committees allowing them to function efficiently and effectively. Assist with required reporting to the Board and Sub-Committees. Assist with the producing of the Trust Annual Report and the organisation of the Trust Annual Member/General Meeting. Provide cover (annual leave and other absence) for other members of the Trust Secretary team. To support the Deputy Trust Secretary; Trust Secretary and Director of Quality Governance with the development and administration of the Quality Governance structure, including the providing the secretariat for the meetings contained therein and ensuring appropriate escalation to the main Quality Committee Skills, Experience and Qualifications Experience of working in a Corporate Governance role Minute taking experience, preferably at Board/Committee level. Educated to degree level or with equivalent comparable work experience Evidence of continuous professional development (desirable) Membership of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), or equivalent (desirable) Experience and knowledge of regulatory matters, NHS compliance, corporate governance and experience in an NHS Trust setting (desirable) Awareness of best practice in relation to the organisation and conduct of high-level meetings Track record of building personal and professional credibility, maintaining confidence, and establishing highly effective relationships with a range of stakeholders including Board and Committee members, management and staff Strong evidence of experience in handling complex arrangements, including managing multiple deadlines. Producing accurate and professional committee level minutes for corporate organisations Reporting accurate, complete, and timely reports Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate information/agreement with individuals at all levels Understanding the relationship between the Trust Chair, Chief Executive, Executive and Non-Executive Directors Ability to offer constructive and well thought through feedback to the Committee Chairs in order to support them effectively Ability to exert influence to ensure objectives and deliverables are met Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills Excellent written and oral communication, attention to detail and the ability to write fluently with a good level of accuracy Highly developed presentation skills, IT literate, email, and MS Office functions Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others Team player while able to work independently
ClarusONE Sourcing Services LLP provides strategic generic pharmaceutical sourcing services to both of its member organisations: Walmart, Inc. and McKesson Corporation. The two companies have more than 25 years of history working together to improve the quality and lower the cost of pharmaceutical care to patients. As part of this arrangement, McKesson and Walmart established this organisation in London in 2016 to provide strategic pharmaceutical sourcing services for both companies. ClarusONE ensures both companies have access to the right generic pharmaceuticals to meet customer demand at a market competitive cost. McKesson supplies pharmaceuticals to over on-third of all healthcare providers in the United States and Walmart is one of the United States' largest pharmacy chains. Job Title: Managing Lead Counsel Location: Russell Square, London, United Kingdom. Flexible working. Job Purpose: Serves as principle point of contact for ClarusONE commercial transactions principally relating to generics pharmaceutical sourcing initiatives for the two member companies in the US market, as well as providing day-to-day risk assessment, negotiation and contract drafting, and issue identification and escalation to the supervising Managing Chief Counsel, as appropriate. Lead the local legal team and advise the compliance team to ensure governance and controls are in place to mitigate risk. Drafts, reviews, analyses and negotiates contracts and provides guidance on contract provisions and attendant risks in accordance with applicable law, operational practices and internal policies. Contract types may include, without limitation, pharmaceutical sourcing agreements and amendments, RFP terms and conditions, confidentiality agreements, software license agreements, business process outsourcing agreements, and data processing agreements. Responsibilities include: Lead the legal team dedicated to support ClarusONE. Provide day-to-day legal support to the partnership's business team in London, including advising on compliance with U.K. laws. Serves as the key legal advisor to ClarusONE senior leadership on an array of topics relating to operations and business activities. Manage a team consisting of a Senior Counsel and Contracts Administrator. Draft and prepare various contracts, amendments and standard terms and conditions for generics procurement, and provide guidance on contract standards. Participate in contract negotiations and communicate with generic pharmaceutical suppliers on contract issues, proposals and disputes. Identify and analyse legal and business risk and appropriately identifying required escalations. Partner with Compliance organization to monitor compliance with internal business and legal processes and policies, working with the others to operationalize internal policies and standard operating procedures. In partnership with the President ClarusONE act as the lead representative supporting both McKesson and Walmart legal and compliance teams on JV related matters including but not limited to services agreements, policies and procedures. Represent the ClarusONE business on projects as a subject matter expert and prepare legal presentations for internal legal counsels and senior leaders, as applicable. Coordinate with law firms and external service providers as needed. Monitor applicable legal, policy and industry developments that may impact the partnership, including, but not limited to, developments in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Identify opportunities and recommend solutions for process and automation enhancements. Provide ad hoc legal support to the partnership as required, including the review of IT agreements, service agreements, license agreements and intercompany documentation. Review policies and procedures for compliance with U.K. and U.S. laws. Key Relationships: Reports to: Managing Chief Counsel, McKesson Global Procurement, McKesson Corporation Key Client: President, ClarusONE Sourcing Services Requirements: Education/Experience U.K. Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of 10 years post qualification experience. Legal experience in a corporate legal department or law firm reviewing and revising complex commercial contracts. Experience working in a healthcare regulatory environment, with pharmaceutical procurement experience preferred. Proficient in Office 365, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Additional Knowledge & Skills Strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent contract drafting and strong attention to detail and process. Aptitude to manage simultaneous projects in an efficient and timely manner and an ability to adapt quickly to business needs and changing timelines. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a collegial environment. Ability to collaborate and build relationships with legal and business colleagues of varying levels of seniority and to promote the reputation and integrity of the Law Department, the ClarusONE partnership and its members. Ability to own specific matters or projects from beginning to end. Knowledge of US healthcare laws beneficial. At McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That's why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves. As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. Our Base Pay Range for this position £118,200 - £197,000
Apr 19, 2024
Full time
ClarusONE Sourcing Services LLP provides strategic generic pharmaceutical sourcing services to both of its member organisations: Walmart, Inc. and McKesson Corporation. The two companies have more than 25 years of history working together to improve the quality and lower the cost of pharmaceutical care to patients. As part of this arrangement, McKesson and Walmart established this organisation in London in 2016 to provide strategic pharmaceutical sourcing services for both companies. ClarusONE ensures both companies have access to the right generic pharmaceuticals to meet customer demand at a market competitive cost. McKesson supplies pharmaceuticals to over on-third of all healthcare providers in the United States and Walmart is one of the United States' largest pharmacy chains. Job Title: Managing Lead Counsel Location: Russell Square, London, United Kingdom. Flexible working. Job Purpose: Serves as principle point of contact for ClarusONE commercial transactions principally relating to generics pharmaceutical sourcing initiatives for the two member companies in the US market, as well as providing day-to-day risk assessment, negotiation and contract drafting, and issue identification and escalation to the supervising Managing Chief Counsel, as appropriate. Lead the local legal team and advise the compliance team to ensure governance and controls are in place to mitigate risk. Drafts, reviews, analyses and negotiates contracts and provides guidance on contract provisions and attendant risks in accordance with applicable law, operational practices and internal policies. Contract types may include, without limitation, pharmaceutical sourcing agreements and amendments, RFP terms and conditions, confidentiality agreements, software license agreements, business process outsourcing agreements, and data processing agreements. Responsibilities include: Lead the legal team dedicated to support ClarusONE. Provide day-to-day legal support to the partnership's business team in London, including advising on compliance with U.K. laws. Serves as the key legal advisor to ClarusONE senior leadership on an array of topics relating to operations and business activities. Manage a team consisting of a Senior Counsel and Contracts Administrator. Draft and prepare various contracts, amendments and standard terms and conditions for generics procurement, and provide guidance on contract standards. Participate in contract negotiations and communicate with generic pharmaceutical suppliers on contract issues, proposals and disputes. Identify and analyse legal and business risk and appropriately identifying required escalations. Partner with Compliance organization to monitor compliance with internal business and legal processes and policies, working with the others to operationalize internal policies and standard operating procedures. In partnership with the President ClarusONE act as the lead representative supporting both McKesson and Walmart legal and compliance teams on JV related matters including but not limited to services agreements, policies and procedures. Represent the ClarusONE business on projects as a subject matter expert and prepare legal presentations for internal legal counsels and senior leaders, as applicable. Coordinate with law firms and external service providers as needed. Monitor applicable legal, policy and industry developments that may impact the partnership, including, but not limited to, developments in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. Identify opportunities and recommend solutions for process and automation enhancements. Provide ad hoc legal support to the partnership as required, including the review of IT agreements, service agreements, license agreements and intercompany documentation. Review policies and procedures for compliance with U.K. and U.S. laws. Key Relationships: Reports to: Managing Chief Counsel, McKesson Global Procurement, McKesson Corporation Key Client: President, ClarusONE Sourcing Services Requirements: Education/Experience U.K. Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of 10 years post qualification experience. Legal experience in a corporate legal department or law firm reviewing and revising complex commercial contracts. Experience working in a healthcare regulatory environment, with pharmaceutical procurement experience preferred. Proficient in Office 365, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Additional Knowledge & Skills Strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent contract drafting and strong attention to detail and process. Aptitude to manage simultaneous projects in an efficient and timely manner and an ability to adapt quickly to business needs and changing timelines. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a collegial environment. Ability to collaborate and build relationships with legal and business colleagues of varying levels of seniority and to promote the reputation and integrity of the Law Department, the ClarusONE partnership and its members. Ability to own specific matters or projects from beginning to end. Knowledge of US healthcare laws beneficial. At McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That's why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves. As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. Our Base Pay Range for this position £118,200 - £197,000
We are recruiting to a 6 month Fixed Term Contract for a Commercial Procurement Administrator/Co-ordinator. The Commercial Procurement Team is a small and friendly, busy team. We deliver services to the whole organisation and operate in a very customer centric way, providing a good service to our internal and external stakeholders is very important to us. The role in the team will vary each day and you maybe updating the Procurement Pipeline and reaching out to internal stakeholders, managing the procurement mailbox and responding to queries where possible, assisting a stakeholder update the Contract Database, drafting supplier correspondence or collating information for KPI's or audits or example. Although we have our general 'business as usual' we also receive a number of requests for information, advice or last minute requirements so we don't always have a 'standard day' it can be quite varied. The predicted start date for this role is June 2024. Experience in a similar role; experience from a procurement team would be good but is not essential. This is more an admin/EA type of role. Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint Experience of working with Purchase to Pay systems and Sage is advantageous but not essential Experience of working with e-procurement and contract management systems such as Bravo would be advantageous but not essential Strong interpersonal and communication skills Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with senior stakeholders and work across organisational boundaries Strong sense of accountability Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget. Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role. Flexible and agile working Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements): hybrid of office and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, as required) reduce or vary working hours reduce or vary the days worked work from home (or a different location) work compressed hours job share Directorate/Department Overview The Commercial Procurement team is a part of the Central Support Services Directorate which also includes Finance, HR, IT, Central Change, Facilities and Internal Comms. The Commercial Procurement team consists of a Head of, two procurement managers, a commercial procurement co-ordinator and a commercial procurement analyst. The Commercial Procurement team are responsible for providing professional and effective procurement, commercial and contract support across the business ensuring value for money and transparency are achieved. The bulk of the Corporation's expenditure is on external services. Third party spend is around £20m/£25m p.a. and growing. Procurement and contract management activity on the scale and complexity of Nest Corporation's demands an exceptionally strong team of experienced people from a variety of backgrounds, including procurement expertise, programme and project management expertise, commercial negotiation, contract and relationship management and business analysis. Although the Commercial Procurement team does not currently operate a category management structure there are fourteen identified categories which make up the portfolio of spend. These include professional services, marketing, research, investment and IT. The Commercial Procurement team are therefore required to maintain a level of understanding about the category dynamics. Organisational Overview Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country. Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you'd expect to find in a thriving business. We're committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation. We are a level 2 Disability Confident Leader under the Disability Confident Scheme. As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the guaranteed interview scheme. Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications. If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact .
Apr 19, 2024
Contractor
We are recruiting to a 6 month Fixed Term Contract for a Commercial Procurement Administrator/Co-ordinator. The Commercial Procurement Team is a small and friendly, busy team. We deliver services to the whole organisation and operate in a very customer centric way, providing a good service to our internal and external stakeholders is very important to us. The role in the team will vary each day and you maybe updating the Procurement Pipeline and reaching out to internal stakeholders, managing the procurement mailbox and responding to queries where possible, assisting a stakeholder update the Contract Database, drafting supplier correspondence or collating information for KPI's or audits or example. Although we have our general 'business as usual' we also receive a number of requests for information, advice or last minute requirements so we don't always have a 'standard day' it can be quite varied. The predicted start date for this role is June 2024. Experience in a similar role; experience from a procurement team would be good but is not essential. This is more an admin/EA type of role. Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint Experience of working with Purchase to Pay systems and Sage is advantageous but not essential Experience of working with e-procurement and contract management systems such as Bravo would be advantageous but not essential Strong interpersonal and communication skills Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with senior stakeholders and work across organisational boundaries Strong sense of accountability Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget. Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role. Flexible and agile working Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements): hybrid of office and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, as required) reduce or vary working hours reduce or vary the days worked work from home (or a different location) work compressed hours job share Directorate/Department Overview The Commercial Procurement team is a part of the Central Support Services Directorate which also includes Finance, HR, IT, Central Change, Facilities and Internal Comms. The Commercial Procurement team consists of a Head of, two procurement managers, a commercial procurement co-ordinator and a commercial procurement analyst. The Commercial Procurement team are responsible for providing professional and effective procurement, commercial and contract support across the business ensuring value for money and transparency are achieved. The bulk of the Corporation's expenditure is on external services. Third party spend is around £20m/£25m p.a. and growing. Procurement and contract management activity on the scale and complexity of Nest Corporation's demands an exceptionally strong team of experienced people from a variety of backgrounds, including procurement expertise, programme and project management expertise, commercial negotiation, contract and relationship management and business analysis. Although the Commercial Procurement team does not currently operate a category management structure there are fourteen identified categories which make up the portfolio of spend. These include professional services, marketing, research, investment and IT. The Commercial Procurement team are therefore required to maintain a level of understanding about the category dynamics. Organisational Overview Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country. Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you'd expect to find in a thriving business. We're committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation. We are a level 2 Disability Confident Leader under the Disability Confident Scheme. As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the guaranteed interview scheme. Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications. If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact .
Job Title: Senior Employee Benefits Administrator Location : Brighton Salary: 30,000 - 35,000 per annum Hours: Monday - Friday, Flexible hours between 8am - 7pm (37.5 hours, hybrid working) Our client, a leading financial adviser firm in the UK, is seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual to join their team as a Senior Employee Benefits Administrator. As a Senior Employee Benefits Administrator, you will work closely with the Employee Benefits Consultants, providing support in the areas of group income protection insurance, group life insurance, group health insurances, and group pensions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with clients and insurers, ensuring smooth processes and excellent service delivery. About your new role: Conducting market research to obtain quotations from leading group pension, group risk, and health providers Compiling client-facing reports based on market research findings Assisting Consultants in processing new business and meeting deadlines Preparing materials for pension governance meetings Liaising with clients and insurers for scheme underwriting and claims support Producing suitability letters to communicate recommendations to clients Migrating client file information for external compliance checks Providing general administration support and addressing client queries Answering group phone calls Assisting in training team members About you: Minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial services industry, ideally in Pensions High levels of accuracy Attention to detail Strong organisational skills Excellent client communication skills, both written and verbal IT proficient with Microsoft Packages and internal IT software By joining our client's team, you can expect the following benefits: Quarterly bonus structure 24 days paid holiday + bank holidays! Paid day off for your birthday 5% employer pension contribution 4x salary death in service (life insurance) benefit And more! If you are passionate about the finance industry and eager to contribute to a vibrant and successful organisation, apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity. Join our client's team and take the first step towards a rewarding career in employee benefits administration. Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
Apr 19, 2024
Full time
Job Title: Senior Employee Benefits Administrator Location : Brighton Salary: 30,000 - 35,000 per annum Hours: Monday - Friday, Flexible hours between 8am - 7pm (37.5 hours, hybrid working) Our client, a leading financial adviser firm in the UK, is seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual to join their team as a Senior Employee Benefits Administrator. As a Senior Employee Benefits Administrator, you will work closely with the Employee Benefits Consultants, providing support in the areas of group income protection insurance, group life insurance, group health insurances, and group pensions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with clients and insurers, ensuring smooth processes and excellent service delivery. About your new role: Conducting market research to obtain quotations from leading group pension, group risk, and health providers Compiling client-facing reports based on market research findings Assisting Consultants in processing new business and meeting deadlines Preparing materials for pension governance meetings Liaising with clients and insurers for scheme underwriting and claims support Producing suitability letters to communicate recommendations to clients Migrating client file information for external compliance checks Providing general administration support and addressing client queries Answering group phone calls Assisting in training team members About you: Minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial services industry, ideally in Pensions High levels of accuracy Attention to detail Strong organisational skills Excellent client communication skills, both written and verbal IT proficient with Microsoft Packages and internal IT software By joining our client's team, you can expect the following benefits: Quarterly bonus structure 24 days paid holiday + bank holidays! Paid day off for your birthday 5% employer pension contribution 4x salary death in service (life insurance) benefit And more! If you are passionate about the finance industry and eager to contribute to a vibrant and successful organisation, apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity. Join our client's team and take the first step towards a rewarding career in employee benefits administration. Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
This is an exciting time to join Data Protection Education. With the new forthcoming changes with the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. We're a small team and your role is to provide proactive data protection and information governance support, to some of our Multi-Academy Trust and school partners Our flexible working environment We understand that you might need to have flexibility, and we believe that flexible working makes a better work environment. The role is full-time, and we can support term-time only working if that is a preferred option. Where we are based Though we have an office in Hertfordshire, all our consultants are home-based. You are expected to manage your own schedule to a certain extent. Our schools are national, but we are looking for someone to be able to manage Which will include visits) to some key clients in London, East Midlands and East of England. That might be one or two days a week during term-time, sometimes requiring an overnight stay. You will require your own transport and all standard expenses will be reimbursed. About us and what we offer: Data Protection Education is a specialist consultancy providing GDPR tools, resources and consultancy to individual schools, trusts, federations and local authorities to provide data protection services, including outsourced data protection officer services. We will provide tools and admin support so that you can concentrate on delivery, and we share responsibility for knowledge across our consultants so you never feel out of your depth. We are able to offer some training if you have experience in other areas of school management and we support our consultants in gaining an internationally recognised certification. We are able to offer term-time contracts and would be happy to discuss full-time and part-time availability. Though ideally, this role is full-time. About the project We undertake consultations (online and in-school) to assess the status of compliance and advise on priorities and implementation. We also conduct remote sessions on the phone and online with all our customers. We also have our core-DPO team made up of legal professionals for incident management. Part of our service includes access to the Data Protection Education Knowledge Bank, an online portal with various features: Best Practice Library (policies, procedures, guidance and templates) Best Practice checklists E-learning library (plus manager reports) Events listings (workshops for our clients) Document Compliance Manager (plus manager reports) Data logs - subject access requests, freedom of information, data breaches Record of processing tool (lists school processes, assesses risks etc) User management tools Phishing simulations Record of processing News/blog etc We use these tools to deliver a data protection framework based on the ICO accountability model. The Role We are looking for the following skills/person - we appreciate not everyone may have everything, so if some of this resonates, get in touch. You may be: 1) An experienced school/MAT/LA administrator or IT manager with data protection competencies 2) A data protection officer in an existing organisation 3) A compliance specialist with public sector experience 4) An experienced records management or information governance professional What we need doing includes: 1) Managing some Multi-Academy Trust key clients and their schools - undertaking data protection consultations and assisting with implementing our processes, systems, and training - and leading account management with your assigned schools. We expect this to take up approximately 3-4 days each week. You will be responsible for delivering our framework to the schools assigned to you. 2) Conducting meetings remotely. These remote sessions are shorter sessions, delivered online to support the schools assigned to you. 3) Customer follow-up and feedback. This usually is managed on the DPE Knowledge Bank, including visit and meeting reports as well as feedback and support on other areas - for example, assisting with records of processing. 4) Liaison across the business with colleagues in all regions and delivering policy and best practice guidance remotely (online and on the phone) with our school customers in areas of your specialisms and in line with our data protection framework. 5) Contribute and support content in our Knowledge Bank - assisting with the writing and development of best practice guidelines, policies, and school process definitions. Managing the DPE Knowledge Bank and a small amount of customer support. A little bit about you This is a rapidly developing area and it will be important to help establish new ways of working. Strong IT skills and familiarity with standard office suite tools (MS365 and GSuite) will be important. You should have specialist experience in at least one of these areas: data protection, information governance, Information law or IT/cyber security. You should also have experience in working with schools and/or the public sector. So those with an administrative background, safeguarding, leadership/management, or teaching experience welcome. We are looking for strong personalities required who aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. You will need to be able to work on your own, directly with your allocated accounts if that part of the role is suitable. The role will include travel to London, East Midlands and East of England, so please bear that in mind again if that part of the role interests you. We would really like to hear from experienced school administrators - school business managers, compliance, IT Managers or school business management consultants who understand the administrative working of schools (both primary and secondary) and multi-academy trusts. But if you don't fall into that list, but think you have something to offer - then please do reach out. Start date We are flexible for the right person - but would really like to have someone in place as soon as possible. Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays Stakeholder pension
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
This is an exciting time to join Data Protection Education. With the new forthcoming changes with the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. We're a small team and your role is to provide proactive data protection and information governance support, to some of our Multi-Academy Trust and school partners Our flexible working environment We understand that you might need to have flexibility, and we believe that flexible working makes a better work environment. The role is full-time, and we can support term-time only working if that is a preferred option. Where we are based Though we have an office in Hertfordshire, all our consultants are home-based. You are expected to manage your own schedule to a certain extent. Our schools are national, but we are looking for someone to be able to manage Which will include visits) to some key clients in London, East Midlands and East of England. That might be one or two days a week during term-time, sometimes requiring an overnight stay. You will require your own transport and all standard expenses will be reimbursed. About us and what we offer: Data Protection Education is a specialist consultancy providing GDPR tools, resources and consultancy to individual schools, trusts, federations and local authorities to provide data protection services, including outsourced data protection officer services. We will provide tools and admin support so that you can concentrate on delivery, and we share responsibility for knowledge across our consultants so you never feel out of your depth. We are able to offer some training if you have experience in other areas of school management and we support our consultants in gaining an internationally recognised certification. We are able to offer term-time contracts and would be happy to discuss full-time and part-time availability. Though ideally, this role is full-time. About the project We undertake consultations (online and in-school) to assess the status of compliance and advise on priorities and implementation. We also conduct remote sessions on the phone and online with all our customers. We also have our core-DPO team made up of legal professionals for incident management. Part of our service includes access to the Data Protection Education Knowledge Bank, an online portal with various features: Best Practice Library (policies, procedures, guidance and templates) Best Practice checklists E-learning library (plus manager reports) Events listings (workshops for our clients) Document Compliance Manager (plus manager reports) Data logs - subject access requests, freedom of information, data breaches Record of processing tool (lists school processes, assesses risks etc) User management tools Phishing simulations Record of processing News/blog etc We use these tools to deliver a data protection framework based on the ICO accountability model. The Role We are looking for the following skills/person - we appreciate not everyone may have everything, so if some of this resonates, get in touch. You may be: 1) An experienced school/MAT/LA administrator or IT manager with data protection competencies 2) A data protection officer in an existing organisation 3) A compliance specialist with public sector experience 4) An experienced records management or information governance professional What we need doing includes: 1) Managing some Multi-Academy Trust key clients and their schools - undertaking data protection consultations and assisting with implementing our processes, systems, and training - and leading account management with your assigned schools. We expect this to take up approximately 3-4 days each week. You will be responsible for delivering our framework to the schools assigned to you. 2) Conducting meetings remotely. These remote sessions are shorter sessions, delivered online to support the schools assigned to you. 3) Customer follow-up and feedback. This usually is managed on the DPE Knowledge Bank, including visit and meeting reports as well as feedback and support on other areas - for example, assisting with records of processing. 4) Liaison across the business with colleagues in all regions and delivering policy and best practice guidance remotely (online and on the phone) with our school customers in areas of your specialisms and in line with our data protection framework. 5) Contribute and support content in our Knowledge Bank - assisting with the writing and development of best practice guidelines, policies, and school process definitions. Managing the DPE Knowledge Bank and a small amount of customer support. A little bit about you This is a rapidly developing area and it will be important to help establish new ways of working. Strong IT skills and familiarity with standard office suite tools (MS365 and GSuite) will be important. You should have specialist experience in at least one of these areas: data protection, information governance, Information law or IT/cyber security. You should also have experience in working with schools and/or the public sector. So those with an administrative background, safeguarding, leadership/management, or teaching experience welcome. We are looking for strong personalities required who aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. You will need to be able to work on your own, directly with your allocated accounts if that part of the role is suitable. The role will include travel to London, East Midlands and East of England, so please bear that in mind again if that part of the role interests you. We would really like to hear from experienced school administrators - school business managers, compliance, IT Managers or school business management consultants who understand the administrative working of schools (both primary and secondary) and multi-academy trusts. But if you don't fall into that list, but think you have something to offer - then please do reach out. Start date We are flexible for the right person - but would really like to have someone in place as soon as possible. Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays Stakeholder pension
Office of the Chief Digital Officer (OCDO) Manager Job ID: Location: Southampton Reporting to Technology Change Director This opportunity is for someone with a passion for delivering business value, each time, and every time, through the successful execution of technology, people and business process enabled change. At the Aztec Group we credit our technology as one of the core ingredients to our award-winning outsourced solutions. As part of its Five-Year Plan, Aztec has the ambition to be a market-leading alternative fund administrator that provides compelling client experiences, products, services. These are exciting times across the group and significant growth, change, and investment make it a truly world class opportunity to help shape our organisation for the next stage of its own journey. To drive towards this ambition Aztec have begun work on introducing a new team within Technology, called the Office of the Chief Digital Officer ("OCDO"). The OCDO will act as a hub within Technology, defining, centralising, and reporting key processes, procedures, and governance to support the smooth operation of the technology department. Reporting to the Technology Change Director, as the Manager of the OCDO, you will bring strong project delivery disciplines, portfolio & tech operational management oversight. Managing a small team of OCDO analysts, you will work closely with the Technology Change Director to introduce best practices to support the wider technology leaderships teams, delivery teams and aligning to our transformation management office. The OCDO Manager will support the Technology Change Director to introduce consistency in reporting and visibility of technology change status, demand planning and regular resource review across the portfolio. You will perform a key role within a highly skilled team and should offer exceptional communication skills, tenacity, enthusiasm, and consistent energy to drive a regular view of the technical delivery and operational matters across all areas of the department. Strong governance, control and performance management is key to this role. The role will involve working co-operatively and consultatively with numerous senior stakeholders across the Group. The successful engagement and management of these stakeholders will be critical to success in the role as will scope, prioritisation and resource management. Based out of our Southampton or London offices, remote, flexible working is the norm along with occasional trips to our other offices across the Channel Islands. Key responsibilities: Establish OCDO and OCDO Manager role, create robust OCDO capability that supports the needs of the CDO and wider tech leadership, quality standards, group & transformation strategy. Identifying and/or developing frameworks and methodologies that ensure management of technology projects and/or BAU activities and/or transformation alignment and will be comprehensive and consistent across Technology. Overseeing the IT project portfolio and ensuring alignment with business and transformation objectives. Develop and govern technology portfolio management processes, uses of dashboards, templates, keeping aligned with policies and metrics. Providing guidance and support to IT project managers for all things governance and procedure. Develop metrics and benchmarks to monitor the wider performance of the technology department. Monitoring technology related project progress, operational reporting, BAU reporting and any other additional insights as and when required. Managing technology related audit risks, actions, and recommendations. Ensuring technology delivery best practices are followed in line with to be defined processes. Reporting on technology portfolio status to senior management. Developing, implementing, and updating resources allocations plans (other than finance) needed for projects and/or transformation activity in technology portfolios, taking account of availabilities and scheduling. Identify technology project, BAU and Transformation priorities, deal with challenges and communicate risks and opportunities. Leading continuous improvement initiatives as part of the OCDO. Developing, maintaining, and applying quality management processes for technology delivery and/or portfolio activities and outputs. Manage relationships amongst stakeholders by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications and assured expectation management. Record information accurately and consistently using appropriate systems and provide and communicate timely information to relevant parties. Seek stakeholder insight and feed it into improved processes while ensuring compliance with governance and standards. Collaborating with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and track the portfolio of work across technology. Drafting new and improving existing OCDO policies and processes. Coach and mentor team and share knowledge and best practices. 7+ years working in a similar role within a technology or transformation team. Thorough understanding of project and portfolio management best practices, with continuous improvement as a core value. Extensive experience of RAID maintenance and management. Excellent communication; communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Strong influencing and relationship building capabilities; proactively builds productive, open, and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders; presents robust and convincing positions in the face of challenge while remaining respectful of others' views; negotiates effectively to agree realistic outcomes. Initiative and problem solving; identifies problems, provides / facilitates the creation of options and recommendations, and uses initiative to drive solutions in a positive and constructive manner; whilst being able to identify and manages risk. Excellent administration and co-ordination skills. Exceptional organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask and deliver on multiple priorities Strong meeting and workshop facilitation skills. Intermediate to advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills. Good knowledge of the latest Microsoft Office tools such as MS Teams, Sharepoint etc. Microsoft Power Platform experience e.g., Power BI, Power Automate, would be advantageous Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Experience in project planning. Good knowledge and experience of budgeting (commercially astute). Experience in Financial Services would be ideal, however, other industries will be considered Able to work well without close supervision; a strong self-starter who is highly motivated and works at pace Beyond that, we will be with you every step of the way, enabling you to get the most out of your role, grow your skills your way, and see your career develop in the way you want. Be part of our talented Technology team and unbox your passion at a multi-award-winning leader in the alternative fund management industry.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Office of the Chief Digital Officer (OCDO) Manager Job ID: Location: Southampton Reporting to Technology Change Director This opportunity is for someone with a passion for delivering business value, each time, and every time, through the successful execution of technology, people and business process enabled change. At the Aztec Group we credit our technology as one of the core ingredients to our award-winning outsourced solutions. As part of its Five-Year Plan, Aztec has the ambition to be a market-leading alternative fund administrator that provides compelling client experiences, products, services. These are exciting times across the group and significant growth, change, and investment make it a truly world class opportunity to help shape our organisation for the next stage of its own journey. To drive towards this ambition Aztec have begun work on introducing a new team within Technology, called the Office of the Chief Digital Officer ("OCDO"). The OCDO will act as a hub within Technology, defining, centralising, and reporting key processes, procedures, and governance to support the smooth operation of the technology department. Reporting to the Technology Change Director, as the Manager of the OCDO, you will bring strong project delivery disciplines, portfolio & tech operational management oversight. Managing a small team of OCDO analysts, you will work closely with the Technology Change Director to introduce best practices to support the wider technology leaderships teams, delivery teams and aligning to our transformation management office. The OCDO Manager will support the Technology Change Director to introduce consistency in reporting and visibility of technology change status, demand planning and regular resource review across the portfolio. You will perform a key role within a highly skilled team and should offer exceptional communication skills, tenacity, enthusiasm, and consistent energy to drive a regular view of the technical delivery and operational matters across all areas of the department. Strong governance, control and performance management is key to this role. The role will involve working co-operatively and consultatively with numerous senior stakeholders across the Group. The successful engagement and management of these stakeholders will be critical to success in the role as will scope, prioritisation and resource management. Based out of our Southampton or London offices, remote, flexible working is the norm along with occasional trips to our other offices across the Channel Islands. Key responsibilities: Establish OCDO and OCDO Manager role, create robust OCDO capability that supports the needs of the CDO and wider tech leadership, quality standards, group & transformation strategy. Identifying and/or developing frameworks and methodologies that ensure management of technology projects and/or BAU activities and/or transformation alignment and will be comprehensive and consistent across Technology. Overseeing the IT project portfolio and ensuring alignment with business and transformation objectives. Develop and govern technology portfolio management processes, uses of dashboards, templates, keeping aligned with policies and metrics. Providing guidance and support to IT project managers for all things governance and procedure. Develop metrics and benchmarks to monitor the wider performance of the technology department. Monitoring technology related project progress, operational reporting, BAU reporting and any other additional insights as and when required. Managing technology related audit risks, actions, and recommendations. Ensuring technology delivery best practices are followed in line with to be defined processes. Reporting on technology portfolio status to senior management. Developing, implementing, and updating resources allocations plans (other than finance) needed for projects and/or transformation activity in technology portfolios, taking account of availabilities and scheduling. Identify technology project, BAU and Transformation priorities, deal with challenges and communicate risks and opportunities. Leading continuous improvement initiatives as part of the OCDO. Developing, maintaining, and applying quality management processes for technology delivery and/or portfolio activities and outputs. Manage relationships amongst stakeholders by building confidence and trust with clear professional communications and assured expectation management. Record information accurately and consistently using appropriate systems and provide and communicate timely information to relevant parties. Seek stakeholder insight and feed it into improved processes while ensuring compliance with governance and standards. Collaborating with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and track the portfolio of work across technology. Drafting new and improving existing OCDO policies and processes. Coach and mentor team and share knowledge and best practices. 7+ years working in a similar role within a technology or transformation team. Thorough understanding of project and portfolio management best practices, with continuous improvement as a core value. Extensive experience of RAID maintenance and management. Excellent communication; communicates with clarity and confidence at all levels; adapts style and content to the needs of the audience by being inspirational. Strong influencing and relationship building capabilities; proactively builds productive, open, and trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders; presents robust and convincing positions in the face of challenge while remaining respectful of others' views; negotiates effectively to agree realistic outcomes. Initiative and problem solving; identifies problems, provides / facilitates the creation of options and recommendations, and uses initiative to drive solutions in a positive and constructive manner; whilst being able to identify and manages risk. Excellent administration and co-ordination skills. Exceptional organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask and deliver on multiple priorities Strong meeting and workshop facilitation skills. Intermediate to advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills. Good knowledge of the latest Microsoft Office tools such as MS Teams, Sharepoint etc. Microsoft Power Platform experience e.g., Power BI, Power Automate, would be advantageous Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Experience in project planning. Good knowledge and experience of budgeting (commercially astute). Experience in Financial Services would be ideal, however, other industries will be considered Able to work well without close supervision; a strong self-starter who is highly motivated and works at pace Beyond that, we will be with you every step of the way, enabling you to get the most out of your role, grow your skills your way, and see your career develop in the way you want. Be part of our talented Technology team and unbox your passion at a multi-award-winning leader in the alternative fund management industry.
Job Title: Pensions Platform Administrator Location: Bristol - Hydrid Salary/Rate: £140 - £160 a day Inside IR35 Start Date: 13/05/24 Job Type: Contract Company Introduction You will be working for a specialist financial services change management advisory and implementation firm, who are currently working with a boutique pensions organisation who are looking for a new Pensions Platform Administrator to join the organisation. Job Responsibilities/Objectives 1. Platform Release Support Impact - Assessing new platform functionality, understanding where it fits with the business needs. overseeing UAT/QA, communicating the change to the business and ensuring the functionality is fully utilised. 2. Issue Resolution and RCA - Support with the resolution of platofrm issues and provide comms out to the business where needed and complete the root cause analysis for platform complaints, issues and breaches. 3. Platform Administration Support - To support the day to day running of the platform by; managing the queries that come from the platform provider for exception cases, resetting client passwords including forgotten memorable details. (until the IC solution is in place) and ensuring orphaned investors are identified and reallocated or provided with options to move them off the atomos instance of Hubwise 4. Process and control governance - Responsible for maintaining the process and control documentation for relevant procedures. Support the improvement of processes within the platform operation function. 5. New Business Transfers - Support the AUM being submitted on the platform by ensuring queries from Hubwise are picked up and processed in a timely manner (eg NINO mismatch). Where required, reach out the relevant business support and adviser if information needs to be clarified or systems need to be updated (eg different one held with external provider). If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
Apr 18, 2024
Contractor
Job Title: Pensions Platform Administrator Location: Bristol - Hydrid Salary/Rate: £140 - £160 a day Inside IR35 Start Date: 13/05/24 Job Type: Contract Company Introduction You will be working for a specialist financial services change management advisory and implementation firm, who are currently working with a boutique pensions organisation who are looking for a new Pensions Platform Administrator to join the organisation. Job Responsibilities/Objectives 1. Platform Release Support Impact - Assessing new platform functionality, understanding where it fits with the business needs. overseeing UAT/QA, communicating the change to the business and ensuring the functionality is fully utilised. 2. Issue Resolution and RCA - Support with the resolution of platofrm issues and provide comms out to the business where needed and complete the root cause analysis for platform complaints, issues and breaches. 3. Platform Administration Support - To support the day to day running of the platform by; managing the queries that come from the platform provider for exception cases, resetting client passwords including forgotten memorable details. (until the IC solution is in place) and ensuring orphaned investors are identified and reallocated or provided with options to move them off the atomos instance of Hubwise 4. Process and control governance - Responsible for maintaining the process and control documentation for relevant procedures. Support the improvement of processes within the platform operation function. 5. New Business Transfers - Support the AUM being submitted on the platform by ensuring queries from Hubwise are picked up and processed in a timely manner (eg NINO mismatch). Where required, reach out the relevant business support and adviser if information needs to be clarified or systems need to be updated (eg different one held with external provider). If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.
DevSecOps - Upto £60,000 On-site 5 days (West - Midlands) We value discussion and debate as part of our approach. We will question assumptions, ambition and process - but do so with respect and humility. We relish difficult problems, and overcome them with innovation, creativity and technical freedom to help us design optimum solutions. Ethics, privacy and quality are at the heart of our work and we will not sacrifice these for outcomes. We treat data with respect and use it only for the right purpose. Our people are positive, dedicated and relentless. Data is a vast topic, but we strive for interactions that are engaging, informative and fun in equal measure. But maintain a steely focus on outcomes and delivering quality products for our customers. Requirements Specialised in cloud management of platforms, applications, data and supporting infrastructure in the capacity of a system administrator of either the AWS or Azure platform Developing automation to support continuous delivery of changes using technologies on the Azure platform. Developing infrastructure as a service configuration to automate the creation of infrastructure and platforms to host test and production systems Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes Testing and examining code written by others and analysing results Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats Familiar with the NCSC secure design principles Familiar with managing security of cloud platforms, including administration of secrets, tokens and certificates. Working with Architects, Data and Software Engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended Planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions Responsible for the design, security, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure Making and guiding effective decisions, explaining clearly how the decision has been reached with the ability to understand and resolve technical disputes across varying levels of complexity and risk. Communicating effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries to understand the context and how to make complex and technical information and language simple and accessible for non-technical audiences. Understanding of how to expose data from systems (for example, through APIs), link data from multiple systems and deliver streaming services. Ensuring that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Ideal Candidates will demonstrate: Experience working across cyber security teams would be beneficial Solid infrastructure design experience for both on-prem and cloud, to implement or migrate applications and databases to Azure. Solid experience in a range of technologies and be able to make assessments as to what is best to be used for the projects and the organisation. As well as suggest and develop innovative approaches within constrained projects and environments. Strong experience in software development, change/release management processes, and technical governance to fully understand the typical life cycle and maintenance of live systems. Ability to work with containerization platforms such as Kubernetes, PKS, Docker; cloud provisioning software, including Ansible, Terraform, Azure blueprints, ARM templates; and application performance analysis and monitoring Experience of functional and non-functional testing including automated deployment experience of applications and databases. Understanding of the government digital service manual and standards across Discovery/Alpha/Beta/Live phases. Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS technologies and the implications of their use compared with bespoke development. Being able to provide training, support and mentoring to the wider business Knowledge of how to ensure that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Desirable Skills & Experience: Worked as part of a system support team, managing live systems and triaging & resolving incidents to resolution including management of known defects and issues. Worked as part of multi-disciplinary project team. Experience with Terraform to deploy cloud infrastructure in Azure Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to automate the build and deploy of containerised applications Experience implementing effective instrumentation to monitor applications Experience implementing SAST and DAST tooling in deployment pipelines like Trivvy and SonarQube Experience of both AWS and Azure Dev Ops tooling. This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Benefits Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. By joining us you can expect Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Flexible Working - including home working and part time Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Discretionary Company Bonus - based on company and individual performance Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
DevSecOps - Upto £60,000 On-site 5 days (West - Midlands) We value discussion and debate as part of our approach. We will question assumptions, ambition and process - but do so with respect and humility. We relish difficult problems, and overcome them with innovation, creativity and technical freedom to help us design optimum solutions. Ethics, privacy and quality are at the heart of our work and we will not sacrifice these for outcomes. We treat data with respect and use it only for the right purpose. Our people are positive, dedicated and relentless. Data is a vast topic, but we strive for interactions that are engaging, informative and fun in equal measure. But maintain a steely focus on outcomes and delivering quality products for our customers. Requirements Specialised in cloud management of platforms, applications, data and supporting infrastructure in the capacity of a system administrator of either the AWS or Azure platform Developing automation to support continuous delivery of changes using technologies on the Azure platform. Developing infrastructure as a service configuration to automate the creation of infrastructure and platforms to host test and production systems Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes Testing and examining code written by others and analysing results Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats Familiar with the NCSC secure design principles Familiar with managing security of cloud platforms, including administration of secrets, tokens and certificates. Working with Architects, Data and Software Engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended Planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions Responsible for the design, security, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure Making and guiding effective decisions, explaining clearly how the decision has been reached with the ability to understand and resolve technical disputes across varying levels of complexity and risk. Communicating effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries to understand the context and how to make complex and technical information and language simple and accessible for non-technical audiences. Understanding of how to expose data from systems (for example, through APIs), link data from multiple systems and deliver streaming services. Ensuring that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Ideal Candidates will demonstrate: Experience working across cyber security teams would be beneficial Solid infrastructure design experience for both on-prem and cloud, to implement or migrate applications and databases to Azure. Solid experience in a range of technologies and be able to make assessments as to what is best to be used for the projects and the organisation. As well as suggest and develop innovative approaches within constrained projects and environments. Strong experience in software development, change/release management processes, and technical governance to fully understand the typical life cycle and maintenance of live systems. Ability to work with containerization platforms such as Kubernetes, PKS, Docker; cloud provisioning software, including Ansible, Terraform, Azure blueprints, ARM templates; and application performance analysis and monitoring Experience of functional and non-functional testing including automated deployment experience of applications and databases. Understanding of the government digital service manual and standards across Discovery/Alpha/Beta/Live phases. Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS technologies and the implications of their use compared with bespoke development. Being able to provide training, support and mentoring to the wider business Knowledge of how to ensure that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Desirable Skills & Experience: Worked as part of a system support team, managing live systems and triaging & resolving incidents to resolution including management of known defects and issues. Worked as part of multi-disciplinary project team. Experience with Terraform to deploy cloud infrastructure in Azure Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to automate the build and deploy of containerised applications Experience implementing effective instrumentation to monitor applications Experience implementing SAST and DAST tooling in deployment pipelines like Trivvy and SonarQube Experience of both AWS and Azure Dev Ops tooling. This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Benefits Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. By joining us you can expect Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Flexible Working - including home working and part time Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Discretionary Company Bonus - based on company and individual performance Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website.
Trustee Administrator & Support to the CEO Our clients (who is a Christian charity) mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through their expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We're looking for an exemplary administrative and people-oriented person who will be supporting their CEO with their strategic aims to become a national charity. This is a role in the organisation with responsibilities towards the Leadership Team, Trustees and significant external stakeholders. Important information Salary: from £30,000 dependent on experience Start date is end of April Hours: Full-time, Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm with occasional evening work for events such as our Spear Celebrations - Hybrid (3 days a week in the office) Location: Hammersmith, London Benefits 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays Excellent personal development and training opportunities, including our iLM-accredited 5-day Coaching for Leadership programme Regular staff prayer meetings, conferences and retreats (one residential) Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service) and the option to take advantage of Give as you Earn (GAYE) and Cycle to Work schemes Person Specification At least two year's experience working in an administrative role working with senior leaders Remarkably efficient with high attention to detail and strong organisational skills; someone who is self-motivated and likes to achieve results Confident, calm, diplomatic and confidential, with a mature and flexible approach to work and work relationships High emotional intelligence with evidence of a clear understanding of how to use telephone, email, written and verbal communication to build strong working relationships Key Responsibilities Manage the Chief Executive's diary, optimising the efficient use of time and resources through effective planning and 'gate-keeping' in a relational style that represents the charity's values Ensure all necessary briefing papers and documents are compiled for the Chief Executive in good time in advance of meetings Prepare and present excellent Powerpoint and other presentations for internal and external audiences, e.g., meetings with donors, trustees and other key stakeholders. Governance Support Co-ordinate and attend Trustees' meetings, including arranging dates, preparing papers in advance, taking and sending out minutes Administrate the Investors', Communications, Fundraising, Strategy and Finance, and other Trustee Steering Groups Coordinate the Strategic Delivery team monthly meeting, and Senior Leadership Team weekly meeting, including organising meeting dates, preparing agendas and sending out minutes, as well as ensuring follow-up actions are completed Lead and contribute to regular team prayer meetings as an integral part of Resurgo's operation and for the success of its mission Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process. For more information, Please call Leonie Thomas at Love Success Love Success is a top recruitment agency based in London, dedicated to connecting exceptional administrative and office support staff with the leading businesses across London and the UK. Whether you're a candidate seeking Personal Assistant roles in London or an employer looking to hire administrative and office support staff, our agency provides high-quality recruitment services tailored to your needs. At Love Success, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, embedding these values into every aspect of our operations. Our unwavering commitment to these principles is evident in our recruitment practices and our comprehensive training and development programs. We partner with organisations that share our dedication to fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, where individuals can be their true selves in the workplace. Together, we strive to promote equality and create opportunities for all. Love Success is proud to serve as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
Apr 16, 2024
Full time
Trustee Administrator & Support to the CEO Our clients (who is a Christian charity) mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through their expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We're looking for an exemplary administrative and people-oriented person who will be supporting their CEO with their strategic aims to become a national charity. This is a role in the organisation with responsibilities towards the Leadership Team, Trustees and significant external stakeholders. Important information Salary: from £30,000 dependent on experience Start date is end of April Hours: Full-time, Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm with occasional evening work for events such as our Spear Celebrations - Hybrid (3 days a week in the office) Location: Hammersmith, London Benefits 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays Excellent personal development and training opportunities, including our iLM-accredited 5-day Coaching for Leadership programme Regular staff prayer meetings, conferences and retreats (one residential) Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service) and the option to take advantage of Give as you Earn (GAYE) and Cycle to Work schemes Person Specification At least two year's experience working in an administrative role working with senior leaders Remarkably efficient with high attention to detail and strong organisational skills; someone who is self-motivated and likes to achieve results Confident, calm, diplomatic and confidential, with a mature and flexible approach to work and work relationships High emotional intelligence with evidence of a clear understanding of how to use telephone, email, written and verbal communication to build strong working relationships Key Responsibilities Manage the Chief Executive's diary, optimising the efficient use of time and resources through effective planning and 'gate-keeping' in a relational style that represents the charity's values Ensure all necessary briefing papers and documents are compiled for the Chief Executive in good time in advance of meetings Prepare and present excellent Powerpoint and other presentations for internal and external audiences, e.g., meetings with donors, trustees and other key stakeholders. Governance Support Co-ordinate and attend Trustees' meetings, including arranging dates, preparing papers in advance, taking and sending out minutes Administrate the Investors', Communications, Fundraising, Strategy and Finance, and other Trustee Steering Groups Coordinate the Strategic Delivery team monthly meeting, and Senior Leadership Team weekly meeting, including organising meeting dates, preparing agendas and sending out minutes, as well as ensuring follow-up actions are completed Lead and contribute to regular team prayer meetings as an integral part of Resurgo's operation and for the success of its mission Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process. For more information, Please call Leonie Thomas at Love Success Love Success is a top recruitment agency based in London, dedicated to connecting exceptional administrative and office support staff with the leading businesses across London and the UK. Whether you're a candidate seeking Personal Assistant roles in London or an employer looking to hire administrative and office support staff, our agency provides high-quality recruitment services tailored to your needs. At Love Success, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, embedding these values into every aspect of our operations. Our unwavering commitment to these principles is evident in our recruitment practices and our comprehensive training and development programs. We partner with organisations that share our dedication to fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, where individuals can be their true selves in the workplace. Together, we strive to promote equality and create opportunities for all. Love Success is proud to serve as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
Senior Secretary/Administrator for Corporate Governance Location- Maidstone, Kent (must live close to this area to apply) 37. 5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Hybrid working, must be happy to attend the office and cover two sites as well as working from home Parking on site and bus service between sites provided Pay rate £18.10 to £21.80 per hour (DOE) To start ASAP 3 Months Temporary role Job summary for the Senior Secretary/Administrator role- The Governance Officer (Senior Secretary/Administrator) will support the Deputy Trust Secretary and the Trust Secretary in delivering the highest standards of corporate governance in the Trust, ensuring compliance with the regulatory framework, Trust licence, relevant legislation and Trust Constitution. The role will ensure that meetings of the Board Sub-committees are run efficiently and effectively by providing comprehensive administrative support including minute taking and being a key contact for Committee members. The Post holder will provide comprehensive administrative service to the Board Sub committees as required. The post holder will be expected to work on their own authority and initiative, prioritising their own time to ensure that deadlines are met, and work in collaboration with the Chair, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executive and Executive Directors of the Trust, Executive Assistants supporting the Executive Team, and partnership organisations. The post holder must be able to embrace working in a dynamic and demanding office environment, while maintaining a high level of focus and attention to detail on specific tasks. Working relationships for the Senior Secretary/Administrator Work as a team member with personal, telephone, virtual and e-mail contact on a daily basis with the Trust Management office team, and all persons with working relationships with the Executive Directors, other NHS organisations' representatives, as well as patients and members of the public, as required. Budget responsibilities : To support the Trust Secretary in ensuring expenditure is within the department's budget. Key Responsibilities required for the Senior Secretary/Administrator- Communication and Relationship Skills Provide high quality and effective methods of communication across the Trust including the Trust Board members ensuring effective arrangements are in place for the Board to communicate and engage effectively with Key stakeholders. Ensure that there is appropriate information flow within and between the Trust Board, its Sub-committees and other stakeholders. Ensure that reports, supporting papers, minutes and action logs are available as required using advance keyboard skills in the compilation of these documents for each Committee. Build and maintain positive working relationships within and outside the Trust to support the effective functioning of the Corporate Services office. Required to deal with a diverse range of difficult and distressing situations on a regular basis, requiring resilience and emotional effort. Knowledge, Training and Experience Ensure that the Trust Board Sub-committee meetings are managed effectively to provide good governance; administering of these meetings including the collation of papers; minute taking at the meetings; drafting agendas; producing action trackers and other related matters supporting each Committee chair as required. Ensure that procedures are followed for the management and control of documentation across the Trust for reporting to Sub-Committees and onwards to the Trust Board. Review and reprioritise workload independently in line with unplanned changes and conflicting priorities. Analytical Skills Produce high quality written material including presentations, reports, letters, and papers for governance reporting through the Trust Board Sub-committees. Assist with information returns to external organisations such as the external auditors. Ensure Sub-committee papers are prepared and coordinated in line with best practice governance principles. Sense and accuracy check high level and detailed reports prior to publication in meetings packs. Ensure meetings are organised and run in accordance with the constitution and provide advice on the conduct of meetings. Use autonomous discretion as to when to involve Executive Directors, senior managers, including the Chair and Chief Executive, in service-related issues. Planning and Organisational Skills Organise and plan the workload of the Trust Board Sub-Committees ensuring that the arrangements for meetings are managed effectively. This can include complex matters which require adjustment according to changing situations. Ensure that relevant meeting material is available, and that workflow is scheduled to ensure deadlines are met. Organise complex activities across Departments within the Trust and other external Agencies. Produce forward planning documentation such as Trust Board Sub-Committee annual work plans in line with statutory requirements, the constitution, reservation of powers and scheme of delegation, and committee terms of reference. Support the development of administrative arrangements that support the business of the Board Sub-committees allowing them to function efficiently and effectively. Assist with required reporting to the Board and Sub-Committees. Assist with the producing of the Trust Annual Report and the organisation of the Trust Annual Member/General Meeting. Provide cover (annual leave and other absence) for other members of the Trust Secretary team. Qualifications:- Degree educated desirable Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries desirable ICSA or equivalent Skills:- MS Office proficient in reports, using TEAMS, Web portals, Taking accurate professional quality Minutes (Board of committee level) , High accuracy typing skills, Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Corporate governance experience would be desirable
Apr 15, 2024
Full time
Senior Secretary/Administrator for Corporate Governance Location- Maidstone, Kent (must live close to this area to apply) 37. 5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Hybrid working, must be happy to attend the office and cover two sites as well as working from home Parking on site and bus service between sites provided Pay rate £18.10 to £21.80 per hour (DOE) To start ASAP 3 Months Temporary role Job summary for the Senior Secretary/Administrator role- The Governance Officer (Senior Secretary/Administrator) will support the Deputy Trust Secretary and the Trust Secretary in delivering the highest standards of corporate governance in the Trust, ensuring compliance with the regulatory framework, Trust licence, relevant legislation and Trust Constitution. The role will ensure that meetings of the Board Sub-committees are run efficiently and effectively by providing comprehensive administrative support including minute taking and being a key contact for Committee members. The Post holder will provide comprehensive administrative service to the Board Sub committees as required. The post holder will be expected to work on their own authority and initiative, prioritising their own time to ensure that deadlines are met, and work in collaboration with the Chair, Non-Executive Directors, Chief Executive and Executive Directors of the Trust, Executive Assistants supporting the Executive Team, and partnership organisations. The post holder must be able to embrace working in a dynamic and demanding office environment, while maintaining a high level of focus and attention to detail on specific tasks. Working relationships for the Senior Secretary/Administrator Work as a team member with personal, telephone, virtual and e-mail contact on a daily basis with the Trust Management office team, and all persons with working relationships with the Executive Directors, other NHS organisations' representatives, as well as patients and members of the public, as required. Budget responsibilities : To support the Trust Secretary in ensuring expenditure is within the department's budget. Key Responsibilities required for the Senior Secretary/Administrator- Communication and Relationship Skills Provide high quality and effective methods of communication across the Trust including the Trust Board members ensuring effective arrangements are in place for the Board to communicate and engage effectively with Key stakeholders. Ensure that there is appropriate information flow within and between the Trust Board, its Sub-committees and other stakeholders. Ensure that reports, supporting papers, minutes and action logs are available as required using advance keyboard skills in the compilation of these documents for each Committee. Build and maintain positive working relationships within and outside the Trust to support the effective functioning of the Corporate Services office. Required to deal with a diverse range of difficult and distressing situations on a regular basis, requiring resilience and emotional effort. Knowledge, Training and Experience Ensure that the Trust Board Sub-committee meetings are managed effectively to provide good governance; administering of these meetings including the collation of papers; minute taking at the meetings; drafting agendas; producing action trackers and other related matters supporting each Committee chair as required. Ensure that procedures are followed for the management and control of documentation across the Trust for reporting to Sub-Committees and onwards to the Trust Board. Review and reprioritise workload independently in line with unplanned changes and conflicting priorities. Analytical Skills Produce high quality written material including presentations, reports, letters, and papers for governance reporting through the Trust Board Sub-committees. Assist with information returns to external organisations such as the external auditors. Ensure Sub-committee papers are prepared and coordinated in line with best practice governance principles. Sense and accuracy check high level and detailed reports prior to publication in meetings packs. Ensure meetings are organised and run in accordance with the constitution and provide advice on the conduct of meetings. Use autonomous discretion as to when to involve Executive Directors, senior managers, including the Chair and Chief Executive, in service-related issues. Planning and Organisational Skills Organise and plan the workload of the Trust Board Sub-Committees ensuring that the arrangements for meetings are managed effectively. This can include complex matters which require adjustment according to changing situations. Ensure that relevant meeting material is available, and that workflow is scheduled to ensure deadlines are met. Organise complex activities across Departments within the Trust and other external Agencies. Produce forward planning documentation such as Trust Board Sub-Committee annual work plans in line with statutory requirements, the constitution, reservation of powers and scheme of delegation, and committee terms of reference. Support the development of administrative arrangements that support the business of the Board Sub-committees allowing them to function efficiently and effectively. Assist with required reporting to the Board and Sub-Committees. Assist with the producing of the Trust Annual Report and the organisation of the Trust Annual Member/General Meeting. Provide cover (annual leave and other absence) for other members of the Trust Secretary team. Qualifications:- Degree educated desirable Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries desirable ICSA or equivalent Skills:- MS Office proficient in reports, using TEAMS, Web portals, Taking accurate professional quality Minutes (Board of committee level) , High accuracy typing skills, Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Corporate governance experience would be desirable
About Our Client My client- an organisation within the Financial Services sector are looking for an IT Security Architect- join their site in London remotely on an initial 6-month contract! Job Description The successful candidate for the IT Security Architect- Financial Services Sector 6-month contract role will fulfil the following responsibilities: Working with IT Architecture, Production, and Information Security colleagues to design IT and InfoSec solution architectures. They will take end-to-end responsibility for the security solution, driving the high-level design, and supporting engineering in the low-level design, through to architecture assurance reviews of the delivered solution. Working with Information Security colleagues to identify and assess security risks, define security control requirements, and understand the changing nature of risk as the IT landscape evolves. Produce effective architecture documentation that enables all relevant business and technical audiences and communicate these across IT where appropriate. Provide security architecture consultancy services to internal customers by offering technical security guidance, and ensuring architecture principles, design standards and operational requirements are met. Provide security coaching and advice to senior developers, Tech Leads and Head of Tech. Design and implement cloud security strategies and policies that meet an organisation's specific needs. Ensure the security of cloud-based data and applications against unauthorized access, theft, and other threats. Over and conduct regular security assessments and audits of our technology stack to identify vulnerabilities and develop plans to address them. Collaborate with other IT professionals, including network engineers, developers, and system administrators, to integrate cloud security measures into existing systems and processes. Champion best practices, quality and sound data management, work with engineers, developers, and Heads of Technology to ensure roadmap alignment, whilst acting as the bridge between the business, security and technology. Offer coaching and consultancy to the Technology & Security and project teams. The Successful Applicant To be considered for the IT Security Architect- Financial Services Sector contract role in London the candidate must present evidence of the following: Demonstrable experience in designing, recommending, and implementing enterprise-wide security architectures. Previous experience in delivering and maintaining technical security solutions for systems such as End Point Protection, Email & Communications Security, Cloud Security, Network Security, Security Monitoring and Response, and Data Loss Prevention Technologies. Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Azure and M365 core services and products and expert knowledge of security-related products and services. Working knowledge of Secure Software Development Lifecycle and DevSecOps. Strong knowledge and understanding of Information security risk management. Strong knowledge and understanding of architectural frameworks (COBIT/TOGAF) and information security frameworks and controls (NIST, ISO27001, CIS). Experience in security governance. Successful applicant must: Be an articulate communicator, capable of clearly explaining technical cyber and information security issues in business terms to a wide range of audiences. Be comfortable briefing and communicating with C-Suite and business leaders as regards security principles and technologies. Be able to produce clear and structured documentation for all levels of the business. Be able to work under their initiative. Have CISSP/CISM qualifications. Stay up to date on the latest cloud security technologies, trends, and best practices. Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII's development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity. Our cultural values We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be: Impact-led, commercially rigorous Tenacious in the face of challenges Collaborative and caring Our client is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation or educational background. What's on Offer An initial 6 month contract inside IR35. Pay rate up to £750 daily. 2 days p/week in their central London office, 3 days p/week working remotely from home.
Apr 15, 2024
Full time
About Our Client My client- an organisation within the Financial Services sector are looking for an IT Security Architect- join their site in London remotely on an initial 6-month contract! Job Description The successful candidate for the IT Security Architect- Financial Services Sector 6-month contract role will fulfil the following responsibilities: Working with IT Architecture, Production, and Information Security colleagues to design IT and InfoSec solution architectures. They will take end-to-end responsibility for the security solution, driving the high-level design, and supporting engineering in the low-level design, through to architecture assurance reviews of the delivered solution. Working with Information Security colleagues to identify and assess security risks, define security control requirements, and understand the changing nature of risk as the IT landscape evolves. Produce effective architecture documentation that enables all relevant business and technical audiences and communicate these across IT where appropriate. Provide security architecture consultancy services to internal customers by offering technical security guidance, and ensuring architecture principles, design standards and operational requirements are met. Provide security coaching and advice to senior developers, Tech Leads and Head of Tech. Design and implement cloud security strategies and policies that meet an organisation's specific needs. Ensure the security of cloud-based data and applications against unauthorized access, theft, and other threats. Over and conduct regular security assessments and audits of our technology stack to identify vulnerabilities and develop plans to address them. Collaborate with other IT professionals, including network engineers, developers, and system administrators, to integrate cloud security measures into existing systems and processes. Champion best practices, quality and sound data management, work with engineers, developers, and Heads of Technology to ensure roadmap alignment, whilst acting as the bridge between the business, security and technology. Offer coaching and consultancy to the Technology & Security and project teams. The Successful Applicant To be considered for the IT Security Architect- Financial Services Sector contract role in London the candidate must present evidence of the following: Demonstrable experience in designing, recommending, and implementing enterprise-wide security architectures. Previous experience in delivering and maintaining technical security solutions for systems such as End Point Protection, Email & Communications Security, Cloud Security, Network Security, Security Monitoring and Response, and Data Loss Prevention Technologies. Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Azure and M365 core services and products and expert knowledge of security-related products and services. Working knowledge of Secure Software Development Lifecycle and DevSecOps. Strong knowledge and understanding of Information security risk management. Strong knowledge and understanding of architectural frameworks (COBIT/TOGAF) and information security frameworks and controls (NIST, ISO27001, CIS). Experience in security governance. Successful applicant must: Be an articulate communicator, capable of clearly explaining technical cyber and information security issues in business terms to a wide range of audiences. Be comfortable briefing and communicating with C-Suite and business leaders as regards security principles and technologies. Be able to produce clear and structured documentation for all levels of the business. Be able to work under their initiative. Have CISSP/CISM qualifications. Stay up to date on the latest cloud security technologies, trends, and best practices. Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII's development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity. Our cultural values We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be: Impact-led, commercially rigorous Tenacious in the face of challenges Collaborative and caring Our client is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation or educational background. What's on Offer An initial 6 month contract inside IR35. Pay rate up to £750 daily. 2 days p/week in their central London office, 3 days p/week working remotely from home.
Company: Finning International Inc. Number of Openings: 1 Worker Type: Permanent Position Overview: We have a fantastic opportunity here at Finning UK for an experienced, Senior Platform Administrator who will be part of a team focused on building and maintaining the overall platform and infrastructure for the Global Digital Services division at Finning. This team will be required to maintain close relationships with our infrastructure partners within the Digital and Information Technology (D&IT) group and external vendors. The focus of this role is the successful implementation and management of our cloud initiatives that support efficient, robust, scalable, and secure solutions to meet business requirements and technology strategies. This includes collaborating on the planning, design, and production implementation. Job Description: The primary goal of a Senior Platform Administrator is to build safe, secure, and reliable apps that produce amazing experiences for our clients. You will be responsible for supporting and maintaining our Salesforce platform. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to configure and customize Salesforce, troubleshoot issues, and ensure data integrity and system efficiency. Major Job Functions Define, implement and maintain platform configurations to ensure solutions will be supported, monitor platform release cycles and industry best practices to define, implement, monitor and administer secure, automate, and monitor various cloud deployments. Work as part of the cross-functional digital operations team in consulting with the business to design and develop cloud solutions to meet business requirements and future development. Work closely with the Digital Ops Leads and other team members from the Digital and IT teams to ensure that data and code quality and governance, and the internal technology team to provide critical service support for platform solutions. Create and maintain reports and dashboards to report on the performance and adoption of platform solutions deployed. Develop and implement best practices for Salesforce administration, customization, and configuration to meet business requirements. Customize Salesforce using low and no code tools and, when necessary, develop and maintain custom solutions using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning components. Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze business processes and identify opportunities for process improvement and automation using Salesforce. Collaborate with cross-functional squads, including Sales, Marketing, and IT, to align Salesforce with business goals and objectives Specific Skills: In-depth knowledge and experience with Salesforce administration, including user management, security settings, data management, and customization. Proficiency in Salesforce configuration, including workflows, process builder, validation rules, custom objects, and page layouts. Experience with Salesforce Lightning, including the development of Lightning components and the implementation of Lightning Experience. Familiarity with Salesforce integrations, data migration, and APIs. Knowledge of Salesforce reporting and dashboard creation. Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or related experience. Salesforce Administrator certification (such as Salesforce Certified Administrator or Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator) is required. Minimum of 5 years of experience in Salesforce administration. Strong knowledge of Salesforce best practices, configurations, and customizations. Proven experience in implementing and supporting Salesforce integrations and data migration projects. Experience with Salesforce Lightning and Lightning Experience. Additional Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant or Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant) are desirable. Knowledge: Strong understanding of CRM principles and practices. Knowledge of data management best practices, including data quality, data governance, and data security. At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.
Apr 15, 2024
Full time
Company: Finning International Inc. Number of Openings: 1 Worker Type: Permanent Position Overview: We have a fantastic opportunity here at Finning UK for an experienced, Senior Platform Administrator who will be part of a team focused on building and maintaining the overall platform and infrastructure for the Global Digital Services division at Finning. This team will be required to maintain close relationships with our infrastructure partners within the Digital and Information Technology (D&IT) group and external vendors. The focus of this role is the successful implementation and management of our cloud initiatives that support efficient, robust, scalable, and secure solutions to meet business requirements and technology strategies. This includes collaborating on the planning, design, and production implementation. Job Description: The primary goal of a Senior Platform Administrator is to build safe, secure, and reliable apps that produce amazing experiences for our clients. You will be responsible for supporting and maintaining our Salesforce platform. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to configure and customize Salesforce, troubleshoot issues, and ensure data integrity and system efficiency. Major Job Functions Define, implement and maintain platform configurations to ensure solutions will be supported, monitor platform release cycles and industry best practices to define, implement, monitor and administer secure, automate, and monitor various cloud deployments. Work as part of the cross-functional digital operations team in consulting with the business to design and develop cloud solutions to meet business requirements and future development. Work closely with the Digital Ops Leads and other team members from the Digital and IT teams to ensure that data and code quality and governance, and the internal technology team to provide critical service support for platform solutions. Create and maintain reports and dashboards to report on the performance and adoption of platform solutions deployed. Develop and implement best practices for Salesforce administration, customization, and configuration to meet business requirements. Customize Salesforce using low and no code tools and, when necessary, develop and maintain custom solutions using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning components. Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze business processes and identify opportunities for process improvement and automation using Salesforce. Collaborate with cross-functional squads, including Sales, Marketing, and IT, to align Salesforce with business goals and objectives Specific Skills: In-depth knowledge and experience with Salesforce administration, including user management, security settings, data management, and customization. Proficiency in Salesforce configuration, including workflows, process builder, validation rules, custom objects, and page layouts. Experience with Salesforce Lightning, including the development of Lightning components and the implementation of Lightning Experience. Familiarity with Salesforce integrations, data migration, and APIs. Knowledge of Salesforce reporting and dashboard creation. Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or related experience. Salesforce Administrator certification (such as Salesforce Certified Administrator or Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator) is required. Minimum of 5 years of experience in Salesforce administration. Strong knowledge of Salesforce best practices, configurations, and customizations. Proven experience in implementing and supporting Salesforce integrations and data migration projects. Experience with Salesforce Lightning and Lightning Experience. Additional Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant or Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant) are desirable. Knowledge: Strong understanding of CRM principles and practices. Knowledge of data management best practices, including data quality, data governance, and data security. At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.
Technical Infrastructure Program ManagerJob ID: Amazon UK Services Ltd.Job summary The Global IT Deployment organization manages the IT Infrastructure scope of a complex suite of projects and is responsible for the delivery of initiatives across business teams and operations groups within Amazon Fulfillment IT. Our projects deliver on the solutions that power the physical fulfillment of our customers' orders. This includes management of technology projects and initiatives across the globe which directly supports shipping packages to millions of customers across the world. As a TIPM on our intake team, you will lead assist customers in selecting solutions to fit their needs and provide technical guidance to project initiation requests. You will also lead pilot projects and build documentation for programs to deploy at scale. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional partners to deliver value to the customer. Projects and stakeholders will be in disparate geographic locations, and require strong communication skills to coordinate requirements from customers within teams across your region. You will focus on planning and initiation efforts within the organization, working directly with customers to collect requirements, analyze business case and organize reviews with internal teams. You will also be responsible for governance and reporting as it relates to your region. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university. 5+ years of experience managing large global IT projects from initiation to closure. Experience with core IT infrastructure components and service concepts. Experience managing conflict, escalations, negotiating compromise and influencing others and problem solving. Intermediate-level knowledge in one or more of the following: LAN, WAN, Wireless, Telecommunications, Systems Administration, Low voltage data cabling, or data facilities technologies PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Master's Degree from an accredited university PMP Certification 4 years of experience managing IT projects from initiation to closure Experience with procurement of IT equipment Ability to successfully manage cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders and varying levels of management Experience as a leader and mentor for project teams in a matrixed environment Experience in distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or other warehouse environments Previous experience in a technical support role (Network Engineer, System Administrator, etc.) Proficiency with MS Project, Excel, and SharePoint Strong oral and written communication skills Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT. If calling directly from the United Kingdom, please dial (tel: ). If calling from Ireland, please dial (tel: ).
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Technical Infrastructure Program ManagerJob ID: Amazon UK Services Ltd.Job summary The Global IT Deployment organization manages the IT Infrastructure scope of a complex suite of projects and is responsible for the delivery of initiatives across business teams and operations groups within Amazon Fulfillment IT. Our projects deliver on the solutions that power the physical fulfillment of our customers' orders. This includes management of technology projects and initiatives across the globe which directly supports shipping packages to millions of customers across the world. As a TIPM on our intake team, you will lead assist customers in selecting solutions to fit their needs and provide technical guidance to project initiation requests. You will also lead pilot projects and build documentation for programs to deploy at scale. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional partners to deliver value to the customer. Projects and stakeholders will be in disparate geographic locations, and require strong communication skills to coordinate requirements from customers within teams across your region. You will focus on planning and initiation efforts within the organization, working directly with customers to collect requirements, analyze business case and organize reviews with internal teams. You will also be responsible for governance and reporting as it relates to your region. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university. 5+ years of experience managing large global IT projects from initiation to closure. Experience with core IT infrastructure components and service concepts. Experience managing conflict, escalations, negotiating compromise and influencing others and problem solving. Intermediate-level knowledge in one or more of the following: LAN, WAN, Wireless, Telecommunications, Systems Administration, Low voltage data cabling, or data facilities technologies PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Master's Degree from an accredited university PMP Certification 4 years of experience managing IT projects from initiation to closure Experience with procurement of IT equipment Ability to successfully manage cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders and varying levels of management Experience as a leader and mentor for project teams in a matrixed environment Experience in distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or other warehouse environments Previous experience in a technical support role (Network Engineer, System Administrator, etc.) Proficiency with MS Project, Excel, and SharePoint Strong oral and written communication skills Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT. If calling directly from the United Kingdom, please dial (tel: ). If calling from Ireland, please dial (tel: ).
The International Institute for Environment and Development
Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager London or Edinburgh (Please note, whilst this role is advertised as office based, IIED will remain a remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future). The closing deadline for applications is midnight on 26th January 2022 Interviews are expected to be held on Thursday 17th February 2022 About Us The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global challenges. We are based in London and Edinburgh and work on five continents with some of the world's most vulnerable people to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them. With more than 100 members of staff working with associates and partners around the world, IIED has been at the forefront of policymaking in sustainable development for 50 years. IIED's Climate Change Group (CCG) works with those who have less voice and power in climate decision-making to co-create solutions that shape pathways and drive action for a just and sustainable future. CCG's Climate Governance and Finance Team collaborates with public sector institutions (governments, bilateral and multilateral partners and development finance institutions), civil society actors and private sector entities in the developing world to design and test innovative solutions to climate change related risks. We are now seeking a Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager to join our Climate Governance and Finance Team on a permanent, full-time contract. The Benefits - Salary of £39,114 - £43,067 per annum depending on experience - Benefits package This is an incredible opportunity for a project manager or co-ordinator with financial management experience and a background in the university or charity sector to take on a vital role supporting a key Group within our organisation. The Role As a Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager, you will ensure the effective and efficient implementation of a complex portfolio of international research and policy projects funded by various development donors. Managing the financial, contractual and organisational aspects of the projects, you will also assist with the production of communications outputs and provide general support to the Climate Governance and Finance Team's programme of work. You will also support business development, fundraising and events, networking and communications management. This position will be particularly suitable for those keen to work closely with researchers and other technical personnel while exercising skills and experience in financial management and an aptitude for communications. About You To be considered as a Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager, you will need: - Experience in managing and/or co-ordinating the delivery of complex projects or portfolios of projects - Experience of managing complex budgets and/or financial monitoring and planning - Experience of working within the voluntary and/or university sector, ideally in non-governmental organisations in an international context - Experience in event administration and co-ordinating travel arrangements for international collaborators - Excellent knowledge and understanding of project cycle management - Familiarity with editorial and publishing processes - An understanding of issues relating to climate change and/or sustainable development - Excellent IT skills - The ability to work well in French, written and verbal, in addition to English - A relevant first degree or equivalent level of education - The ability to travel overseas for work for up to ten days at a time Other organisations may call this role Team Co-ordinator, Project Manager, Senior Programme Administrator, Project Finance Co-ordinator, Programme Co-ordinator, Project Co-ordinator, or Project Officer. IIED is a committed Disability Confident and accredited Living Wage employer, committed to equal opportunities and the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. If you're seeking your next opportunity as a Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Jan 11, 2022
Full time
Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager London or Edinburgh (Please note, whilst this role is advertised as office based, IIED will remain a remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future). The closing deadline for applications is midnight on 26th January 2022 Interviews are expected to be held on Thursday 17th February 2022 About Us The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global challenges. We are based in London and Edinburgh and work on five continents with some of the world's most vulnerable people to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them. With more than 100 members of staff working with associates and partners around the world, IIED has been at the forefront of policymaking in sustainable development for 50 years. IIED's Climate Change Group (CCG) works with those who have less voice and power in climate decision-making to co-create solutions that shape pathways and drive action for a just and sustainable future. CCG's Climate Governance and Finance Team collaborates with public sector institutions (governments, bilateral and multilateral partners and development finance institutions), civil society actors and private sector entities in the developing world to design and test innovative solutions to climate change related risks. We are now seeking a Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager to join our Climate Governance and Finance Team on a permanent, full-time contract. The Benefits - Salary of £39,114 - £43,067 per annum depending on experience - Benefits package This is an incredible opportunity for a project manager or co-ordinator with financial management experience and a background in the university or charity sector to take on a vital role supporting a key Group within our organisation. The Role As a Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager, you will ensure the effective and efficient implementation of a complex portfolio of international research and policy projects funded by various development donors. Managing the financial, contractual and organisational aspects of the projects, you will also assist with the production of communications outputs and provide general support to the Climate Governance and Finance Team's programme of work. You will also support business development, fundraising and events, networking and communications management. This position will be particularly suitable for those keen to work closely with researchers and other technical personnel while exercising skills and experience in financial management and an aptitude for communications. About You To be considered as a Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager, you will need: - Experience in managing and/or co-ordinating the delivery of complex projects or portfolios of projects - Experience of managing complex budgets and/or financial monitoring and planning - Experience of working within the voluntary and/or university sector, ideally in non-governmental organisations in an international context - Experience in event administration and co-ordinating travel arrangements for international collaborators - Excellent knowledge and understanding of project cycle management - Familiarity with editorial and publishing processes - An understanding of issues relating to climate change and/or sustainable development - Excellent IT skills - The ability to work well in French, written and verbal, in addition to English - A relevant first degree or equivalent level of education - The ability to travel overseas for work for up to ten days at a time Other organisations may call this role Team Co-ordinator, Project Manager, Senior Programme Administrator, Project Finance Co-ordinator, Programme Co-ordinator, Project Co-ordinator, or Project Officer. IIED is a committed Disability Confident and accredited Living Wage employer, committed to equal opportunities and the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. If you're seeking your next opportunity as a Senior Co-ordinator / Project Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Position Title: Project Administrator - SC Security Cleared Duration: 3 months Rate: £150 -£200pd Location: Remote with occasional site visit near Reading, Berkshire Position Overview Roc Technologies are currently looking to recruit SC Security Cleared Project Administrators to join a team based on a secure site in Berkshire supporting this client's Information Services projects delivery team. The main responsibility for this individual is to support the IS project management function with its administration, process and governance procedures. Tasks include database searches, general administration and updating information on various platforms. The desired candidate will be well-organised, able to multi-task, able to demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and accuracy when necessary. Sharepoint experience would be a useful asset. Tasks: * Conduct searches of SharePoint sites against defined criteria * Triage search findings into defined buckets * Track progress and metrics, compiling reports as required Attributes * Good analytical and troubleshooting skills * The ability to multitask and be customer orientated * Good documentation skills * Personal responsibility and autonomy * Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes Valid SC Clearance is essential for this role. Please be aware that due to the nature of the clients activities, applicants for this position will be subject to security restrictions, meaning that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit your suitability for this position. Who are we? The Roc Group is one of the UK's fastest growing and capable Transformation Services Providers and we empower organisations in public and private sector organisations to accelerate business and technology change. Our energised team of programme, process, technology platform and managed services experts combined with Roc-developed, industry leading best-practice and proven methodologies, enable our customers to realise their transformation vision in less time and with less risk; while realising significant and sustainable business outcomes. At Roc, we pride ourselves on our honesty. We are a reliable, trusted partner, we operate with integrity at all times and are honest in all our dealings with colleagues, customers, stakeholders and suppliers. We are a passionate business who are proud of who we are and the clients we support. We care about ourselves, our colleagues and our clients. We care about our Solutions, Projects and our clients' business. We are committed to doing what we say we're going to do and we listen to feedback. As a business, we strive for excellence, we never reach our destination and we're professional, always seeking to go the extra mile above and beyond. Roc are a team of dynamic individuals, we are agile and flexible and we never stop thinking about what else we can do improve and add value. And finally, we are committed to making a difference, for us it's about going above and beyond. Each year we support our chosen charities, we seek adventure, we invest and sponsor community events, and we do it all whilst having fun Roc Technologies is an equal opportunities employer and no applicant or employee shall receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to b
Dec 09, 2021
Contractor
Position Title: Project Administrator - SC Security Cleared Duration: 3 months Rate: £150 -£200pd Location: Remote with occasional site visit near Reading, Berkshire Position Overview Roc Technologies are currently looking to recruit SC Security Cleared Project Administrators to join a team based on a secure site in Berkshire supporting this client's Information Services projects delivery team. The main responsibility for this individual is to support the IS project management function with its administration, process and governance procedures. Tasks include database searches, general administration and updating information on various platforms. The desired candidate will be well-organised, able to multi-task, able to demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and accuracy when necessary. Sharepoint experience would be a useful asset. Tasks: * Conduct searches of SharePoint sites against defined criteria * Triage search findings into defined buckets * Track progress and metrics, compiling reports as required Attributes * Good analytical and troubleshooting skills * The ability to multitask and be customer orientated * Good documentation skills * Personal responsibility and autonomy * Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes Valid SC Clearance is essential for this role. Please be aware that due to the nature of the clients activities, applicants for this position will be subject to security restrictions, meaning that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit your suitability for this position. Who are we? The Roc Group is one of the UK's fastest growing and capable Transformation Services Providers and we empower organisations in public and private sector organisations to accelerate business and technology change. Our energised team of programme, process, technology platform and managed services experts combined with Roc-developed, industry leading best-practice and proven methodologies, enable our customers to realise their transformation vision in less time and with less risk; while realising significant and sustainable business outcomes. At Roc, we pride ourselves on our honesty. We are a reliable, trusted partner, we operate with integrity at all times and are honest in all our dealings with colleagues, customers, stakeholders and suppliers. We are a passionate business who are proud of who we are and the clients we support. We care about ourselves, our colleagues and our clients. We care about our Solutions, Projects and our clients' business. We are committed to doing what we say we're going to do and we listen to feedback. As a business, we strive for excellence, we never reach our destination and we're professional, always seeking to go the extra mile above and beyond. Roc are a team of dynamic individuals, we are agile and flexible and we never stop thinking about what else we can do improve and add value. And finally, we are committed to making a difference, for us it's about going above and beyond. Each year we support our chosen charities, we seek adventure, we invest and sponsor community events, and we do it all whilst having fun Roc Technologies is an equal opportunities employer and no applicant or employee shall receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to b
Want to be part of a team that is pivotal to all of our technology and operations? Are you intrigued by technology and what it can do (regardless of what you've studied)? Do you want to work for a company that prioritises wellbeing and will support you to achieve professional qualifications? If so, a Technology Graduate career with us could be just what you're looking for. As the UK's largest insurer, a FTSE 100 company and a global leader in our industry, our Technology teams are crucial to our success. We truly believe our Technology community is amongst the most talented and supportive anywhere. Without their skills and ideas, we wouldn't be the company we are today. But we're not the kind of organisation that gets complacent. We want to keep investing in our technology, and more importantly, we want to keep investing in the people behind our technology. That's why our Graduate jobs are permanent from day one. Technology careers for diverse Graduates New insights, perspectives and diversity of thought are all invaluable to us. Which is why you don't need to have studied IT at university to join us in Technology. We have Graduates that have studied everything from Town Planning to Maths, from Computer Science to History, and they're all equally brilliant. We have a real variety of roles across our technology teams. As long as you're curious and passionate about technology, then we can teach you the rest - you'll have a structured training programme and a support network to help you develop. Our Infrastructure, Network and Operations Management Graduate Pathway is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the team that underpin all our technology areas: from the infrastructure and hardware, to the networks that connect everyone and everything together and finally the software and suppliers that we use. Our roles in this area include: Network Analyst (Bristol) - Our Network Service is critical to Aviva. It provides the platforms to engage with our customers and the ability for Aviva employees to collaborate. As technology advocates, our Network Analysts support the running of network operations and help develop the service to optimise the way we work Software Asset Management Specialist (Norwich) - Our Asset Management team are essential in managing the software that we use across all Aviva devices. They ensure compliance with our high standards and that all risk is appropriately managed and mitigated. You could find yourself looking after a major vendor or a specific function, but we can guarantee, you will find no two days the same Firewall and Proxy Management Technician (Bristol) - You will learn new technologies which help to deliver a high-quality firewall & proxy service for Aviva. This allows us to deliver projects faster and continually improve our security. The team supports multiple projects which vary from firewall configuration, designing the policies, proxy implementation or consultancy. They champion innovative thinking to ensure our customers are happy while maintaining the integrity of Aviva. Supplier Performance Analyst (Norwich) - As a part of this team, you will be responsible for managing the performance of our key strategic suppliers. The tasks are varied but involve performance monitoring, reporting and financial management to name a few. It's an excellent place to build your relationship management skills and knowledge of our supplier governance structure. IT Service Owner (Norwich) - Our Service Owners are technical problem solvers who work closely with the business to encourage change and investment in services. They are responsible for the operation and quality of the IT services as well as continuous improvements and change management. In short, the role comes with a varied workload which means no two days will be same! Whatever role you go into, you'll be working on interesting and challenging initiatives alongside a community of highly skilled and experienced technology professionals who will be on hand to support and encourage you every step of the way. This is a brilliant learning environment - a place where everyone is welcome to share ideas, ask questions and seek out advice. Where you'll be based: We offer the Graduate roles in our Bristol and Norwich offices. Not all roles are available in every location so see above which can be based where. Flexible working has been engrained into our culture for a long time now. Post COVID-19, you can expect a blend of working in the office and some home working as applicable. About you To join us as a Graduate, you will: Have, or be on track for, a Degree in any subject Have at least five GCSEs or Scottish National 5s at A*-C or 9-4 grade (or equivalent), including English and Maths Be a force for change and improvement - whether it's through your studies, your work experience or your outside interests, we'll want to see how you've helped make things better You should also be a confident communicator with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a love of learning and a commitment to continually developing yourself. And it goes without saying that we'll be looking to see that you have a genuine interest in technology. What will you get for this role? Starting salary from £25,000 (depending on your skills, experience and qualifications) A permanent role from right from the outset - you'll be taught and developed from the ground up by tackling real responsibilities rather than undertaking rotations Professional qualifications aligned to your role A caring, welcoming culture complete with wellbeing programmes, flexible working and an in-built support network, including buddies and mentors - many of whom have been with us for years A holiday allowance of 29 days, plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to five additional days An annual performance-related bonus and pay review Generous defined contribution pension scheme Plus plenty more The recruitment process: We'll assess your strengths as well as looking at how well you connect with our values throughout the process. The process itself involves: Making an online application - this will include answering a short questionnaire and attaching your CV If you pass the initial CV screen, you'll be sent some online tests Pass these, and you'll have a telephone interview with us And if you do well in these, there's an assessment day We will assess you for all roles within the Pathway you apply for and we would encourage you to be as flexible as possible about any role preferences you indicate in your application. We will take these into account when making any final recruitment decisions but cannot guarantee your role preference. We are looking at a September start date for all roles. Proud to be diverse We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you. We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Just send us an email once you've applied stating that you have a disclosed disability and we'll make sure we interview you. We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Daniela a call on or send an email to *As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By 'minimum criteria' we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.
Jan 31, 2021
Full time
Want to be part of a team that is pivotal to all of our technology and operations? Are you intrigued by technology and what it can do (regardless of what you've studied)? Do you want to work for a company that prioritises wellbeing and will support you to achieve professional qualifications? If so, a Technology Graduate career with us could be just what you're looking for. As the UK's largest insurer, a FTSE 100 company and a global leader in our industry, our Technology teams are crucial to our success. We truly believe our Technology community is amongst the most talented and supportive anywhere. Without their skills and ideas, we wouldn't be the company we are today. But we're not the kind of organisation that gets complacent. We want to keep investing in our technology, and more importantly, we want to keep investing in the people behind our technology. That's why our Graduate jobs are permanent from day one. Technology careers for diverse Graduates New insights, perspectives and diversity of thought are all invaluable to us. Which is why you don't need to have studied IT at university to join us in Technology. We have Graduates that have studied everything from Town Planning to Maths, from Computer Science to History, and they're all equally brilliant. We have a real variety of roles across our technology teams. As long as you're curious and passionate about technology, then we can teach you the rest - you'll have a structured training programme and a support network to help you develop. Our Infrastructure, Network and Operations Management Graduate Pathway is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the team that underpin all our technology areas: from the infrastructure and hardware, to the networks that connect everyone and everything together and finally the software and suppliers that we use. Our roles in this area include: Network Analyst (Bristol) - Our Network Service is critical to Aviva. It provides the platforms to engage with our customers and the ability for Aviva employees to collaborate. As technology advocates, our Network Analysts support the running of network operations and help develop the service to optimise the way we work Software Asset Management Specialist (Norwich) - Our Asset Management team are essential in managing the software that we use across all Aviva devices. They ensure compliance with our high standards and that all risk is appropriately managed and mitigated. You could find yourself looking after a major vendor or a specific function, but we can guarantee, you will find no two days the same Firewall and Proxy Management Technician (Bristol) - You will learn new technologies which help to deliver a high-quality firewall & proxy service for Aviva. This allows us to deliver projects faster and continually improve our security. The team supports multiple projects which vary from firewall configuration, designing the policies, proxy implementation or consultancy. They champion innovative thinking to ensure our customers are happy while maintaining the integrity of Aviva. Supplier Performance Analyst (Norwich) - As a part of this team, you will be responsible for managing the performance of our key strategic suppliers. The tasks are varied but involve performance monitoring, reporting and financial management to name a few. It's an excellent place to build your relationship management skills and knowledge of our supplier governance structure. IT Service Owner (Norwich) - Our Service Owners are technical problem solvers who work closely with the business to encourage change and investment in services. They are responsible for the operation and quality of the IT services as well as continuous improvements and change management. In short, the role comes with a varied workload which means no two days will be same! Whatever role you go into, you'll be working on interesting and challenging initiatives alongside a community of highly skilled and experienced technology professionals who will be on hand to support and encourage you every step of the way. This is a brilliant learning environment - a place where everyone is welcome to share ideas, ask questions and seek out advice. Where you'll be based: We offer the Graduate roles in our Bristol and Norwich offices. Not all roles are available in every location so see above which can be based where. Flexible working has been engrained into our culture for a long time now. Post COVID-19, you can expect a blend of working in the office and some home working as applicable. About you To join us as a Graduate, you will: Have, or be on track for, a Degree in any subject Have at least five GCSEs or Scottish National 5s at A*-C or 9-4 grade (or equivalent), including English and Maths Be a force for change and improvement - whether it's through your studies, your work experience or your outside interests, we'll want to see how you've helped make things better You should also be a confident communicator with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a love of learning and a commitment to continually developing yourself. And it goes without saying that we'll be looking to see that you have a genuine interest in technology. What will you get for this role? Starting salary from £25,000 (depending on your skills, experience and qualifications) A permanent role from right from the outset - you'll be taught and developed from the ground up by tackling real responsibilities rather than undertaking rotations Professional qualifications aligned to your role A caring, welcoming culture complete with wellbeing programmes, flexible working and an in-built support network, including buddies and mentors - many of whom have been with us for years A holiday allowance of 29 days, plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to five additional days An annual performance-related bonus and pay review Generous defined contribution pension scheme Plus plenty more The recruitment process: We'll assess your strengths as well as looking at how well you connect with our values throughout the process. The process itself involves: Making an online application - this will include answering a short questionnaire and attaching your CV If you pass the initial CV screen, you'll be sent some online tests Pass these, and you'll have a telephone interview with us And if you do well in these, there's an assessment day We will assess you for all roles within the Pathway you apply for and we would encourage you to be as flexible as possible about any role preferences you indicate in your application. We will take these into account when making any final recruitment decisions but cannot guarantee your role preference. We are looking at a September start date for all roles. Proud to be diverse We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you. We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Just send us an email once you've applied stating that you have a disclosed disability and we'll make sure we interview you. We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Daniela a call on or send an email to *As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By 'minimum criteria' we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.