The opportunity If you offer excellent leadership skills and previous administration management experience, then University of the Arts London (UAL) has an exciting opportunity for you. Join us as a Building Information Manager and play a key role in the smooth running of all Camberwell, Chelsea, Wimbledon Colleges of Arts (CCW) buildings. You will oversee a range of services that collate, deliver and communicate key information about the operation and use of the college's buildings. This will involve developing and maintaining business information data repositories, as well as preparing and modelling data on our spaces, in order to support the strategic development of the CCW estate. You will also manage CCW front of house services, establishing processes and policies for the management of visitors to our sites, as well as developing a pool of trained temporary staff to ensure sufficient reception cover for planned and unplanned absences. About you We are looking for an efficient leader who can motivate and lead teams effectively, utilising a strong set of communication, planning and teamwork skills. Excellent data analysis skills and the ability to gather and interpret relevant information will be essential for success in this role. You will possess proven experience of delivering a customer-focused service and will also demonstrate experience of using your strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships and networks. The ability to provide efficient administration management is also essential. We are UAL University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities - UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd. We're made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world's creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity. We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world. To apply please click the apply button. Closing date: 23:55, 14 th May 2024. Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Sirisa Clark, Head of Building Operations CCW at . Our culture UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn - a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
The opportunity If you offer excellent leadership skills and previous administration management experience, then University of the Arts London (UAL) has an exciting opportunity for you. Join us as a Building Information Manager and play a key role in the smooth running of all Camberwell, Chelsea, Wimbledon Colleges of Arts (CCW) buildings. You will oversee a range of services that collate, deliver and communicate key information about the operation and use of the college's buildings. This will involve developing and maintaining business information data repositories, as well as preparing and modelling data on our spaces, in order to support the strategic development of the CCW estate. You will also manage CCW front of house services, establishing processes and policies for the management of visitors to our sites, as well as developing a pool of trained temporary staff to ensure sufficient reception cover for planned and unplanned absences. About you We are looking for an efficient leader who can motivate and lead teams effectively, utilising a strong set of communication, planning and teamwork skills. Excellent data analysis skills and the ability to gather and interpret relevant information will be essential for success in this role. You will possess proven experience of delivering a customer-focused service and will also demonstrate experience of using your strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships and networks. The ability to provide efficient administration management is also essential. We are UAL University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities - UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd. We're made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world's creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity. We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world. To apply please click the apply button. Closing date: 23:55, 14 th May 2024. Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Sirisa Clark, Head of Building Operations CCW at . Our culture UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn - a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.
Nature Recovery Manager Advertised Salary: £48,500 + Car Cash Allowance (£450 per month) + Benefits Base Location: Home-based with requirements for national travel Overview: We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions. We currently have an opportunity for a Nature Recovery Manager within our national Environment Climate Action Team within the Strategy and Impact Directorate. The S&I directorate analyses current and emerging policy and sets the Trust's strategy and standards for regional delivery across all the Trust's activities. The Environment and Climate action team is responsible for delivering the Trust's strategy and policy on all environment and climate related sustainability issues, including environmental compliance as a minimum, improvement of our protected sites and achieving a net gain in biodiversity across our canal network. Reporting to the Head of Environment and Climate action, the Nature Recovery Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring the Trusts position and progress on nature recovery. The role includes delivering a long-term action plan to move more of our protected sites to favourable condition and collaborating with other teams across the Trust to develop, fund and deliver projects that increase biodiversity and the abundance of protected species across the network. Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience Key Accountabilities: Develop, implement and maintain the Trust's nature recovery strategy Develop and own a national action plan to improve the condition of the Trust's protected sites to meet the requirements set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023. Develop, deliver, and report on a programme of projects and activities enabling the Trust to demonstrate its biodiversity commitments as a 28G authority and that it is delivering an overall net gain in biodiversity across the network. This includes working closely with teams delivering mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain. Collaborate with the Fundraising, Marketing, Campaigns and Enterprise functions to deliver high quality, fundable nature recovery projects. Ownership of Trust standards relating to protected sites and biodiversity; working with internal technical experts and the Trust's legal team to ensure that all Trust standards relating to protected sites and biodiversity meet regulatory requirements. Working with the Trust's operational and delivery teams to ensure that standards are delivered and align with business processes through a process of assurance checking. Manage external technical input where requires (e.g. from consultants) Assist in the investigation of environmental incidents, near misses and ensure the production and dissemination of key learnings Producing progress reports (quarterly/ annually/ as necessary) for Defra and the wider public as well as input into our annual accounts and ESG reports Producing case studies and other examples of best practice for internal and external audiences Developing and delivering biodiversity and nature recovery training Displaying the Trust values and behaviours at all times. Ensuring that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust's policies and values. Knowledge, Experience & Skills: Full Member CIEEM (MCIEEM) qualification or equivalent Broad understanding of key policy drivers for improving biodiversity in UK organisations, e.g Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, TNFD etc. Demonstrable experience of developing and implementing opportunities to improve nature within an organisation with multiple objectives and environmental aspects. Experience of Practical understanding of the UK regulatory frameworks for biodiversity, habitats, and protected species Working knowledge of the key metrics tools for Biodiversity Net Gain (Defra Metric 4.0, UK Habitats and MoRPH) and how these can be used to demonstrate improvements in biodiversity. Experience with working with protected sites and the new Natural England framework for categorising and managing pressures, mechanism and actions Experience with working with climate change datasets (e.g. UKCP18) to develop adaptation plans for biodiversity under future climate scenarios/ Authoring company standards and guidance within an Environmental Management System Project/ programme management skills Developing business cases Location: The role will be home-based with an expectation to attend main regional hubs either at Milton Keynes, Birmingham or Little Venice (Paddington) for collaborative working. This is a national role, requiring collaboration with teams in all six of the Trust's regions. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout the regional waterway network. See our network here ( ) We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. What We Offer Salary is made up as follows: £48,500 + a Car Cash Allowance of £450 per month. Additionally, we also offer a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement (increasing with years of service) and numerous other employee benefits all of which can be found here (). 25 days paid holiday, increasing to 27 days after 3 years. Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%. Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity - hobbies; aspirations etc. Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues - health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters. Access to a range of employee benefits including - store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme. Expansive maternity/paternity provisions. Progressive access to learning tools and CPD. 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work. At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of. All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job. We believe that continuous personal & professional development are important, and through many Trust internal & externally supported development programmes we are pleased to support your ongoing growth and development in this role. Find out more about the work we do on our website: Apply for this job online Share on your newsfeed
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Nature Recovery Manager Advertised Salary: £48,500 + Car Cash Allowance (£450 per month) + Benefits Base Location: Home-based with requirements for national travel Overview: We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions. We currently have an opportunity for a Nature Recovery Manager within our national Environment Climate Action Team within the Strategy and Impact Directorate. The S&I directorate analyses current and emerging policy and sets the Trust's strategy and standards for regional delivery across all the Trust's activities. The Environment and Climate action team is responsible for delivering the Trust's strategy and policy on all environment and climate related sustainability issues, including environmental compliance as a minimum, improvement of our protected sites and achieving a net gain in biodiversity across our canal network. Reporting to the Head of Environment and Climate action, the Nature Recovery Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring the Trusts position and progress on nature recovery. The role includes delivering a long-term action plan to move more of our protected sites to favourable condition and collaborating with other teams across the Trust to develop, fund and deliver projects that increase biodiversity and the abundance of protected species across the network. Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience Key Accountabilities: Develop, implement and maintain the Trust's nature recovery strategy Develop and own a national action plan to improve the condition of the Trust's protected sites to meet the requirements set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan 2023. Develop, deliver, and report on a programme of projects and activities enabling the Trust to demonstrate its biodiversity commitments as a 28G authority and that it is delivering an overall net gain in biodiversity across the network. This includes working closely with teams delivering mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain. Collaborate with the Fundraising, Marketing, Campaigns and Enterprise functions to deliver high quality, fundable nature recovery projects. Ownership of Trust standards relating to protected sites and biodiversity; working with internal technical experts and the Trust's legal team to ensure that all Trust standards relating to protected sites and biodiversity meet regulatory requirements. Working with the Trust's operational and delivery teams to ensure that standards are delivered and align with business processes through a process of assurance checking. Manage external technical input where requires (e.g. from consultants) Assist in the investigation of environmental incidents, near misses and ensure the production and dissemination of key learnings Producing progress reports (quarterly/ annually/ as necessary) for Defra and the wider public as well as input into our annual accounts and ESG reports Producing case studies and other examples of best practice for internal and external audiences Developing and delivering biodiversity and nature recovery training Displaying the Trust values and behaviours at all times. Ensuring that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust's policies and values. Knowledge, Experience & Skills: Full Member CIEEM (MCIEEM) qualification or equivalent Broad understanding of key policy drivers for improving biodiversity in UK organisations, e.g Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, TNFD etc. Demonstrable experience of developing and implementing opportunities to improve nature within an organisation with multiple objectives and environmental aspects. Experience of Practical understanding of the UK regulatory frameworks for biodiversity, habitats, and protected species Working knowledge of the key metrics tools for Biodiversity Net Gain (Defra Metric 4.0, UK Habitats and MoRPH) and how these can be used to demonstrate improvements in biodiversity. Experience with working with protected sites and the new Natural England framework for categorising and managing pressures, mechanism and actions Experience with working with climate change datasets (e.g. UKCP18) to develop adaptation plans for biodiversity under future climate scenarios/ Authoring company standards and guidance within an Environmental Management System Project/ programme management skills Developing business cases Location: The role will be home-based with an expectation to attend main regional hubs either at Milton Keynes, Birmingham or Little Venice (Paddington) for collaborative working. This is a national role, requiring collaboration with teams in all six of the Trust's regions. There will be an expectation that the successful candidate will be able travel to attend meetings or fieldwork throughout the regional waterway network. See our network here ( ) We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. What We Offer Salary is made up as follows: £48,500 + a Car Cash Allowance of £450 per month. Additionally, we also offer a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement (increasing with years of service) and numerous other employee benefits all of which can be found here (). 25 days paid holiday, increasing to 27 days after 3 years. Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%. Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity - hobbies; aspirations etc. Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues - health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters. Access to a range of employee benefits including - store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme. Expansive maternity/paternity provisions. Progressive access to learning tools and CPD. 2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work. At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of. All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job. We believe that continuous personal & professional development are important, and through many Trust internal & externally supported development programmes we are pleased to support your ongoing growth and development in this role. Find out more about the work we do on our website: Apply for this job online Share on your newsfeed
Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customer segments that value the premium experience, flexibility and certainly we deliver. We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We have a diversified offering, with our innovative lending propositions tailored to meet specific customer needs in carefully selected markets across SME, Real Estate and Personal. Our products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for consumers delivered digitally. We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to smart savers. The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our 'best of both' approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities. This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale. We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent.If you're willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you're our kind of person. Work with us because you: Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and hardworking culture Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself The Role & Responsibilities The role of the Senior Strategy and Product Governance Manager, is pivotal in shaping and executing the overarching goals of Shawbrook and in particular the Consumer Business. Positioned as a key leader within the Consumer Group, this role actively supports the Head of Strategy to formulate and execute long-range strategic plans for the franchise. Additionally, the Senior Strategy and Product Governance Manager contributes significantly to refining and implementing the product framework for a range of consumer products, including Unsecured Personal Lending, Savings, and Motor Finance. Key Responsibilities Strategy Leadership: Articulating and implementing the overall strategy for the Consumer, ensuring effective communication and alignment with all relevant teams across the franchise. Identifying and prioritising key strategic initiatives, both organic and inorganic, for the division. Exercising control and monitoring over the implementation of strategic initiatives. Providing support in managing relationships with platform lender partners. Identifying potential improvements and ensuring regular updates to the Consumer ExCo. Product Management: Defining new products and ensuring the suitability of existing ones, aligned with Consumer Duty and regulatory requirements. Aligning strategic priorities for the Bank with Consumer Group initiatives and product priorities. The Product & Strategy Manager (CG) reports to the Head of Strategy (CG) and is expected to collaborate closely with teams across the division and, when necessary, with Shawbrook. This collaborative effort aims to support the development of comprehensive proposals, findings, and recommendations. These outputs will be presented to internal stakeholders, including the Consumer Group ExCo, Shawbrook ExCo, and the Board. In essence, the role is designed to be instrumental in driving strategic and product-related initiatives, ensuring a cohesive and aligned approach across the organisation. Support finance in the yearly budget cycle (agreeing originations in the division in like with the strategic priorities for the bank). Assist in developing the planning and proposal of strategic initiatives for the growth and success of Shawbrook and the Consumer Franchise based on the Bank Strategy. Collaborate with the business and product teams to articulate, plan, validate, communicate, and roll out the strategic vision for the CG. Define and monitor Consumer KPIs/OKRs against strategy based on budget and forecast. Produce regular and ad-hoc strategy updates, identifying obstacles, progress, and changes as appropriate. Provide insights to Business MDs/Directors/Heads to drive strategic initiatives using data and MI. Markets and R&D: Conduct regular deep dives into markets and products using market and business intelligence to identify new strategic opportunities. Support market entries and exits. Work with the Head of Strategy to perform horizon scanning to develop 3-to-5-year propositions for delivering growth opportunities. Conduct R&D into new markets and products, distribution channels, partnerships, and inorganic growth opportunities. Inorganic and M&A: Identify and support inorganic objectives within the Division. Manage relationships with platform lending partners, ensuring the right controls are in place and continuous communication between parties. Produce regular updates to ExCo and the Board. Support Due Diligence activities, being the main point of contact between the Corporate Development team and stakeholders within Consumer. Support the integration of business acquisitions. Process Improvements: Identify initiatives leading to process improvements within Shawbrook (e.g., implementation of AI for operational processes, setup of new MI, etc.). Coordinate critical stakeholders and manage progress of implementation using KPIs. Product Governance and Compliance: Management of the internal product governance, including approval of requirements by the right internal parties and ensuring changes are tracked, justified, and approved. Execute annual product reviews to ensure product fitness and regulatory compliance (including Consumer Duty). Implement Consumer Duty Governance embedding model. Identify key regulatory updates affecting products and internal processes. Support the definition of the product strategy, working closely with the product and marketing team. Follow up and track new product developments and delivery. Understand marketing insights and assess marketing programs' effectiveness. Identify product enhancements and/or new product development opportunities. Manage the Consumer Product Committee. The Person 10+ years of experience of working in a B2B and B2C professional services environment, preferably within the financial services or advisory sectors. Experience of developing and implementing frameworks to support strategy delivery and facilitate the development of solutions and projects through which it can be delivered. Project/programme/portfolio management experience involving complex business workstreams across the whole lifecycle, from objective definition and scope of work onwards. Demonstrable experience of working successfully with internal and external stakeholders. Experience of managing and delivering all business change projects including business planning, stakeholder management, risk analysis, reporting and communications. Ability and adaptability to manage a large workload that will change according to business needs. Excellent presentation skills. Domain Broad knowledge of the UK Consumer market Experience of working within a regulated environment Ability to collect and interrogate data from multiple sources using appropriate analytical methodologies and software Ability to present data in a clear and compelling way Strong natural want to Challenge norms and drive value Reward Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include: Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health Cycle to work scheme Discounts on gym membership Your Lifestyle - It's important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you're enjoying your leisure time. Minimum of 27 days holiday per year Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme Discounts on gym membership nationwide Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands Community support and charitable giving Your Contribution - We're focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals. Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success . click apply for full job details
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customer segments that value the premium experience, flexibility and certainly we deliver. We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We have a diversified offering, with our innovative lending propositions tailored to meet specific customer needs in carefully selected markets across SME, Real Estate and Personal. Our products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for consumers delivered digitally. We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to smart savers. The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our 'best of both' approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities. This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale. We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent.If you're willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you're our kind of person. Work with us because you: Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and hardworking culture Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself The Role & Responsibilities The role of the Senior Strategy and Product Governance Manager, is pivotal in shaping and executing the overarching goals of Shawbrook and in particular the Consumer Business. Positioned as a key leader within the Consumer Group, this role actively supports the Head of Strategy to formulate and execute long-range strategic plans for the franchise. Additionally, the Senior Strategy and Product Governance Manager contributes significantly to refining and implementing the product framework for a range of consumer products, including Unsecured Personal Lending, Savings, and Motor Finance. Key Responsibilities Strategy Leadership: Articulating and implementing the overall strategy for the Consumer, ensuring effective communication and alignment with all relevant teams across the franchise. Identifying and prioritising key strategic initiatives, both organic and inorganic, for the division. Exercising control and monitoring over the implementation of strategic initiatives. Providing support in managing relationships with platform lender partners. Identifying potential improvements and ensuring regular updates to the Consumer ExCo. Product Management: Defining new products and ensuring the suitability of existing ones, aligned with Consumer Duty and regulatory requirements. Aligning strategic priorities for the Bank with Consumer Group initiatives and product priorities. The Product & Strategy Manager (CG) reports to the Head of Strategy (CG) and is expected to collaborate closely with teams across the division and, when necessary, with Shawbrook. This collaborative effort aims to support the development of comprehensive proposals, findings, and recommendations. These outputs will be presented to internal stakeholders, including the Consumer Group ExCo, Shawbrook ExCo, and the Board. In essence, the role is designed to be instrumental in driving strategic and product-related initiatives, ensuring a cohesive and aligned approach across the organisation. Support finance in the yearly budget cycle (agreeing originations in the division in like with the strategic priorities for the bank). Assist in developing the planning and proposal of strategic initiatives for the growth and success of Shawbrook and the Consumer Franchise based on the Bank Strategy. Collaborate with the business and product teams to articulate, plan, validate, communicate, and roll out the strategic vision for the CG. Define and monitor Consumer KPIs/OKRs against strategy based on budget and forecast. Produce regular and ad-hoc strategy updates, identifying obstacles, progress, and changes as appropriate. Provide insights to Business MDs/Directors/Heads to drive strategic initiatives using data and MI. Markets and R&D: Conduct regular deep dives into markets and products using market and business intelligence to identify new strategic opportunities. Support market entries and exits. Work with the Head of Strategy to perform horizon scanning to develop 3-to-5-year propositions for delivering growth opportunities. Conduct R&D into new markets and products, distribution channels, partnerships, and inorganic growth opportunities. Inorganic and M&A: Identify and support inorganic objectives within the Division. Manage relationships with platform lending partners, ensuring the right controls are in place and continuous communication between parties. Produce regular updates to ExCo and the Board. Support Due Diligence activities, being the main point of contact between the Corporate Development team and stakeholders within Consumer. Support the integration of business acquisitions. Process Improvements: Identify initiatives leading to process improvements within Shawbrook (e.g., implementation of AI for operational processes, setup of new MI, etc.). Coordinate critical stakeholders and manage progress of implementation using KPIs. Product Governance and Compliance: Management of the internal product governance, including approval of requirements by the right internal parties and ensuring changes are tracked, justified, and approved. Execute annual product reviews to ensure product fitness and regulatory compliance (including Consumer Duty). Implement Consumer Duty Governance embedding model. Identify key regulatory updates affecting products and internal processes. Support the definition of the product strategy, working closely with the product and marketing team. Follow up and track new product developments and delivery. Understand marketing insights and assess marketing programs' effectiveness. Identify product enhancements and/or new product development opportunities. Manage the Consumer Product Committee. The Person 10+ years of experience of working in a B2B and B2C professional services environment, preferably within the financial services or advisory sectors. Experience of developing and implementing frameworks to support strategy delivery and facilitate the development of solutions and projects through which it can be delivered. Project/programme/portfolio management experience involving complex business workstreams across the whole lifecycle, from objective definition and scope of work onwards. Demonstrable experience of working successfully with internal and external stakeholders. Experience of managing and delivering all business change projects including business planning, stakeholder management, risk analysis, reporting and communications. Ability and adaptability to manage a large workload that will change according to business needs. Excellent presentation skills. Domain Broad knowledge of the UK Consumer market Experience of working within a regulated environment Ability to collect and interrogate data from multiple sources using appropriate analytical methodologies and software Ability to present data in a clear and compelling way Strong natural want to Challenge norms and drive value Reward Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include: Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health Cycle to work scheme Discounts on gym membership Your Lifestyle - It's important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you're enjoying your leisure time. Minimum of 27 days holiday per year Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme Discounts on gym membership nationwide Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands Community support and charitable giving Your Contribution - We're focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals. Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success . click apply for full job details
THG is a fast-moving, global technology business that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers . Our world-class proprietary tech and infrastructure powers our extensive portfolio of beauty, nutrition and lifestyle brands and is now helping drive exponential growth of our clients' brands globally. We're powered by a global team of over 7,000 ambitious people around the world. Our culture is fast-paced and entrepreneurial, it's this DNA that has supported our incredible growth. We're always looking for individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to THG, and play a part in driving the group forward on its exciting journey. So, if you're ready to take the next big step in your career, challenge yourself every day and evolve with the world around you, THG is ready for you. Header: Job Title: Key Account Executive Location: London Reports To: Senior Account Manager Job purpose: Arrow Films is a UK based film distributor, releasing both home entertainment product and on digital platforms across the UK and North America. Arrow specialises in restoration, curation and is considered one of the leading boutique film labels in the world. The Key Account Executive is responsible for managing numerous key accounts across the UK and supporting the National Account Manager and wider sales team on New Release, catalogue and promotional business. Working with other departments will be key such as with the Operations team, where you will assess and collaborate on stock management and replenishment. With the Finance team to work on the NAV system daily to action order approvals and admin and track our physical distribution. Working with the wider Sales team will also be crucial to support duties in eCommerce and Customer Service. There will also be an opportunity to work with our third-party labels (Second Run and Third Window). This includes working with the National Account Manager to ensure all new releases are fully set up and communicated internally and externally, seeking out promotional opportunities in the market and being a contact point at Arrow for these labels. They will be a key support for the National Account Manager, working with them daily across the physical business, including stock replenishment, new release manufacturing quantities, stock allocations across trade, market analysis and business wide reporting, to name a few. The role evolves as with the changes in the market and business so there is perennial scope to take on more accounts and responsibilities as necessary. Key responsibilities: Management of select physical sales accounts, working in tandem with the National Account Manager, ensuring all clients are managed effectively. Maintain and nourish relationships with key UK accounts including working on strategic planning and reporting back to the business. Deliver strong Physical Sales strategy proposals for setting short and long-term goals across key accounts and territories. Work with our 3 rd -party Distribution Partner (Vantiva) to fulfil on all order dispatches in a timely manner. Utilise our internal Navision software for Order processing and ensuring fulfilment to customers, including communication with retail partners as applicable. Deliver on Annual and Monthly Sales forecasts and targets across the UK. Continually look to identify new commercial opportunities, including new emerging channels and websites. Liaise with all internal departments for accurate metadata delivery to all key accounts and partners. Keep appraised of continual changing market conditions and the competitor landscape. Provide Sales reports as required to all relevant internal stakeholders. Work in synergy with the wider sales team to develop our B2B and B2C business. Monitoring and analysis of competitor product and pricing Qualifications & experience required: Experience working in a business focused office based role preferable. Extremely well organised and a proven efficient manner of working practice. Strong understanding of budgets and analysis and reporting on key accounts using all available data. Strong Excel skills, plus other Office tools including Outlook, Word and Powerpoint. Strong project management skills, including pre-planning and post-campaign reporting. Ability to communicate at a professional level with clarity and concision both externally and internally. Experience of integration with warehouse fulfilment processes and procedures desirable. Knowledge of working with digital advertising desirable. Personal attributes: Commercially astute, ambitious and driven; hungry for success and responsibility. Highly motivated to achieve goals and targets. Strong interpersonal skills with both internal co-workers and external clients. Manages their time efficiently, enjoys problem solving and finding effective yet scalable solutions. Strong communicationskills;has worked exceptionally as part of a wider team. Entrepreneurial thinkers are welcome with the ability to think outside the box. The ability to work calmly and positively under pressure. Passionate about film & television is welcome, alongside an understanding of the physical collector market. An understanding of the Home Entertainment industry, and familiarity with Arrow products. A positive, friendly and collaborative attitude is welcome. Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further. THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Apply for this job Required First Name Last Name Email Phone Resume/CV Resume/CV Do you require sponsorship to work in the UK?
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
THG is a fast-moving, global technology business that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers . Our world-class proprietary tech and infrastructure powers our extensive portfolio of beauty, nutrition and lifestyle brands and is now helping drive exponential growth of our clients' brands globally. We're powered by a global team of over 7,000 ambitious people around the world. Our culture is fast-paced and entrepreneurial, it's this DNA that has supported our incredible growth. We're always looking for individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to THG, and play a part in driving the group forward on its exciting journey. So, if you're ready to take the next big step in your career, challenge yourself every day and evolve with the world around you, THG is ready for you. Header: Job Title: Key Account Executive Location: London Reports To: Senior Account Manager Job purpose: Arrow Films is a UK based film distributor, releasing both home entertainment product and on digital platforms across the UK and North America. Arrow specialises in restoration, curation and is considered one of the leading boutique film labels in the world. The Key Account Executive is responsible for managing numerous key accounts across the UK and supporting the National Account Manager and wider sales team on New Release, catalogue and promotional business. Working with other departments will be key such as with the Operations team, where you will assess and collaborate on stock management and replenishment. With the Finance team to work on the NAV system daily to action order approvals and admin and track our physical distribution. Working with the wider Sales team will also be crucial to support duties in eCommerce and Customer Service. There will also be an opportunity to work with our third-party labels (Second Run and Third Window). This includes working with the National Account Manager to ensure all new releases are fully set up and communicated internally and externally, seeking out promotional opportunities in the market and being a contact point at Arrow for these labels. They will be a key support for the National Account Manager, working with them daily across the physical business, including stock replenishment, new release manufacturing quantities, stock allocations across trade, market analysis and business wide reporting, to name a few. The role evolves as with the changes in the market and business so there is perennial scope to take on more accounts and responsibilities as necessary. Key responsibilities: Management of select physical sales accounts, working in tandem with the National Account Manager, ensuring all clients are managed effectively. Maintain and nourish relationships with key UK accounts including working on strategic planning and reporting back to the business. Deliver strong Physical Sales strategy proposals for setting short and long-term goals across key accounts and territories. Work with our 3 rd -party Distribution Partner (Vantiva) to fulfil on all order dispatches in a timely manner. Utilise our internal Navision software for Order processing and ensuring fulfilment to customers, including communication with retail partners as applicable. Deliver on Annual and Monthly Sales forecasts and targets across the UK. Continually look to identify new commercial opportunities, including new emerging channels and websites. Liaise with all internal departments for accurate metadata delivery to all key accounts and partners. Keep appraised of continual changing market conditions and the competitor landscape. Provide Sales reports as required to all relevant internal stakeholders. Work in synergy with the wider sales team to develop our B2B and B2C business. Monitoring and analysis of competitor product and pricing Qualifications & experience required: Experience working in a business focused office based role preferable. Extremely well organised and a proven efficient manner of working practice. Strong understanding of budgets and analysis and reporting on key accounts using all available data. Strong Excel skills, plus other Office tools including Outlook, Word and Powerpoint. Strong project management skills, including pre-planning and post-campaign reporting. Ability to communicate at a professional level with clarity and concision both externally and internally. Experience of integration with warehouse fulfilment processes and procedures desirable. Knowledge of working with digital advertising desirable. Personal attributes: Commercially astute, ambitious and driven; hungry for success and responsibility. Highly motivated to achieve goals and targets. Strong interpersonal skills with both internal co-workers and external clients. Manages their time efficiently, enjoys problem solving and finding effective yet scalable solutions. Strong communicationskills;has worked exceptionally as part of a wider team. Entrepreneurial thinkers are welcome with the ability to think outside the box. The ability to work calmly and positively under pressure. Passionate about film & television is welcome, alongside an understanding of the physical collector market. An understanding of the Home Entertainment industry, and familiarity with Arrow products. A positive, friendly and collaborative attitude is welcome. Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further. THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Apply for this job Required First Name Last Name Email Phone Resume/CV Resume/CV Do you require sponsorship to work in the UK?
The Acorn group is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team as the Head of internal audit. As a key member of our organisation, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of our operations. You Will lead our audit function, providing independent and objective assurance, advise and strategic insights. Your Mission will be to add value by enhancing the group's performance, safeguarding its assets and maintaining its reputation and sustainability. Role : Head Of Internal Audit Location: Liverpool/ Merseyside on a Hybrid basis Working Hours: Full time- 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm Salary: £Competitive DOE What you'll be doing: Strategic Leadership: Develop and manage a comprehensive risk-based audit program aligned to our business objectives. Your Leadership will drive behavioral, process and production improvements across the group. Risk Assessment: Conduct rigorous evaluations of risk management, control and governance processes and identify area's of enhancement and recommend actionable solutions. Operational Excellence: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency. Your Insights will drive continuous improvement. Analysis: Identify anomalies or issues in the testing of controls and compile identified issues, audit reports, process narratives, and other documents to report. Insightful Reporting: Building an Audit program that fulfills business requirements and provides meaningful insights to senior management and the board. Your reports will inform decision-making and guide strategic direction including insight of the Audit Program, Risk Identification and Mitigation, Business/ Process Performance and Improvement. Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with internal and external stakeholders to foster a culture of compliance, transparency and accountability. Working closely with the business to verify corrective actions for audit issues. Leading: Performing in or leading highly effective teams; identifying and implementing improvements to operating methodologies and inspiring excellent performance. What we're looking for: We are actively seeking candidates who embody excellence in their previous work experience. If you possess strong analytical, quantitative, interpersonal skills and are passionate about contributing to our mission of becoming industry leaders, we want you to be a key contributor to achieve our firms' strategic goals. Audit/quality assurance experience within the financial services sector, preferably within the personal lines insurance industry with a comprehensive understanding and knowledge around risk management FCA regulations. Audit leadership: ability to effectively deliver audit results, determine appropriate reporting and escalation as needed. Relationships Ability to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders within the group, building trust that facilitates an open mindset and free exchange of information. Communication skills: Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) and project management skills. About Acorn Insurance We are a growing business with great opportunities to build your knowledge of the financial services industry. As a specialist insurance provider, we have 40 years of experience helping people secure motor insurance across all of the UK. We help more than 50,000 customers to find a policy that meets their needs and gives them the peace of mind that comes with high-quality insurance. At Acorn Insurance we provide full training and continuous coaching inhouse you will be given full in-depth FCA regulated industry knowledge and have all the tools necessary to help you personally grow your career with the business. We celebrate difference and it's important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves. Why Acorn Insurance? Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays) Additional Buy & Sell Holidays Company Sick Pay Scheme Company Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave Generous Company Pension Scheme A comprehensive Mental Health support system via the health assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) A wide network of mental health first aiders. Our very own reward and discount platform "Your tomorrow" Fresh fruit Deliveries twice a week £250 Refer a friend bonus Cycle to work scheme Free eye test vouchers and a contribution towards the frames Regular Employment Engagement including ongoing competitions with fantastic prizes Charity fundraising events All roles are subject to DBS and Financial checks, any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
The Acorn group is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team as the Head of internal audit. As a key member of our organisation, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of our operations. You Will lead our audit function, providing independent and objective assurance, advise and strategic insights. Your Mission will be to add value by enhancing the group's performance, safeguarding its assets and maintaining its reputation and sustainability. Role : Head Of Internal Audit Location: Liverpool/ Merseyside on a Hybrid basis Working Hours: Full time- 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm Salary: £Competitive DOE What you'll be doing: Strategic Leadership: Develop and manage a comprehensive risk-based audit program aligned to our business objectives. Your Leadership will drive behavioral, process and production improvements across the group. Risk Assessment: Conduct rigorous evaluations of risk management, control and governance processes and identify area's of enhancement and recommend actionable solutions. Operational Excellence: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency. Your Insights will drive continuous improvement. Analysis: Identify anomalies or issues in the testing of controls and compile identified issues, audit reports, process narratives, and other documents to report. Insightful Reporting: Building an Audit program that fulfills business requirements and provides meaningful insights to senior management and the board. Your reports will inform decision-making and guide strategic direction including insight of the Audit Program, Risk Identification and Mitigation, Business/ Process Performance and Improvement. Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with internal and external stakeholders to foster a culture of compliance, transparency and accountability. Working closely with the business to verify corrective actions for audit issues. Leading: Performing in or leading highly effective teams; identifying and implementing improvements to operating methodologies and inspiring excellent performance. What we're looking for: We are actively seeking candidates who embody excellence in their previous work experience. If you possess strong analytical, quantitative, interpersonal skills and are passionate about contributing to our mission of becoming industry leaders, we want you to be a key contributor to achieve our firms' strategic goals. Audit/quality assurance experience within the financial services sector, preferably within the personal lines insurance industry with a comprehensive understanding and knowledge around risk management FCA regulations. Audit leadership: ability to effectively deliver audit results, determine appropriate reporting and escalation as needed. Relationships Ability to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders within the group, building trust that facilitates an open mindset and free exchange of information. Communication skills: Excellent presentation and communication (oral and written) and project management skills. About Acorn Insurance We are a growing business with great opportunities to build your knowledge of the financial services industry. As a specialist insurance provider, we have 40 years of experience helping people secure motor insurance across all of the UK. We help more than 50,000 customers to find a policy that meets their needs and gives them the peace of mind that comes with high-quality insurance. At Acorn Insurance we provide full training and continuous coaching inhouse you will be given full in-depth FCA regulated industry knowledge and have all the tools necessary to help you personally grow your career with the business. We celebrate difference and it's important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves. Why Acorn Insurance? Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays) Additional Buy & Sell Holidays Company Sick Pay Scheme Company Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave Generous Company Pension Scheme A comprehensive Mental Health support system via the health assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) A wide network of mental health first aiders. Our very own reward and discount platform "Your tomorrow" Fresh fruit Deliveries twice a week £250 Refer a friend bonus Cycle to work scheme Free eye test vouchers and a contribution towards the frames Regular Employment Engagement including ongoing competitions with fantastic prizes Charity fundraising events All roles are subject to DBS and Financial checks, any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard.
SNG Formerly Sovereign Housing Association
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Our vision at Sovereign Network Group is to have a positive and lasting impact on our customers lives by offering them safe high-quality homes and connectedcommunities. We do this by shaping our services around ourcustomer, ensuring we deliver right first time, whilst championingour values of being kind, inclusive, ambitious, responsible, and collaborative. We have a fantastic opportunity to join ourCustomer Resource Planning Team as a CustomerPlanning Analyst. Based out of our head office in Basingstoke you'll combine home and office working to ensure a positive work / life balance. Resource Planning is key to ensure ourCustomeroperations teams are equipped to deal with day to day Customer demands, as our CustomerPlanning Analyst , you'll support both front and back office teams withperformancedata and insights, creating and developingvisually appealing and easy-to-understand KPI dashboards which improve workflow and efficiency. You'll be responsible for maintaining the integrity of ourhistoricaldata and will need to be able to interpret and analyse short and midterm trends; communicating these withstakeholders in data led discussions to influence value drivendecision making. Key Responsibilities: Create and develop insightful KPI dashboards for both front and back office teams. Alignment of all available, skilled resource to meet Customer Demand through the optimised planning of colleague shift patterns & activity to protect service. Provide pro-active analysis that influence operationaldecisions, evaluateperformance, identify areas of underperformance and suggesting improvementopportunities. Complete robust impact analysis on all projects or changes highlighting the impacts to both overall performance and ourcustomer's journey. Maintain historicaldata, reviewing and sharing short to midterm changes with relevant stakeholders as and when required. Collaboratewithstakeholders both within Customer Service Management Centre and the wider business to share knowledge, best practice, and accurate data. The ideal candidate will have: Excellent analytical, planning & organisational skills The ability to engage effectivelywith and influence key stakeholders Experience in improving productivityperformance Experience creating and developingperformance dashboards that have driven change or improvements in a team or organisation Ability to propose creative solutions that drive continuousimprovement Self-driven and highly motivated Experience with using Excel. Experience withCalabrio WFM or similar Workforce ManagementPlanning Tool What you can expect from us: We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation. Some of our benefits include: £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice Flexible working 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days) A chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package A generous pension scheme matching up to 12% Life cover as soon as you join us You will be a part of ourRecognition scheme where you can be gifted retail vouchers A range of wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships A wide selection of other benefits available It's an exciting time to be joining Sovereign Network Group so if you're looking for a new opportunity then we'd love to hear from you!
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Our vision at Sovereign Network Group is to have a positive and lasting impact on our customers lives by offering them safe high-quality homes and connectedcommunities. We do this by shaping our services around ourcustomer, ensuring we deliver right first time, whilst championingour values of being kind, inclusive, ambitious, responsible, and collaborative. We have a fantastic opportunity to join ourCustomer Resource Planning Team as a CustomerPlanning Analyst. Based out of our head office in Basingstoke you'll combine home and office working to ensure a positive work / life balance. Resource Planning is key to ensure ourCustomeroperations teams are equipped to deal with day to day Customer demands, as our CustomerPlanning Analyst , you'll support both front and back office teams withperformancedata and insights, creating and developingvisually appealing and easy-to-understand KPI dashboards which improve workflow and efficiency. You'll be responsible for maintaining the integrity of ourhistoricaldata and will need to be able to interpret and analyse short and midterm trends; communicating these withstakeholders in data led discussions to influence value drivendecision making. Key Responsibilities: Create and develop insightful KPI dashboards for both front and back office teams. Alignment of all available, skilled resource to meet Customer Demand through the optimised planning of colleague shift patterns & activity to protect service. Provide pro-active analysis that influence operationaldecisions, evaluateperformance, identify areas of underperformance and suggesting improvementopportunities. Complete robust impact analysis on all projects or changes highlighting the impacts to both overall performance and ourcustomer's journey. Maintain historicaldata, reviewing and sharing short to midterm changes with relevant stakeholders as and when required. Collaboratewithstakeholders both within Customer Service Management Centre and the wider business to share knowledge, best practice, and accurate data. The ideal candidate will have: Excellent analytical, planning & organisational skills The ability to engage effectivelywith and influence key stakeholders Experience in improving productivityperformance Experience creating and developingperformance dashboards that have driven change or improvements in a team or organisation Ability to propose creative solutions that drive continuousimprovement Self-driven and highly motivated Experience with using Excel. Experience withCalabrio WFM or similar Workforce ManagementPlanning Tool What you can expect from us: We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation. Some of our benefits include: £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice Flexible working 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days) A chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package A generous pension scheme matching up to 12% Life cover as soon as you join us You will be a part of ourRecognition scheme where you can be gifted retail vouchers A range of wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships A wide selection of other benefits available It's an exciting time to be joining Sovereign Network Group so if you're looking for a new opportunity then we'd love to hear from you!
SkyBlue solutions have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Manager to join our client who are responsible for the maintenance of the Military Estates, you would be based in Tidworth. Your primary responsibility is to provide commercial and contractual advice and support to the business to minimise ADS/ADSL's risk and maximise the commercial position. An awareness of PFI contracts would be beneficial. Other responsibilities of Commercial Manager include: Participate in negotiations and interactions with the Customer Be a point of contact for the Customer and the business on commercial issues. Develop, implement, and maintain commercial processes and procedures that meet the business need. Together with the Senior Commercial Manager and the Head of Commercial, you will also be required to: Act as a commercial focal point and representative to the central business teams and to the garrisons and provide commercial advice and support to their day-to-day activities, and to develop any new systems and/or processes Provide commercial and legal support as required to business development, major works, and the contractual change/compensation event processes, including the preparation of commercial responses for bids and proposals. Perform risk identification, management, and mitigation, including the preparation of commercial risk assessments for bids and proposals, and the development of innovative risk avoidance measures to ensure business objectives can be met. Contract interpretation and dispute resolution, including providing guidance on contractual commitments and entitlements. Support the delivery of the contract insurance claims process and investigations, and the annual insurance renewal process, to ensure best value for money is achieved Support procurement with the commercial review of supplier contracts and agreements including the identification of contractual and financial risks, and lead risk mitigation negotiations Develop commercial relationships with the Customer, the Client, and contractual partners in order to promote contractual compliance and resolve commercial risks and issues in an appropriate and timely manner. Take steps to ensure that commercial disciplines and culture are accepted and adopted, and to develop and manage internal key metrics as appropriate. The successful Commercial Manager will possess the following: You must have a minimum of 2 years of experience as a Change Manager, preferably in PFI and/or public sector service FM contracts. Ability to work independently and as part of a team Ability to plan and priorities activities and close out in a timely manner Collaborative working with teams across the business Access to a car and full UK driving licence To be successful in this role, you must have experience of working in a total facilities management contract. It is also essential to have an understanding of commercial and contract law, and sound working knowledge of various forms of Conditions of Contracts, including JCT and NEC. Upon successful application the Commercial Manager will receive: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, as well as the option to buy and sell holiday Contributory Company Pension Plan matched up to 6%, plus individual life assurance A shopping discounts scheme Birthday Day Off Scheme Cycle to Work and Tech Scheme Discounted gym membership at Aldershot and Tidworth Leisure Centre Reward and recognition to celebrate outstanding achievements Free on-site parking with EV Charging If you are interested in this Commercial Manager position based at Tidworth, please apply, and one of the team will be in touch. SkyBlue Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
SkyBlue solutions have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Manager to join our client who are responsible for the maintenance of the Military Estates, you would be based in Tidworth. Your primary responsibility is to provide commercial and contractual advice and support to the business to minimise ADS/ADSL's risk and maximise the commercial position. An awareness of PFI contracts would be beneficial. Other responsibilities of Commercial Manager include: Participate in negotiations and interactions with the Customer Be a point of contact for the Customer and the business on commercial issues. Develop, implement, and maintain commercial processes and procedures that meet the business need. Together with the Senior Commercial Manager and the Head of Commercial, you will also be required to: Act as a commercial focal point and representative to the central business teams and to the garrisons and provide commercial advice and support to their day-to-day activities, and to develop any new systems and/or processes Provide commercial and legal support as required to business development, major works, and the contractual change/compensation event processes, including the preparation of commercial responses for bids and proposals. Perform risk identification, management, and mitigation, including the preparation of commercial risk assessments for bids and proposals, and the development of innovative risk avoidance measures to ensure business objectives can be met. Contract interpretation and dispute resolution, including providing guidance on contractual commitments and entitlements. Support the delivery of the contract insurance claims process and investigations, and the annual insurance renewal process, to ensure best value for money is achieved Support procurement with the commercial review of supplier contracts and agreements including the identification of contractual and financial risks, and lead risk mitigation negotiations Develop commercial relationships with the Customer, the Client, and contractual partners in order to promote contractual compliance and resolve commercial risks and issues in an appropriate and timely manner. Take steps to ensure that commercial disciplines and culture are accepted and adopted, and to develop and manage internal key metrics as appropriate. The successful Commercial Manager will possess the following: You must have a minimum of 2 years of experience as a Change Manager, preferably in PFI and/or public sector service FM contracts. Ability to work independently and as part of a team Ability to plan and priorities activities and close out in a timely manner Collaborative working with teams across the business Access to a car and full UK driving licence To be successful in this role, you must have experience of working in a total facilities management contract. It is also essential to have an understanding of commercial and contract law, and sound working knowledge of various forms of Conditions of Contracts, including JCT and NEC. Upon successful application the Commercial Manager will receive: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, as well as the option to buy and sell holiday Contributory Company Pension Plan matched up to 6%, plus individual life assurance A shopping discounts scheme Birthday Day Off Scheme Cycle to Work and Tech Scheme Discounted gym membership at Aldershot and Tidworth Leisure Centre Reward and recognition to celebrate outstanding achievements Free on-site parking with EV Charging If you are interested in this Commercial Manager position based at Tidworth, please apply, and one of the team will be in touch. SkyBlue Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer.
Technical Support Engineer - Automated Information Systems Location: Northwood, GB Contract Type: Full-time, On-site Duration: Initial 7-month contract (Extension Likely) Pay: 50 - 60 per hour (Dependent on Experience) Overview: Join a dynamic team as a Technical Support Engineer, providing essential support for Automated Information Systems (AIS). Under the direction of the AIS Core Section Head, you will play a crucial role in resolving technical issues and maintaining system functionality. Key Responsibilities: Provide enterprise-level support to resolve technical issues, primarily through the IT Service Management (ITSM) ticketing system. Coordinate incident resolution in alignment with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and allocate resources efficiently. Perform day-to-day System Administration (SA) of hardware and software, including MS Windows Server and locally installed applications. Assist with AIS Core Release Management, operational documentation, and disaster recovery planning. Collaborate with stakeholders to develop technical input for project planning and troubleshooting strategies. Duties & Role: Maintain technical documentation and ensure Configuration Control data accuracy. Provide guidance to subordinate technicians and offer technical assistance to other staff. Contribute to the operation and maintenance of Audio, Video, and related systems. Stay informed about technological developments relevant to the role. Skills, Knowledge & Experience: Vocational training or secondary education with 3-5 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in System Administration, MS Windows Server, Active Directory, and MS Exchange Server. Strong troubleshooting skills and practical experience in diagnosing network issues. Familiarity with system software installation, maintenance, and updates. Ability to investigate and coordinate the resolution of service problems effectively. Requirements: NATO Secret Clearance or Equivalent required prior to commencing work. People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas.
Apr 30, 2024
Contractor
Technical Support Engineer - Automated Information Systems Location: Northwood, GB Contract Type: Full-time, On-site Duration: Initial 7-month contract (Extension Likely) Pay: 50 - 60 per hour (Dependent on Experience) Overview: Join a dynamic team as a Technical Support Engineer, providing essential support for Automated Information Systems (AIS). Under the direction of the AIS Core Section Head, you will play a crucial role in resolving technical issues and maintaining system functionality. Key Responsibilities: Provide enterprise-level support to resolve technical issues, primarily through the IT Service Management (ITSM) ticketing system. Coordinate incident resolution in alignment with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and allocate resources efficiently. Perform day-to-day System Administration (SA) of hardware and software, including MS Windows Server and locally installed applications. Assist with AIS Core Release Management, operational documentation, and disaster recovery planning. Collaborate with stakeholders to develop technical input for project planning and troubleshooting strategies. Duties & Role: Maintain technical documentation and ensure Configuration Control data accuracy. Provide guidance to subordinate technicians and offer technical assistance to other staff. Contribute to the operation and maintenance of Audio, Video, and related systems. Stay informed about technological developments relevant to the role. Skills, Knowledge & Experience: Vocational training or secondary education with 3-5 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in System Administration, MS Windows Server, Active Directory, and MS Exchange Server. Strong troubleshooting skills and practical experience in diagnosing network issues. Familiarity with system software installation, maintenance, and updates. Ability to investigate and coordinate the resolution of service problems effectively. Requirements: NATO Secret Clearance or Equivalent required prior to commencing work. People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas.
The Role As the Head of Application Solutions, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Reporting to the Director of Governance, Delivery & Application Solutions, you will be accountable for the efficiency and effective maintenance and support of application solutions. Day-to-day, you'll be broadening the impact of your team, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of how we enable and support the organisation through technology solutions. Whilst working to support the broader IT goals of developing our 'personality' as a team with strong focus on cultural change, communication and engagement alongside the traditional means of assuring and measuring success. In this 'leading leaders role' the 'how' you do things will be just as important as 'what' you do. Further responsibilities include: You will be responsible for leading an international team orchestrating the management and increasingly efficient delivery of the required services for Babcock's core applications globally. Maintenance of innovative thinking and practices will be as critical as the stability of the production solutions and on time, cost effective delivery of funded change. Delivering as effectively as possible will involve you looking to automate delivery where appropriate, sharing knowledge and utilising best practice and solutions across Babcock, through building teamwork and collaboration across the delivery functions in all regions. Embracing new techniques for delivery, where advantageous to do so you will increase the flexibility and adaptability of the team and the deliverables they create. Essential experience of the Head of Application Solutions: Experienced communicator at all levels of the organisation with high levels of written and verbal skills Extensive management experience working with IT professionals and a diverse group of stakeholders Strong leadership skills backed by a drive for accuracy and outcomes that add value Understanding of complex information and requirements backed by excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Confidence in decision-making aligned with a good team-playing mentality An ability to work to make sound decisions whilst working to tight deadlines and within constraints Strong financial management Qualifications for the Head of Application Solutions: Our client values difference and doesn't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
The Role As the Head of Application Solutions, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Reporting to the Director of Governance, Delivery & Application Solutions, you will be accountable for the efficiency and effective maintenance and support of application solutions. Day-to-day, you'll be broadening the impact of your team, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of how we enable and support the organisation through technology solutions. Whilst working to support the broader IT goals of developing our 'personality' as a team with strong focus on cultural change, communication and engagement alongside the traditional means of assuring and measuring success. In this 'leading leaders role' the 'how' you do things will be just as important as 'what' you do. Further responsibilities include: You will be responsible for leading an international team orchestrating the management and increasingly efficient delivery of the required services for Babcock's core applications globally. Maintenance of innovative thinking and practices will be as critical as the stability of the production solutions and on time, cost effective delivery of funded change. Delivering as effectively as possible will involve you looking to automate delivery where appropriate, sharing knowledge and utilising best practice and solutions across Babcock, through building teamwork and collaboration across the delivery functions in all regions. Embracing new techniques for delivery, where advantageous to do so you will increase the flexibility and adaptability of the team and the deliverables they create. Essential experience of the Head of Application Solutions: Experienced communicator at all levels of the organisation with high levels of written and verbal skills Extensive management experience working with IT professionals and a diverse group of stakeholders Strong leadership skills backed by a drive for accuracy and outcomes that add value Understanding of complex information and requirements backed by excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Confidence in decision-making aligned with a good team-playing mentality An ability to work to make sound decisions whilst working to tight deadlines and within constraints Strong financial management Qualifications for the Head of Application Solutions: Our client values difference and doesn't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Mayfield Recruitment Group
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
FIRE ACCOUNT MANAGER Our client is currently seeking a FIRE Account Manager who needs to be dynamic, and adaptable with 75% account management and 25% new business expectation (following up on provided business enquiries.) Preferably, with a large key account and FM experience. Main characteristics of the individual: • Sales driven • Positive and proactive • The ability to operate effectively under pressure to rapidly changing circumstances • Self-motivated and organized • Excellent customer care skills • Experience in System sales Qualifications: City and guilds or equivalent qualification for electrical or mechanical installation. Experience in the fire protection industry. Working knowledge of the standards. Good inter-relational and organisational skills. Excellent attention to detail with an analytical approach. Ability to use a Personal Computer with the following software types: excel skills, Word-processing, report generation, and Spreadsheets. MAIN OBJECTIVE OF ROLE: To actively manage and develop the territory for profitable growth. 75% Account Management and 25% New Business covering installation and maintenance. The primary growth of the business is in the maintenance sector across the UK for all fire-related products and equipment. Achieve and maintain the highest possible levels of performance for service delivery. Ensure that at all times the company standards are adhered to and that excellent relationships between the company and its customers are maintained at all times. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: • Maintain relationships with key product, commercial, and business managers within the existing customers business. • Develop and execute account management plans for each customer to secure existing business and generate growth. • Liaise with our marketing functions to identify future product needs and current market needs. • Develop commercial agreements and handle annual contract negotiations. • Assist the clients in designing and specifying the relevant fire systems. Co-ordinate activity between the relevant customer and our departments • Develop and maintain a market awareness of our key customer markets. • Provide commercial support to assist in our customer s market competitiveness. • Work with the customers to develop regular forecasts for production planning. • Develop relationships with key consultants/clients. • Identify new prospective clients and in conjunction with the management, negotiate distribution agreements. • Collect market intelligence on competitor products, pricing and strategy. • Provide regular reports on customer performance and activity. • Ensure timely and accurate production of monthly/weekly and ad hoc reports and distribute accordingly. • Assist Customers (both internal and external), Sales Personnel and the Service Teams with general enquiries, in person, by telephone, e-mail, facsimile and letter. • Liaise with subcontractors and internal departments as required. • To maintain a good working relationship with all personnel within the company. • Operational Project Management experience desirable. • Completing tenders and supporting the Sales team with Technical support. • Fire Alarm Design experience necessary for role • Gas Suppression experience desirable skill set. KEY TASKS AND ACTIVITIES 1. Development • Identify (using team meetings, observations, annual appraisal etc) any personal development needs to increase your skill levels to the department head. • Attend training courses as required for personal development and to keep abreast of changes, new procedures, new products etc. 2. Performance Management • In conjunction with the department head and in line with company guidelines agree your minimum levels of performance. • Achievement of revenue and margin plans • Achievement of sales and business development goals • Ensure all quotations are carried out to the required to best practice and the company guidelines. 3. Communication • Maintain a good working relationship with the service team to ensure we meet our customer requirements/needs. • Maintain a close working relationship with the service director/department head and keep informed of day-to-day developments. General • Ensure company image is maintained at all times: Customer relationships • Maintain excellent relationships between the company and its customers. • Maintain effective lines of communication between, service team, administrative functions and management at all times. • To attend regular review meetings with the management as required In return you will receive • Basic salary £50,000 - £55,000 (OTE £85,000 uncapped structure) • Commission package • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays • Company Vehicle or allowance • Working from home • Laptop and mobile phone • Workplace Pension • Great career progression for the right candidate • Annual target - £500k through Maintenance and small works/projects on fire related products, i.e. not security
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
FIRE ACCOUNT MANAGER Our client is currently seeking a FIRE Account Manager who needs to be dynamic, and adaptable with 75% account management and 25% new business expectation (following up on provided business enquiries.) Preferably, with a large key account and FM experience. Main characteristics of the individual: • Sales driven • Positive and proactive • The ability to operate effectively under pressure to rapidly changing circumstances • Self-motivated and organized • Excellent customer care skills • Experience in System sales Qualifications: City and guilds or equivalent qualification for electrical or mechanical installation. Experience in the fire protection industry. Working knowledge of the standards. Good inter-relational and organisational skills. Excellent attention to detail with an analytical approach. Ability to use a Personal Computer with the following software types: excel skills, Word-processing, report generation, and Spreadsheets. MAIN OBJECTIVE OF ROLE: To actively manage and develop the territory for profitable growth. 75% Account Management and 25% New Business covering installation and maintenance. The primary growth of the business is in the maintenance sector across the UK for all fire-related products and equipment. Achieve and maintain the highest possible levels of performance for service delivery. Ensure that at all times the company standards are adhered to and that excellent relationships between the company and its customers are maintained at all times. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: • Maintain relationships with key product, commercial, and business managers within the existing customers business. • Develop and execute account management plans for each customer to secure existing business and generate growth. • Liaise with our marketing functions to identify future product needs and current market needs. • Develop commercial agreements and handle annual contract negotiations. • Assist the clients in designing and specifying the relevant fire systems. Co-ordinate activity between the relevant customer and our departments • Develop and maintain a market awareness of our key customer markets. • Provide commercial support to assist in our customer s market competitiveness. • Work with the customers to develop regular forecasts for production planning. • Develop relationships with key consultants/clients. • Identify new prospective clients and in conjunction with the management, negotiate distribution agreements. • Collect market intelligence on competitor products, pricing and strategy. • Provide regular reports on customer performance and activity. • Ensure timely and accurate production of monthly/weekly and ad hoc reports and distribute accordingly. • Assist Customers (both internal and external), Sales Personnel and the Service Teams with general enquiries, in person, by telephone, e-mail, facsimile and letter. • Liaise with subcontractors and internal departments as required. • To maintain a good working relationship with all personnel within the company. • Operational Project Management experience desirable. • Completing tenders and supporting the Sales team with Technical support. • Fire Alarm Design experience necessary for role • Gas Suppression experience desirable skill set. KEY TASKS AND ACTIVITIES 1. Development • Identify (using team meetings, observations, annual appraisal etc) any personal development needs to increase your skill levels to the department head. • Attend training courses as required for personal development and to keep abreast of changes, new procedures, new products etc. 2. Performance Management • In conjunction with the department head and in line with company guidelines agree your minimum levels of performance. • Achievement of revenue and margin plans • Achievement of sales and business development goals • Ensure all quotations are carried out to the required to best practice and the company guidelines. 3. Communication • Maintain a good working relationship with the service team to ensure we meet our customer requirements/needs. • Maintain a close working relationship with the service director/department head and keep informed of day-to-day developments. General • Ensure company image is maintained at all times: Customer relationships • Maintain excellent relationships between the company and its customers. • Maintain effective lines of communication between, service team, administrative functions and management at all times. • To attend regular review meetings with the management as required In return you will receive • Basic salary £50,000 - £55,000 (OTE £85,000 uncapped structure) • Commission package • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays • Company Vehicle or allowance • Working from home • Laptop and mobile phone • Workplace Pension • Great career progression for the right candidate • Annual target - £500k through Maintenance and small works/projects on fire related products, i.e. not security
James and James Fulfilment
Northampton, Northamptonshire
At James and James, our values drive everything we do and we're on the lookout for someone who can help us bring these values to life, creating an inclusive and high-performing workplace. Who are we? We're a trusted fulfilment partner for hundreds of eCommerce brands, not only in the UK but internationally. Since 2010 we've grown our HQ here in Northampton, and have also put down roots in America, Australia,Canada and Europe and there's no sign of us slowing down yet!If you're all about fairness, inclusivity, and excellence in people management, and want to be part of our journey of growth, this opportunity might be just what you're looking for. What's in it for you? Salary - £55,000 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 5% matched pension Healthshield - GP anytime, cashback for prescriptions, optical, dental Enhanced company sick pay Zen Den - a dedicated, quiet space to relax, unwind, meditate or reflect Metal health team, fully trained to give support should you need it Life assurance Cycle to work scheme Free on-site parking, electric car chargers, bike shelters, showers on site Enhanced maternity pay Please note this role is located at our Northampton site 4 days per week, with 1 day WFH What you will be doing There's a bit of everything in this role. You'll be diving into day to day tasks whilst also working on implementing strategies and initiatives that will drive employee development, engagement and high performance. Here's a taste of what you'll be up to: Developing and continuously improving strategies and initiatives to enhance our EVP Coaching, supporting and providing feedback to managers and the People Team on complex people matters Ensuring our people are always listened to through formal & informal initiatives Leading the charge on diversity, equity and inclusion, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected Being the go to person for day to day UK HR operations, ensuring compliance with regulations & handling ER issues with fairness and sensitivity Spotting any training needs & creating tailored development programs to enhance employee skills and capabilities Keeping the People admin ship sailing smoothly, including all payroll, benefits administration and record keeping Providing mentoring and support to our People Manager, guiding their professional development and growth Who are we looking for? Extensive experience in HR / People management roles in fast growth, value based cultures Skilled in identifying issues, analysing route causes, and developing practical solutions to address challenges Strong emotional intelligence, with fine-tuned instincts and the ability to build trusting relationships Adaptable and flexible in your approach, you easily navigate ambiguous and rapidly changing priorities Experienced in leading organisational change initiatives, fostering a culture of adaptability Our hiring process To maintain impartiality in the selection process and prevent bias from influencing shortlisting decisions, all applicants are systematically reviewed blindly by anonymising CV's.If you're shortlisted, you'll have a call with Steph, our Talent Manager.You'll have an interview or two on site, with Clara, our Chief People Officer, and Neil, our Chief Operations Officer.You get offered the job & start your amazing new job with James and James!At James and James, we welcome and value diversity. We believe in fair hiring practices and are dedicated to considering all candidates equally, regardless of their race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.Should you require any reasonable adjustments for the role or interview process please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss these with you. REF-
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
At James and James, our values drive everything we do and we're on the lookout for someone who can help us bring these values to life, creating an inclusive and high-performing workplace. Who are we? We're a trusted fulfilment partner for hundreds of eCommerce brands, not only in the UK but internationally. Since 2010 we've grown our HQ here in Northampton, and have also put down roots in America, Australia,Canada and Europe and there's no sign of us slowing down yet!If you're all about fairness, inclusivity, and excellence in people management, and want to be part of our journey of growth, this opportunity might be just what you're looking for. What's in it for you? Salary - £55,000 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 5% matched pension Healthshield - GP anytime, cashback for prescriptions, optical, dental Enhanced company sick pay Zen Den - a dedicated, quiet space to relax, unwind, meditate or reflect Metal health team, fully trained to give support should you need it Life assurance Cycle to work scheme Free on-site parking, electric car chargers, bike shelters, showers on site Enhanced maternity pay Please note this role is located at our Northampton site 4 days per week, with 1 day WFH What you will be doing There's a bit of everything in this role. You'll be diving into day to day tasks whilst also working on implementing strategies and initiatives that will drive employee development, engagement and high performance. Here's a taste of what you'll be up to: Developing and continuously improving strategies and initiatives to enhance our EVP Coaching, supporting and providing feedback to managers and the People Team on complex people matters Ensuring our people are always listened to through formal & informal initiatives Leading the charge on diversity, equity and inclusion, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected Being the go to person for day to day UK HR operations, ensuring compliance with regulations & handling ER issues with fairness and sensitivity Spotting any training needs & creating tailored development programs to enhance employee skills and capabilities Keeping the People admin ship sailing smoothly, including all payroll, benefits administration and record keeping Providing mentoring and support to our People Manager, guiding their professional development and growth Who are we looking for? Extensive experience in HR / People management roles in fast growth, value based cultures Skilled in identifying issues, analysing route causes, and developing practical solutions to address challenges Strong emotional intelligence, with fine-tuned instincts and the ability to build trusting relationships Adaptable and flexible in your approach, you easily navigate ambiguous and rapidly changing priorities Experienced in leading organisational change initiatives, fostering a culture of adaptability Our hiring process To maintain impartiality in the selection process and prevent bias from influencing shortlisting decisions, all applicants are systematically reviewed blindly by anonymising CV's.If you're shortlisted, you'll have a call with Steph, our Talent Manager.You'll have an interview or two on site, with Clara, our Chief People Officer, and Neil, our Chief Operations Officer.You get offered the job & start your amazing new job with James and James!At James and James, we welcome and value diversity. We believe in fair hiring practices and are dedicated to considering all candidates equally, regardless of their race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.Should you require any reasonable adjustments for the role or interview process please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss these with you. REF-
We're at a pretty exciting stage right now-we've built a profitable, high-growth business, with 120+ employees and a client list that would make even the most established players proud. But we're not done yet. We're on a mission to become a global data company that helps every organisation discover and work better with high-growth and ambitious companies. With our current Head of Marketing heading on to pastures new, we need someone brilliant to come shake things up a bit. ️ About us We track every company in the UK, with a particular focus on the most exciting and innovative ones. Our online platforms help our clients to discover, track and understand these companies. We work with venture capital firms, big financial institutions, major banks, leading universities, and the Government to help them find and work with companies that drive disruption and innovation across the economy. At Beauhurst we're also particularly proud of our culture. You'd do well to find a warmer or more welcoming group of people, all of whom continually push themselves and each other to make things better. We're a very inclusive company, but you'll fit in particularly well if you love the idea of building close relationships with your colleagues. You'll always be up for a challenge, are thoughtful and considerate in your decision-making, and bring a drive and energy to everything you do. The Role This is a great opportunity to lead, shape, and grow our Marketing function, applying everything you've learnt over your career so far. We've got strong foundations - an industry-leading product, a well-respected brand, an energetic and talented team - but there's so much more to do. No two days will be the same, but your work will include: Accelerating revenue growth : as part of our commercial teams you will be responsible for all of our marketing efforts, helping drive sustainable and strong revenue growth. You'll use all the levers at your disposal and make clear-sighted tactical marketing decisions, underpinned by data wherever possible. Managing and mentoring a growing team of marketers: you'll bring boundless energy and enthusiasm to developing our existing team and hire new superstars along the way. You'll create a supportive and trusting environment that brings the best out of everyone. And you'll lead by example, rolling up your sleeves to get stuck into whatever needs doing. Owning our marketing strategy: you'll plan and implement diverse marketing strategies for different products and buyer personas, working closely with the other commercial teams. You'll also effectively manage your budget to get the most bang for your buck, and continuously track the performance of marketing programmes to optimise for revenue. ️ Supporting our overall commercial strategy: working closely with our CRO, CEO and CPO as well as the wider leadership team, you'll help shape the company's direction, identify opportunities in new and existing markets, and work out how we position and present ourselves as the business scales. About you We're open to a range of different profiles, but at minimum we'd like you to have experience: Running a successful B2B marketing team in a high-growth company, with accountability for targets Using demand and lead generation to build brand awareness and accelerate revenue growth Working closely with both Sales and Account Management teams and designing/running joint campaigns Using data to make decisions, track outcomes, refine every part of the funnel, and boost conversion rates throughout To be successful in this role (and at Beauhurst more generally) we'd also like you to be: A multi-disciplined marketer, ideally with experience in Demand Generation, Product Marketing and Brand Analytical - you rely on data to track changes, make decisions, and take action Strategic - able to plan over the short and long term An excellent communicator A great mentor - a good manager, strong collaborator and people person. Our offer We're offering a competitive salary. On top of this, we invest a lot in keeping our people happy and healthy! So as well as that, you'll also get: A stake in the company: Substantial options scheme, so you can share in the growth that you help create Professional development: Free professional/executive coaching, ongoing training and development, and free books & training courses Health and wellness: Free counselling/therapy, wellbeing baskets, and healthy snacks The latest tech: We'll provide you with all the tech you need to be productive (including a Mac!), whether you're in the office or working from home Events: Drinks every Friday, interesting talks from industry experts, company-wide parties and away days, plus regular team socials Subsidised travel: Rail season ticket loan, free railcards, and a cycle to work scheme If you want to read more about our benefits , company culture , or hybrid working policy , please check out these pages. Ticking all the boxes? Apply! To apply please submit: A cover letter Your up to date CV Answers to the two screening questions below
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
We're at a pretty exciting stage right now-we've built a profitable, high-growth business, with 120+ employees and a client list that would make even the most established players proud. But we're not done yet. We're on a mission to become a global data company that helps every organisation discover and work better with high-growth and ambitious companies. With our current Head of Marketing heading on to pastures new, we need someone brilliant to come shake things up a bit. ️ About us We track every company in the UK, with a particular focus on the most exciting and innovative ones. Our online platforms help our clients to discover, track and understand these companies. We work with venture capital firms, big financial institutions, major banks, leading universities, and the Government to help them find and work with companies that drive disruption and innovation across the economy. At Beauhurst we're also particularly proud of our culture. You'd do well to find a warmer or more welcoming group of people, all of whom continually push themselves and each other to make things better. We're a very inclusive company, but you'll fit in particularly well if you love the idea of building close relationships with your colleagues. You'll always be up for a challenge, are thoughtful and considerate in your decision-making, and bring a drive and energy to everything you do. The Role This is a great opportunity to lead, shape, and grow our Marketing function, applying everything you've learnt over your career so far. We've got strong foundations - an industry-leading product, a well-respected brand, an energetic and talented team - but there's so much more to do. No two days will be the same, but your work will include: Accelerating revenue growth : as part of our commercial teams you will be responsible for all of our marketing efforts, helping drive sustainable and strong revenue growth. You'll use all the levers at your disposal and make clear-sighted tactical marketing decisions, underpinned by data wherever possible. Managing and mentoring a growing team of marketers: you'll bring boundless energy and enthusiasm to developing our existing team and hire new superstars along the way. You'll create a supportive and trusting environment that brings the best out of everyone. And you'll lead by example, rolling up your sleeves to get stuck into whatever needs doing. Owning our marketing strategy: you'll plan and implement diverse marketing strategies for different products and buyer personas, working closely with the other commercial teams. You'll also effectively manage your budget to get the most bang for your buck, and continuously track the performance of marketing programmes to optimise for revenue. ️ Supporting our overall commercial strategy: working closely with our CRO, CEO and CPO as well as the wider leadership team, you'll help shape the company's direction, identify opportunities in new and existing markets, and work out how we position and present ourselves as the business scales. About you We're open to a range of different profiles, but at minimum we'd like you to have experience: Running a successful B2B marketing team in a high-growth company, with accountability for targets Using demand and lead generation to build brand awareness and accelerate revenue growth Working closely with both Sales and Account Management teams and designing/running joint campaigns Using data to make decisions, track outcomes, refine every part of the funnel, and boost conversion rates throughout To be successful in this role (and at Beauhurst more generally) we'd also like you to be: A multi-disciplined marketer, ideally with experience in Demand Generation, Product Marketing and Brand Analytical - you rely on data to track changes, make decisions, and take action Strategic - able to plan over the short and long term An excellent communicator A great mentor - a good manager, strong collaborator and people person. Our offer We're offering a competitive salary. On top of this, we invest a lot in keeping our people happy and healthy! So as well as that, you'll also get: A stake in the company: Substantial options scheme, so you can share in the growth that you help create Professional development: Free professional/executive coaching, ongoing training and development, and free books & training courses Health and wellness: Free counselling/therapy, wellbeing baskets, and healthy snacks The latest tech: We'll provide you with all the tech you need to be productive (including a Mac!), whether you're in the office or working from home Events: Drinks every Friday, interesting talks from industry experts, company-wide parties and away days, plus regular team socials Subsidised travel: Rail season ticket loan, free railcards, and a cycle to work scheme If you want to read more about our benefits , company culture , or hybrid working policy , please check out these pages. Ticking all the boxes? Apply! To apply please submit: A cover letter Your up to date CV Answers to the two screening questions below
Join a growing SME in Cannock as an Assistant Finance Manager! A successful SME with an international presence based in Cannock is looking to add to its finance team. We are specifically looking to speak with Management Accountants ideally from a manufacturing background to take ownership of budgets, forecasts, management accounts and business reporting. There will be close liaison with multiple departments with full exposure to the business as a whole. Salary between 38,000 - 40,000 This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding organisation, and contribute to its success. Assistant Finance Manager duties: Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly accounting reports for submission to management Variance analysis to forecast, budget and prior periods Detailed overhead cost review Prepare monthly management accounts Assist the Finance Director with suggesting changes to policies or procedures to increase gross margin and cash flow Maintenance of monthly reconciliations Maintain and review the general ledger and reconcile balance sheet accounts Key Skills/ Experience: Minimum Part Qualified professional accounting qualification 3 + years experience in general accounting or cost accounting Experience with Sage Line 50 would be beneficial Good IT skills including excellent excel knowledge Highly numerate with excellent data analysis To apply for the position, please click on the apply now button and your CV will be sent directly to the responsible recruiter. We will respond to successful applicants within 7 days, however please feel free to get in touch if you would like any further information about your application. At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Join a growing SME in Cannock as an Assistant Finance Manager! A successful SME with an international presence based in Cannock is looking to add to its finance team. We are specifically looking to speak with Management Accountants ideally from a manufacturing background to take ownership of budgets, forecasts, management accounts and business reporting. There will be close liaison with multiple departments with full exposure to the business as a whole. Salary between 38,000 - 40,000 This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding organisation, and contribute to its success. Assistant Finance Manager duties: Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly accounting reports for submission to management Variance analysis to forecast, budget and prior periods Detailed overhead cost review Prepare monthly management accounts Assist the Finance Director with suggesting changes to policies or procedures to increase gross margin and cash flow Maintenance of monthly reconciliations Maintain and review the general ledger and reconcile balance sheet accounts Key Skills/ Experience: Minimum Part Qualified professional accounting qualification 3 + years experience in general accounting or cost accounting Experience with Sage Line 50 would be beneficial Good IT skills including excellent excel knowledge Highly numerate with excellent data analysis To apply for the position, please click on the apply now button and your CV will be sent directly to the responsible recruiter. We will respond to successful applicants within 7 days, however please feel free to get in touch if you would like any further information about your application. At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
VACANCY HEAD OF CRICKET AT MILL HILL AND BELMONT SCHOOLS VACANCY HEAD OF CRICKET AT MILL HILL AND BELMONT SCHOOLS Job Description : HEAD OF CRICKET Reports to: Director of Sport Closing date: 12pm on Monday 26 February Job Profile: The successful applicant will support The School's vision of gaining national recognition and competing at the highest levels by establishing a market-leading talent development programme. Location: Mill Hill School, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill Village, London, NW7 1QS To apply: For further details about the role, including how to apply for the role, please view this Job Description . Please complete the application by 12pm on Monday 26 February. About Mill Hill Schools: Mill Hill Schools was founded in 1807, when its founders wisely chose its location on the top of a hillside for its fresh air, safety and natural beauty. Mill Hill's family of schools offer co-education from ages 3-18. Grimsdell, Mill Hill Pre-Prep is a day school for pupils aged 3-7. Belmont, Mill Hill Prep is a day school for pupils aged 7-13. Mill Hill School and Mill Hill International are boarding and day schools for pupils aged 13-18. Purpose of the Job: To shape and lead cricket for both Boys and Girls aged 3-18 across Mill Hill Schools, while articulating a clear philosophy and vision for strategic development and delivery. Mill Hill School currently delivers a traditional programme of independent school cricket. A significant element of this role will be to review the current offer and ensure a market leading programme that allows Mill Hill Cricket to flourish within the busy and fast-moving School. It is important to note that the School will not be tied by tradition, and the successful candidate will be asked to deliver a successful, exciting, challenging and innovative Cricket programme that dovetails rather than conflicts with the pupil's other school commitments. The Head of Cricket will report to the Director of Sport and will also work across the Sports Department as required. The successful candidate may, depending on prior experience and qualifications, be involved in the teaching of Physical Education and/or BTEC Level 3 Sport. Experience • Experience in strategic planning and direction of a high-level cricket programme, both on and off the field • Experience in leading and influencing change • Proven experience in coaching high-performance cricket or leading high-performance cricket programmes • A record of leadership within sports as a player, teacher, coach or programme manager Skills and Abilities • The ability to feed into a multi-disciplinary team to deliver positive performance outcomes • The ability to motivate and empower others to deliver • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral • Proven cricket coaching ability • Knowledge of current coaching and training processes • The ability to engage a variety of stakeholders within and beyond the School, creating a sense of excitement and ambition for Mill Hill Cricket • The ability to teach Physical Education and/or BTEC Level 3 Sport would be an advantage, although not necessary for a suitable candidate • Good organisational and time-management skills • IT skills necessary for analysis, report writing, and general communication • Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people To apply: For further details about the role, including how to apply for the role, please view this Job Description . Please complete the application by 12pm on Monday 26 February . The Mill Hill Education Group is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. VACANCY HEAD OF CRICKET AT MILL HILL AND BELMONT SCHOOLS Job Description : HEAD OF CRICKET Reports to: Director of Sport Salary: Competitive Closing date: 12pm on Monday 26 February Job Profile: The successful applicant will support The School's vision of gaining national recognition and competing at the highest levels by establishing a market-leading talent development programme. Location: Mill Hill School, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill Village, London, NW7 1QS To apply: For further details about the role, including how to apply for the role, please view this Job Description . Please complete the application by 12pm on Monday 26 February. About Mill Hill Schools: Mill Hill Schools was founded in 1807, when its founders wisely chose its location on the top of a hillside for its fresh air, safety and natural beauty. Mill Hill's family of schools offer co-education from ages 3-18. Grimsdell, Mill Hill Pre-Prep is a day school for pupils aged 3-7. Belmont, Mill Hill Prep is a day school for pupils aged 7-13. Mill Hill School and Mill Hill International are boarding and day schools for pupils aged 13-18. Purpose of the Job: To shape and lead cricket for both Boys and Girls aged 3-18 across Mill Hill Schools, while articulating a clear philosophy and vision for strategic development and delivery. Mill Hill School currently delivers a traditional programme of independent school cricket. A significant element of this role will be to review the current offer and ensure a market leading programme that allows Mill Hill Cricket to flourish within the busy and fast-moving School. It is important to note that the School will not be tied by tradition, and the successful candidate will be asked to deliver a successful, exciting, challenging and innovative Cricket programme that dovetails rather than conflicts with the pupil's other school commitments. The Head of Cricket will report to the Director of Sport and will also work across the Sports Department as required. The successful candidate may, depending on prior experience and qualifications, be involved in the teaching of Physical Education and/or BTEC Level 3 Sport. Experience • Experience in strategic planning and direction of a high-level cricket programme, both on and off the field • Experience in leading and influencing change • Proven experience in coaching high-performance cricket or leading high-performance cricket programmes • A record of leadership within sports as a player, teacher, coach or programme manager Skills and Abilities • The ability to feed into a multi-disciplinary team to deliver positive performance outcomes • The ability to motivate and empower others to deliver • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral • Proven cricket coaching ability • Knowledge of current coaching and training processes • The ability to engage a variety of stakeholders within and beyond the School, creating a sense of excitement and ambition for Mill Hill Cricket • The ability to teach Physical Education and/or BTEC Level 3 Sport would be an advantage, although not necessary for a suitable candidate • Good organisational and time-management skills • IT skills necessary for analysis, report writing, and general communication • Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people To apply: For further details about the role, including how to apply for the role, please view this Job Description . Please complete the application by 12pm on Monday 26 February . The Mill Hill Education Group is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. ; We use cookies to improve your experience on our website and to show you personalised content. You can allow all or manage them individually.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
VACANCY HEAD OF CRICKET AT MILL HILL AND BELMONT SCHOOLS VACANCY HEAD OF CRICKET AT MILL HILL AND BELMONT SCHOOLS Job Description : HEAD OF CRICKET Reports to: Director of Sport Closing date: 12pm on Monday 26 February Job Profile: The successful applicant will support The School's vision of gaining national recognition and competing at the highest levels by establishing a market-leading talent development programme. Location: Mill Hill School, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill Village, London, NW7 1QS To apply: For further details about the role, including how to apply for the role, please view this Job Description . Please complete the application by 12pm on Monday 26 February. About Mill Hill Schools: Mill Hill Schools was founded in 1807, when its founders wisely chose its location on the top of a hillside for its fresh air, safety and natural beauty. Mill Hill's family of schools offer co-education from ages 3-18. Grimsdell, Mill Hill Pre-Prep is a day school for pupils aged 3-7. Belmont, Mill Hill Prep is a day school for pupils aged 7-13. Mill Hill School and Mill Hill International are boarding and day schools for pupils aged 13-18. Purpose of the Job: To shape and lead cricket for both Boys and Girls aged 3-18 across Mill Hill Schools, while articulating a clear philosophy and vision for strategic development and delivery. Mill Hill School currently delivers a traditional programme of independent school cricket. A significant element of this role will be to review the current offer and ensure a market leading programme that allows Mill Hill Cricket to flourish within the busy and fast-moving School. It is important to note that the School will not be tied by tradition, and the successful candidate will be asked to deliver a successful, exciting, challenging and innovative Cricket programme that dovetails rather than conflicts with the pupil's other school commitments. The Head of Cricket will report to the Director of Sport and will also work across the Sports Department as required. The successful candidate may, depending on prior experience and qualifications, be involved in the teaching of Physical Education and/or BTEC Level 3 Sport. Experience • Experience in strategic planning and direction of a high-level cricket programme, both on and off the field • Experience in leading and influencing change • Proven experience in coaching high-performance cricket or leading high-performance cricket programmes • A record of leadership within sports as a player, teacher, coach or programme manager Skills and Abilities • The ability to feed into a multi-disciplinary team to deliver positive performance outcomes • The ability to motivate and empower others to deliver • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral • Proven cricket coaching ability • Knowledge of current coaching and training processes • The ability to engage a variety of stakeholders within and beyond the School, creating a sense of excitement and ambition for Mill Hill Cricket • The ability to teach Physical Education and/or BTEC Level 3 Sport would be an advantage, although not necessary for a suitable candidate • Good organisational and time-management skills • IT skills necessary for analysis, report writing, and general communication • Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people To apply: For further details about the role, including how to apply for the role, please view this Job Description . Please complete the application by 12pm on Monday 26 February . The Mill Hill Education Group is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. VACANCY HEAD OF CRICKET AT MILL HILL AND BELMONT SCHOOLS Job Description : HEAD OF CRICKET Reports to: Director of Sport Salary: Competitive Closing date: 12pm on Monday 26 February Job Profile: The successful applicant will support The School's vision of gaining national recognition and competing at the highest levels by establishing a market-leading talent development programme. Location: Mill Hill School, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill Village, London, NW7 1QS To apply: For further details about the role, including how to apply for the role, please view this Job Description . Please complete the application by 12pm on Monday 26 February. About Mill Hill Schools: Mill Hill Schools was founded in 1807, when its founders wisely chose its location on the top of a hillside for its fresh air, safety and natural beauty. Mill Hill's family of schools offer co-education from ages 3-18. Grimsdell, Mill Hill Pre-Prep is a day school for pupils aged 3-7. Belmont, Mill Hill Prep is a day school for pupils aged 7-13. Mill Hill School and Mill Hill International are boarding and day schools for pupils aged 13-18. Purpose of the Job: To shape and lead cricket for both Boys and Girls aged 3-18 across Mill Hill Schools, while articulating a clear philosophy and vision for strategic development and delivery. Mill Hill School currently delivers a traditional programme of independent school cricket. A significant element of this role will be to review the current offer and ensure a market leading programme that allows Mill Hill Cricket to flourish within the busy and fast-moving School. It is important to note that the School will not be tied by tradition, and the successful candidate will be asked to deliver a successful, exciting, challenging and innovative Cricket programme that dovetails rather than conflicts with the pupil's other school commitments. The Head of Cricket will report to the Director of Sport and will also work across the Sports Department as required. The successful candidate may, depending on prior experience and qualifications, be involved in the teaching of Physical Education and/or BTEC Level 3 Sport. Experience • Experience in strategic planning and direction of a high-level cricket programme, both on and off the field • Experience in leading and influencing change • Proven experience in coaching high-performance cricket or leading high-performance cricket programmes • A record of leadership within sports as a player, teacher, coach or programme manager Skills and Abilities • The ability to feed into a multi-disciplinary team to deliver positive performance outcomes • The ability to motivate and empower others to deliver • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral • Proven cricket coaching ability • Knowledge of current coaching and training processes • The ability to engage a variety of stakeholders within and beyond the School, creating a sense of excitement and ambition for Mill Hill Cricket • The ability to teach Physical Education and/or BTEC Level 3 Sport would be an advantage, although not necessary for a suitable candidate • Good organisational and time-management skills • IT skills necessary for analysis, report writing, and general communication • Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people To apply: For further details about the role, including how to apply for the role, please view this Job Description . Please complete the application by 12pm on Monday 26 February . The Mill Hill Education Group is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. ; We use cookies to improve your experience on our website and to show you personalised content. You can allow all or manage them individually.
About Our Client Global renewable business Job Description I am recruiting for a Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs (UK & Ireland) for a global renewables business in London. You will: Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with government agencies, policymakers, and regulatory bodies at various levels to investigate, understand and help frame policy formulation, and encourage regulatory environments that accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon neutral economy. Monitor, analyse, and interpret legislative changes, regulatory trends, and policy developments affecting the businesses. Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management based on in-depth policy analysis, anticipating potential impacts on business operations. Prepare position papers on key topics. Develop and execute a comprehensive public affairs strategy to enhance the UK's reputation and visibility in the energy transition space. Assess regulatory risks and develop proactive measures to mitigate potential impacts on business operations and project timelines. Foster collaboration across departments including legal, finance, operations, and marketing and GBUs to align regulatory strategies with overall business objectives. Lead and mentor a team, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities to drive high performance. Provide strategic guidance and leadership in analysing regulatory strategies in context of ESG objectives. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and disseminate action plans across all business units. The Successful Applicant You will have: An in-depth knowledge of the energy markets, climate change & environmental issues and related regulation A detailed understanding of the functioning of Institutions mainly in the UK but in Ireland as well A detailed understanding of the market structure and the business activities of market players. A wider appreciation of the UK/EU political landscape An understanding of energy market design and fundamentals and a sound grasp of economics. Demonstrable track record in working collaboratively with Governments in key policy areas. A strong commitment to ethical conduct and compliance with regulatory standards, ensuring the company's operations adhere to legal and ethical guidelines. Flexibility to adapt to evolving regulatory environments, handle ambiguity, and navigate through challenges or setbacks in a dynamic industry. Ability to analyse complex regulatory issues, assess risks, and make informed decisions that align with both business objectives and regulatory compliance. A creative mindset to identify innovative approaches within regulatory frameworks, driving initiatives that leverage regulatory knowledge and understanding for business growth. A commitment to responsible advocacy, balancing the company's interests with societal and environmental responsibilities inherent in the renewable energy sector. What's on Offer £110,000 - £130,000 PA DOE plus car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
About Our Client Global renewable business Job Description I am recruiting for a Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs (UK & Ireland) for a global renewables business in London. You will: Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with government agencies, policymakers, and regulatory bodies at various levels to investigate, understand and help frame policy formulation, and encourage regulatory environments that accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon neutral economy. Monitor, analyse, and interpret legislative changes, regulatory trends, and policy developments affecting the businesses. Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior management based on in-depth policy analysis, anticipating potential impacts on business operations. Prepare position papers on key topics. Develop and execute a comprehensive public affairs strategy to enhance the UK's reputation and visibility in the energy transition space. Assess regulatory risks and develop proactive measures to mitigate potential impacts on business operations and project timelines. Foster collaboration across departments including legal, finance, operations, and marketing and GBUs to align regulatory strategies with overall business objectives. Lead and mentor a team, providing guidance, support, and professional development opportunities to drive high performance. Provide strategic guidance and leadership in analysing regulatory strategies in context of ESG objectives. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and disseminate action plans across all business units. The Successful Applicant You will have: An in-depth knowledge of the energy markets, climate change & environmental issues and related regulation A detailed understanding of the functioning of Institutions mainly in the UK but in Ireland as well A detailed understanding of the market structure and the business activities of market players. A wider appreciation of the UK/EU political landscape An understanding of energy market design and fundamentals and a sound grasp of economics. Demonstrable track record in working collaboratively with Governments in key policy areas. A strong commitment to ethical conduct and compliance with regulatory standards, ensuring the company's operations adhere to legal and ethical guidelines. Flexibility to adapt to evolving regulatory environments, handle ambiguity, and navigate through challenges or setbacks in a dynamic industry. Ability to analyse complex regulatory issues, assess risks, and make informed decisions that align with both business objectives and regulatory compliance. A creative mindset to identify innovative approaches within regulatory frameworks, driving initiatives that leverage regulatory knowledge and understanding for business growth. A commitment to responsible advocacy, balancing the company's interests with societal and environmental responsibilities inherent in the renewable energy sector. What's on Offer £110,000 - £130,000 PA DOE plus car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits
Head of Strategic Housing Salary: £63,255 - £85,507 This role will lead the Council's Strategic Housing service, which exists to hold the overview of total housing supply, needs and issues in Cornwall. Working with partners we will use our range of tools and levers from policy to capital delivery to find solutions. The function sits within the Planning and Housing Service in the Council's Sustainable Growth and Development Directorate. Reporting into the Service Director for Planning and Housing you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of housing - as articulated in the ambitions of the Council's Outcome Delivery Plans and the Cornwall Local Plan. The Post Holder will lead in shaping and developing this service ultimately leading the development of strategies to address our housing needs. A current priority is the implementation of interventions in relation to the delivery of affordable housing, specialist and supported housing and Temporary Accommodation in Cornwall. You will lead and develop a strategic commissioning service so that it becomes: Confident in strategy development and implementation. Demonstrates leadership in the implementation of relevant housing strategies such as the Supported and Specialist Housing Implementation Plan. A strong strategic client to the delivery of capital projects, to oversee the delivery of a programme of acquisitions and new build projects to achieve the outputs set out within the Council's HRA Business Plan and Demand Management Plan Developing and nurturing other strategic partnerships to enable housing delivery through partner organisations and the private sector. Take advantage of place-based regeneration opportunities to delivery housing and contribute to the delivery and creation of allocated sites within the Local Plan. We are looking for a person who is an experienced and tenacious leader with knowledge and experience of strategic housing and place-based planning and regeneration. This role needs to continue to oversee a change from project delivery to project sponsorship of our capital programme and therefore experience of delivering transformational change and a strong track record of stakeholder engagement is highly desirable. Overall our task is to continue to develop a strategic service with is forward looking, with a good overview of supply and with a clear ability to develop strategies to solve our housing issues. We require someone who is capable of working in a changing environment, has excellent communication skills, a willingness to work collaboratively with us to solve issues and able to work across large, multi-functioning organisations. Closing date: 12th May. To apply, please visit our website via the button below.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Head of Strategic Housing Salary: £63,255 - £85,507 This role will lead the Council's Strategic Housing service, which exists to hold the overview of total housing supply, needs and issues in Cornwall. Working with partners we will use our range of tools and levers from policy to capital delivery to find solutions. The function sits within the Planning and Housing Service in the Council's Sustainable Growth and Development Directorate. Reporting into the Service Director for Planning and Housing you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of housing - as articulated in the ambitions of the Council's Outcome Delivery Plans and the Cornwall Local Plan. The Post Holder will lead in shaping and developing this service ultimately leading the development of strategies to address our housing needs. A current priority is the implementation of interventions in relation to the delivery of affordable housing, specialist and supported housing and Temporary Accommodation in Cornwall. You will lead and develop a strategic commissioning service so that it becomes: Confident in strategy development and implementation. Demonstrates leadership in the implementation of relevant housing strategies such as the Supported and Specialist Housing Implementation Plan. A strong strategic client to the delivery of capital projects, to oversee the delivery of a programme of acquisitions and new build projects to achieve the outputs set out within the Council's HRA Business Plan and Demand Management Plan Developing and nurturing other strategic partnerships to enable housing delivery through partner organisations and the private sector. Take advantage of place-based regeneration opportunities to delivery housing and contribute to the delivery and creation of allocated sites within the Local Plan. We are looking for a person who is an experienced and tenacious leader with knowledge and experience of strategic housing and place-based planning and regeneration. This role needs to continue to oversee a change from project delivery to project sponsorship of our capital programme and therefore experience of delivering transformational change and a strong track record of stakeholder engagement is highly desirable. Overall our task is to continue to develop a strategic service with is forward looking, with a good overview of supply and with a clear ability to develop strategies to solve our housing issues. We require someone who is capable of working in a changing environment, has excellent communication skills, a willingness to work collaboratively with us to solve issues and able to work across large, multi-functioning organisations. Closing date: 12th May. To apply, please visit our website via the button below.
Head of Housing Options Salary: £63,255 - £85,507 The Housing Options Service is on a transformational journey, with the ambition of being the best in class. We are looking for a dynamic, agile and forward-thinking Head of Housing Options, who can help us continue on this journey and who is committed to delivering excellent services to our customers. The post-holder will inspire and lead the Housing Options Service, ensuring the delivery of a holistic, high quality, customer focussed service to households in housing need, which is right first time. You will be responsible for ensuring that the Council meets all of its statutory obligations in relation to homelessness, allocations and regulatory requirements. There are significant financial challenges, and you will need to bring innovative and creative ideas to the table to reduce use of unsuitable emergency accommodation, with particular emphasis on the prevention and resolution of housing need and homelessness to enable improved housing and wellbeing. Overall, you will demonstrate a commitment to developing and motivating a high performing team as well as contributing to a positive culture within the workplace. You will be a member of Community Services Senior Leadership Team, providing effective leadership, guidance and support to deliver change and service modernisation. You will deliver a service plan that supports delivery of the Council Business Plan and associated outcomes plans and demand management strategies. Working in close collaboration with Planning and Housing, you will support the creation and deployment of a single joined up housing vision and strategy that effectively delivers housing services against the Duchy's housing demand. We are looking for someone whose style and approach will reflect our values: We are kind and compassionate; We trust each other, and we are trustworthy; We are honest and we act with integrity; We are collaborative and work openly with residents, partners and colleagues; We treat everyone fairly and with respect. Your behaviours will demonstrate an ability to work together, be resourceful, take personal responsibility and deliver engaging leadership. You will hold a CIH or equivalent professional qualification with substantial and sustained post-qualification experience at a senior level in a housing-related field. A qualification in leadership or management is also desirable. This role needs to continue our journey of transformation, address the ongoing issues of unprecedented demand and seek to deliver a culture of continuous improvement where the customer is placed at the centre of all we do. The Council has a focus on reducing the use of emergency and temporary accommodation and you will be able to bring fresh ideas to the table to support this aim. You will be able to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend appropriate courses of action to address identified issues. You will have a proven track record of successfully devising and implementing strategies, policies and procedures and the ability to motivate staff through periods of change. You will also need to work collaboratively, across both services and directorates and with external partners. Closing date: 12th May. To apply, please visit our website via the button below.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Head of Housing Options Salary: £63,255 - £85,507 The Housing Options Service is on a transformational journey, with the ambition of being the best in class. We are looking for a dynamic, agile and forward-thinking Head of Housing Options, who can help us continue on this journey and who is committed to delivering excellent services to our customers. The post-holder will inspire and lead the Housing Options Service, ensuring the delivery of a holistic, high quality, customer focussed service to households in housing need, which is right first time. You will be responsible for ensuring that the Council meets all of its statutory obligations in relation to homelessness, allocations and regulatory requirements. There are significant financial challenges, and you will need to bring innovative and creative ideas to the table to reduce use of unsuitable emergency accommodation, with particular emphasis on the prevention and resolution of housing need and homelessness to enable improved housing and wellbeing. Overall, you will demonstrate a commitment to developing and motivating a high performing team as well as contributing to a positive culture within the workplace. You will be a member of Community Services Senior Leadership Team, providing effective leadership, guidance and support to deliver change and service modernisation. You will deliver a service plan that supports delivery of the Council Business Plan and associated outcomes plans and demand management strategies. Working in close collaboration with Planning and Housing, you will support the creation and deployment of a single joined up housing vision and strategy that effectively delivers housing services against the Duchy's housing demand. We are looking for someone whose style and approach will reflect our values: We are kind and compassionate; We trust each other, and we are trustworthy; We are honest and we act with integrity; We are collaborative and work openly with residents, partners and colleagues; We treat everyone fairly and with respect. Your behaviours will demonstrate an ability to work together, be resourceful, take personal responsibility and deliver engaging leadership. You will hold a CIH or equivalent professional qualification with substantial and sustained post-qualification experience at a senior level in a housing-related field. A qualification in leadership or management is also desirable. This role needs to continue our journey of transformation, address the ongoing issues of unprecedented demand and seek to deliver a culture of continuous improvement where the customer is placed at the centre of all we do. The Council has a focus on reducing the use of emergency and temporary accommodation and you will be able to bring fresh ideas to the table to support this aim. You will be able to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend appropriate courses of action to address identified issues. You will have a proven track record of successfully devising and implementing strategies, policies and procedures and the ability to motivate staff through periods of change. You will also need to work collaboratively, across both services and directorates and with external partners. Closing date: 12th May. To apply, please visit our website via the button below.
THE CENTRE FOR TRANSFORMING ACCESS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Evaluation Manager About TASO The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO) is an affiliate What Works Centre, and part of the UK Government's What Works Movement. Our vision is to eliminate equality gaps in higher education (HE). Our mission is to improve lives through evidence-informed practice. TASO was set up in 2019 and became an independent charity in April 2021. Our work focuses on the generation, synthesis and dissemination of high-quality evidence about effective practice in widening participation and student outcomes. We primarily focus on developing and disseminating causal evidence and encourage the sector to do the same by providing HE professionals access to research, toolkits, evaluation guidance, evaluation training and more to help improve equality within the sector. The Role The Evaluation Manager will work on TASO's Research and Evaluation (R&E) programme to develop a better understanding of what works to support widening participation and student success. With the support and guidance of the Head of Evaluation, the Evaluation Manager will lead the development and delivery of practical evaluation training courses, of a suite of high-quality resources and step-by-step guidance to support universities and colleges to better evaluate the activities and programmes they deliver. This will include developing evaluation guidance documents, pages for our website, webinars and training materials. The Evaluation Manager will design and deliver training based on these materials to a wide range of external stakeholders - e.g., widening participation and student support practitioners at higher education institutions. The Evaluation Manager may also commission new projects to external partner organisations that are designed to develop evaluation guidance for practitioners, evaluators and researchers from multiple higher education institutions. They will work across these projects to manage and monitor progress, collate findings, analyse data and help steer the overall programme of work. They may also undertake internal research projects themselves - including synthesis of secondary research, conducting primary qualitative and quantitative research - working closely with the Chief Research Officer and other Research Managers in the team. Typically, the Evaluation Manager would be supported by a junior Evaluation Officer and/or a Research Officer. The role will involve substantial stakeholder management, liaison with various interested parties outside TASO, convening of stakeholder groups and supporting training sessions. The Evaluation Manager will have strong communication skills and be able to effectively deliver their evaluation training content, clearly convey complex research findings, articulate and promote complex quantitative information and advanced evaluation methods (particularly causal impact evaluation methods), and support TASO to influence broader policy discussions. While TASO directly engages with the higher education sector, this role does not involve conducting academic research or delivering academic lectures. Instead, the focus is on supporting practitioners in the sector to improve their applied research and evaluation skills. Reporting directly to the Head of Evaluation, the main responsibilities will include: Developing a suite of high-quality, practical evaluation guidance to support practitioners within universities and colleges to better evaluate the activities and programmes they deliver. Using these resources and materials to lead the design and delivery of training - in-person and online - to a wide range of external stakeholders. Delivering external training courses, workshops, and events to disseminate the work of TASO's wider research programme, which will include a range of evaluation methodologies. Developing theory of change models and evaluation plans for individual interventions and multi-intervention programmes that higher education institutions are delivering, for example, pre-entry outreach initiatives or student mental health interventions. Conducting desk-based research, reviewing existing literature to synthesise the quality of evidence on a given topic, and collating examples of sector good practice. Commissioning of external research and evaluation projects and collaborating with external partners e.g. research agencies, evaluation consultancies, or specialist academic advisors. Overseeing funded projects, ensuring delivery to timelines, value for money for TASO, and timely and proactive risk assessment and mitigation. Designing, running and analysing the results of research projects in collaboration with multiple external organisations. This may include qualitative and quantitative research methods. Developing TASO's relationships with key stakeholders in the higher education sector and contributing to the administration and secretariat for a number of advisory panels formed of external stakeholders. Developing/maintaining knowledge of cutting-edge research and evaluation which is relevant to TASO's work. Using this knowledge to contribute to the delivery of blog posts, literature reviews and research briefings. Line managing an Evaluation Officer and/or a Research Officer. Once appointed, the Evaluation Manager will be supported to grow into their new role through an intensive programme of on-boarding, induction, and on-going support - e.g. by coming along to co-deliver some existing training sessions together with an experienced team member, before delivering training on their own. There are also plenty of existing training and guidance materials that the new Evaluation Manager can use to build on while developing new content. Why work for TASO Annual Holiday - 27 days per year, plus public/bank holidays and a day off for your birthday. Pension Scheme - TASO will contribute 8% to your pension. Flexible working - We are committed to flexible working where possible, with core hours of 10am - 4pm. Hybrid working - Currently, a two-day requirement to work from our London office. Team days - Regular team days in the office and team building days. Training and Development - Systematic performance reviews, personalised learning and development objectives and access to a training and development fund plus team training days. Volunteering - Two days a year off to volunteer for an organisation of your choice. Wellbeing - Free Employee assistance programme which offers webinars, courses and counselling sessions. A yearly personal wellbeing budget. Sick Pay Scheme - 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay after probation has been passed. Staff Discounts - Discounts available via Perks At Work from wide range of retailers for shopping, dining, experiences, car maintenance, study, etc. Initial Terms and Conditions of Appointment Remuneration: £43,000 per annum Location: Central London. This post will be hybrid with the expectation that the post holder will be in the office two days a week in addition to attending office-based project meetings. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Term: Permanent. Full-time, 35 hours per week. How to apply To apply, please send a CV (no longer than 2 pages) and your response to the four questions in the application form attached to , citing "Evaluation Manager" in the subject of the email. We also ask that you fill out our online EDI monitoring form when you submit your application. The form is anonymous. Please see the Candidate Brief for more details or visit our website We encourage interested candidates to inquire if you have questions or want to discuss your suitability for this role. We will facilitate brief online conversations with the TASO team, please email to request a call. Applications will be reviewed regularly on a rolling basis and the final deadline for applications is 10:00 on Monday 20 May. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview, and complete a short pre-task, on a rolling basis between 13 May - 6 June 2024.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Evaluation Manager About TASO The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO) is an affiliate What Works Centre, and part of the UK Government's What Works Movement. Our vision is to eliminate equality gaps in higher education (HE). Our mission is to improve lives through evidence-informed practice. TASO was set up in 2019 and became an independent charity in April 2021. Our work focuses on the generation, synthesis and dissemination of high-quality evidence about effective practice in widening participation and student outcomes. We primarily focus on developing and disseminating causal evidence and encourage the sector to do the same by providing HE professionals access to research, toolkits, evaluation guidance, evaluation training and more to help improve equality within the sector. The Role The Evaluation Manager will work on TASO's Research and Evaluation (R&E) programme to develop a better understanding of what works to support widening participation and student success. With the support and guidance of the Head of Evaluation, the Evaluation Manager will lead the development and delivery of practical evaluation training courses, of a suite of high-quality resources and step-by-step guidance to support universities and colleges to better evaluate the activities and programmes they deliver. This will include developing evaluation guidance documents, pages for our website, webinars and training materials. The Evaluation Manager will design and deliver training based on these materials to a wide range of external stakeholders - e.g., widening participation and student support practitioners at higher education institutions. The Evaluation Manager may also commission new projects to external partner organisations that are designed to develop evaluation guidance for practitioners, evaluators and researchers from multiple higher education institutions. They will work across these projects to manage and monitor progress, collate findings, analyse data and help steer the overall programme of work. They may also undertake internal research projects themselves - including synthesis of secondary research, conducting primary qualitative and quantitative research - working closely with the Chief Research Officer and other Research Managers in the team. Typically, the Evaluation Manager would be supported by a junior Evaluation Officer and/or a Research Officer. The role will involve substantial stakeholder management, liaison with various interested parties outside TASO, convening of stakeholder groups and supporting training sessions. The Evaluation Manager will have strong communication skills and be able to effectively deliver their evaluation training content, clearly convey complex research findings, articulate and promote complex quantitative information and advanced evaluation methods (particularly causal impact evaluation methods), and support TASO to influence broader policy discussions. While TASO directly engages with the higher education sector, this role does not involve conducting academic research or delivering academic lectures. Instead, the focus is on supporting practitioners in the sector to improve their applied research and evaluation skills. Reporting directly to the Head of Evaluation, the main responsibilities will include: Developing a suite of high-quality, practical evaluation guidance to support practitioners within universities and colleges to better evaluate the activities and programmes they deliver. Using these resources and materials to lead the design and delivery of training - in-person and online - to a wide range of external stakeholders. Delivering external training courses, workshops, and events to disseminate the work of TASO's wider research programme, which will include a range of evaluation methodologies. Developing theory of change models and evaluation plans for individual interventions and multi-intervention programmes that higher education institutions are delivering, for example, pre-entry outreach initiatives or student mental health interventions. Conducting desk-based research, reviewing existing literature to synthesise the quality of evidence on a given topic, and collating examples of sector good practice. Commissioning of external research and evaluation projects and collaborating with external partners e.g. research agencies, evaluation consultancies, or specialist academic advisors. Overseeing funded projects, ensuring delivery to timelines, value for money for TASO, and timely and proactive risk assessment and mitigation. Designing, running and analysing the results of research projects in collaboration with multiple external organisations. This may include qualitative and quantitative research methods. Developing TASO's relationships with key stakeholders in the higher education sector and contributing to the administration and secretariat for a number of advisory panels formed of external stakeholders. Developing/maintaining knowledge of cutting-edge research and evaluation which is relevant to TASO's work. Using this knowledge to contribute to the delivery of blog posts, literature reviews and research briefings. Line managing an Evaluation Officer and/or a Research Officer. Once appointed, the Evaluation Manager will be supported to grow into their new role through an intensive programme of on-boarding, induction, and on-going support - e.g. by coming along to co-deliver some existing training sessions together with an experienced team member, before delivering training on their own. There are also plenty of existing training and guidance materials that the new Evaluation Manager can use to build on while developing new content. Why work for TASO Annual Holiday - 27 days per year, plus public/bank holidays and a day off for your birthday. Pension Scheme - TASO will contribute 8% to your pension. Flexible working - We are committed to flexible working where possible, with core hours of 10am - 4pm. Hybrid working - Currently, a two-day requirement to work from our London office. Team days - Regular team days in the office and team building days. Training and Development - Systematic performance reviews, personalised learning and development objectives and access to a training and development fund plus team training days. Volunteering - Two days a year off to volunteer for an organisation of your choice. Wellbeing - Free Employee assistance programme which offers webinars, courses and counselling sessions. A yearly personal wellbeing budget. Sick Pay Scheme - 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay after probation has been passed. Staff Discounts - Discounts available via Perks At Work from wide range of retailers for shopping, dining, experiences, car maintenance, study, etc. Initial Terms and Conditions of Appointment Remuneration: £43,000 per annum Location: Central London. This post will be hybrid with the expectation that the post holder will be in the office two days a week in addition to attending office-based project meetings. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Term: Permanent. Full-time, 35 hours per week. How to apply To apply, please send a CV (no longer than 2 pages) and your response to the four questions in the application form attached to , citing "Evaluation Manager" in the subject of the email. We also ask that you fill out our online EDI monitoring form when you submit your application. The form is anonymous. Please see the Candidate Brief for more details or visit our website We encourage interested candidates to inquire if you have questions or want to discuss your suitability for this role. We will facilitate brief online conversations with the TASO team, please email to request a call. Applications will be reviewed regularly on a rolling basis and the final deadline for applications is 10:00 on Monday 20 May. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview, and complete a short pre-task, on a rolling basis between 13 May - 6 June 2024.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. We're an International Tax Team working across every industry sector with a diverse and interesting range of clients - from entrepreneurial start-ups to large, global FTSE 100 companies. For you, it's the chance to get involved in cross border M&A transactions, tax planning, transfer pricing, US Tax Consulting and more. Your potential will grow too, with plenty of opportunities to learn new skills or further enhance your current ones. Along the way, we'll give you all the client exposure, support and connections you need to take your career in whichever direction you want it to go. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. This role will provide corporate tax advisory services to a range of clients across all lines of the sector. Clients include multinational companies that are listed, private equity backed, as well as privately owned, and clients with their headquarters both in the UK and overseas. The primary responsibility will involve working, and developing relationships, with clients and key stakeholders within BDO (both nationally and internationally) to advise on corporate tax matters, including planning and restructuring projects, as well as overseeing the production of some UK tax computations and returns. You'll be someone with: Experience of providing corporate tax advisory services to a variety of clients Ability to manage the successful delivery of commercially viable and technically excellent advice to a variety of clients involving tax due diligence, structuring, international and other advisory work and including liaising with specialists in other tax teams and overseas BDO offices to manage their input Ability to prepare proposals for new work, including researching target client companies and on technical issues to identify new solutions Ability to actively seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients, including being able to explain new and complex international tax issues to non-tax stakeholders Experience of managing staff Educated to degree level, and CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. We're an International Tax Team working across every industry sector with a diverse and interesting range of clients - from entrepreneurial start-ups to large, global FTSE 100 companies. For you, it's the chance to get involved in cross border M&A transactions, tax planning, transfer pricing, US Tax Consulting and more. Your potential will grow too, with plenty of opportunities to learn new skills or further enhance your current ones. Along the way, we'll give you all the client exposure, support and connections you need to take your career in whichever direction you want it to go. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. This role will provide corporate tax advisory services to a range of clients across all lines of the sector. Clients include multinational companies that are listed, private equity backed, as well as privately owned, and clients with their headquarters both in the UK and overseas. The primary responsibility will involve working, and developing relationships, with clients and key stakeholders within BDO (both nationally and internationally) to advise on corporate tax matters, including planning and restructuring projects, as well as overseeing the production of some UK tax computations and returns. You'll be someone with: Experience of providing corporate tax advisory services to a variety of clients Ability to manage the successful delivery of commercially viable and technically excellent advice to a variety of clients involving tax due diligence, structuring, international and other advisory work and including liaising with specialists in other tax teams and overseas BDO offices to manage their input Ability to prepare proposals for new work, including researching target client companies and on technical issues to identify new solutions Ability to actively seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients, including being able to explain new and complex international tax issues to non-tax stakeholders Experience of managing staff Educated to degree level, and CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Group Financial Accountant Headquartered in London, this hybrid role is for a leading entertainment / media client. With more than 25 years of experience and worldwide facilities this is an impressive growing business. Job overview This is a superb opportunity for an experienced Group Accountant to step up as No.2 to the Group Controller for this fast-growing business and play a pivotal role in the development of the function. You will be part of a high performing and expanding team, working closely with the GFC to deliver the monthly-consolidated accounts and consistent management information to the Board, and ensuring appropriate controls are in place. Main responsibilities Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, the successful candidate will work with local finance teams across the group's subsidiaries and be responsible for: Consolidated statutory and management accounts Gathering and consolidating accounting data from the Group entities on a monthly basis including intercompany eliminations and group adjustments, ensuring the group reporting deadlines are clearly communicated and met. Ensuring local accounting data is consistently reported, accurate, detailed and mapped to the Group chart of accounts to allow meaningful analysis and comparison. Supporting the establishment and implementation of Group accounting, reporting and control policies across the Group, ensuring their consistent application and providing training and support where necessary (e.g. revenue and cost recognition, foreign exchange transactions, activity-based costing etc.) Supporting the development and implementation of a formal Board Pack and delivering group management accounts to relevant stakeholders in accordance to their requirements ( including supplementary analysis for example of revenue/margin by client, service language as well as working with and providing reports to other parts of the business (operations, salesm HR etc.) Supporting the group audit and preparation of the annual group statutory accounts Working with the team and external advisors to ensure that any global tax considerations are identified and managed, and to support the implementation of the Group's tax strategy. Budgeting & forecasting Supporting the Group's budget / forecast process including the preparation of budgets and forecasts, including presentations and all supporting schedules and analysis as required Supporting the implementation of a Group-wide forecasting / analytics platform further in the future Implementation and administration of financial information system Support the rollout of the Group financial system across subsidiaries, including common best practices and processes for the use of the system Help identify and nurture key users across locations who are subject matter experts for each of the key process areas, can ensure best practices are followed and embedded controls are complied with Support the initial implementation and use of the system ensuring over time are consistent across locations, to enable simpler processes, efficiencies and coherent information Shared services and internal controls Contribute to the definition of the Finance shared services strategy and execute it across functions that are relevant to the Group controllership (e.g. OTC/PTP, treasury ) in order to improve value for money and quality of delivery Support the review, improvement and effectiveness of operation of internal controls across the group Support the establishment of a group or shared services finance function Competencies required Fully qualified accountant (Ideally ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CA) Strong technical skills and experience with UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS standards Highly advanced excel modelling skills including building and working with an integrated and detailed P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow model is essential Ability to identify potential issues associated with unusual or complex transactions, review and approve the appropriate treatment Ensure integrity, accuracy and completeness of all financial statements; discuss the need for and nature of appropriate disclosures At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
Apr 30, 2024
Full time
Group Financial Accountant Headquartered in London, this hybrid role is for a leading entertainment / media client. With more than 25 years of experience and worldwide facilities this is an impressive growing business. Job overview This is a superb opportunity for an experienced Group Accountant to step up as No.2 to the Group Controller for this fast-growing business and play a pivotal role in the development of the function. You will be part of a high performing and expanding team, working closely with the GFC to deliver the monthly-consolidated accounts and consistent management information to the Board, and ensuring appropriate controls are in place. Main responsibilities Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, the successful candidate will work with local finance teams across the group's subsidiaries and be responsible for: Consolidated statutory and management accounts Gathering and consolidating accounting data from the Group entities on a monthly basis including intercompany eliminations and group adjustments, ensuring the group reporting deadlines are clearly communicated and met. Ensuring local accounting data is consistently reported, accurate, detailed and mapped to the Group chart of accounts to allow meaningful analysis and comparison. Supporting the establishment and implementation of Group accounting, reporting and control policies across the Group, ensuring their consistent application and providing training and support where necessary (e.g. revenue and cost recognition, foreign exchange transactions, activity-based costing etc.) Supporting the development and implementation of a formal Board Pack and delivering group management accounts to relevant stakeholders in accordance to their requirements ( including supplementary analysis for example of revenue/margin by client, service language as well as working with and providing reports to other parts of the business (operations, salesm HR etc.) Supporting the group audit and preparation of the annual group statutory accounts Working with the team and external advisors to ensure that any global tax considerations are identified and managed, and to support the implementation of the Group's tax strategy. Budgeting & forecasting Supporting the Group's budget / forecast process including the preparation of budgets and forecasts, including presentations and all supporting schedules and analysis as required Supporting the implementation of a Group-wide forecasting / analytics platform further in the future Implementation and administration of financial information system Support the rollout of the Group financial system across subsidiaries, including common best practices and processes for the use of the system Help identify and nurture key users across locations who are subject matter experts for each of the key process areas, can ensure best practices are followed and embedded controls are complied with Support the initial implementation and use of the system ensuring over time are consistent across locations, to enable simpler processes, efficiencies and coherent information Shared services and internal controls Contribute to the definition of the Finance shared services strategy and execute it across functions that are relevant to the Group controllership (e.g. OTC/PTP, treasury ) in order to improve value for money and quality of delivery Support the review, improvement and effectiveness of operation of internal controls across the group Support the establishment of a group or shared services finance function Competencies required Fully qualified accountant (Ideally ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CA) Strong technical skills and experience with UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS standards Highly advanced excel modelling skills including building and working with an integrated and detailed P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow model is essential Ability to identify potential issues associated with unusual or complex transactions, review and approve the appropriate treatment Ensure integrity, accuracy and completeness of all financial statements; discuss the need for and nature of appropriate disclosures At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.