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Finance Services are looking for an experienced Unit4 ERP systems developer to help support the University’s finance system and play a key role in future projects.

The Finance Systems and Processes team provide first and second line support for Unit4 ERP, system integrations, reports development, system upgrades and module implementations.

This role will work closely with Head of Finance Systems and other systems developers to deliver first class support, acting as an escalation point, and implement future projects to agreed standards and timescales. The role holder will line manage system administrators and be responsible for their development.

The Finance Services team of around 90 professionals has a wide-ranging remit. In all our work, we take great pride in providing a reliable, efficient and friendly service, underpinned by a commitment to the highest professional standards.

About you
You will have practical experience of supporting and developing multiple modules within Unit4 ERP (such as Financials, Logistics, PCB, Fixed Assets) for a large user community. You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence colleagues at all levels of the organisation and work collaboratively with external partners.

You will lead projects and provide technical expertise to deliver system and process improvements, maintaining robust project documentation and communication plans.

A strong understanding of all current Unit4 reporting tools, such as Xtra Reports, Excelerator, SQL and Information Browsers is highly desirable.

You will deliver clear training guides, provide necessary user training and knowledge sharing with colleagues.

Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information
If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Rachael Fleetwood by email rachael.fleetwood@uwe.ac.uk

This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week.

This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based at least 50 percent of your time, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the new Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants
We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.

Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.

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We have a team of around 170 professionals, delivering key services to the University, including network management, systems development, technical support, enterprise architecture, cyber security, project delivery.

Working across the University we are enabling the Strategy 2030 ambitions to be digitally agile, technology enabled and future-focused. As part of this we are transforming the University’s IT landscape, with a clear enterprise architecture, along with supporting standards, principles and practices.

IT Services works in a hybrid way offering the flexibility to work both on campus and at home depending on project or team needs.

About you

You will work within a team to deliver complex digital projects or technical workstreams within a strategic programme, often managing end-to-end delivery from procurement through to live service.

You will promote best practice for project delivery and/or initiatives via multidisciplinary teams. The teams will be made up of internal technical specialists, business experts, external suppliers working with stakeholders across the organisation.

This role is an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager professional to further develop their skills, being exposed you to both Agile and Waterfall delivery methods.

You will have:
A strong background in either Agile or Waterfall delivery management methodologies, processes and techniques
A demonstrable track record of delivering digital projects/initiatives
Experience in building successful motivated delivery teams
Evidence of maintaining delivery momentum and unblocking issues
Experience of working with stakeholders and third parties to drive delivery


Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.


Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.



Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Ali Smith (available to answer queries between 18 March and 28 March) email: ali.smith@uwe.ac.uk or Damian Gibson email: damian.gibson@uwe.ac.uk (available to answer any queries from 3rd April - 5th April)


Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus on Wednesday 24th April 2024.

This is a full-time, fixed-term post until December 2025, working 37 hours per week.

This post is not available on a job share basis.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates if they satisfy new Skilled visa immigration rules under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.

Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

Advice to applicants

We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about joining us at UWE please complete our application form as soon as possible.

Tell us about how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.

Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.

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IT Services is looking for an experienced developer to provide best practice technical expertise in web application development and integration for the University’s Applicant System, SITS.



SITS is integral to our applicant process at UWE. This role will be responsible to configure, design, and develop new functionality, including implementation. Provide day to day support for the application to numbers of users, undertake regular application upgrades, and provide analysis support. The Senior Engineer (Web) role will work alongside other Engineers, Analysts and Testers in Agile delivery teams to deliver new services and integrations for the myUWE platform.



IT Services is committed to delivering exceptional performance from the University’s information technology systems and invest in the people who design, develop and support them. IT Services works in a hybrid way offering the flexibility to work both on campus and at home depending on project or team needs.



About you:

It would be good for you to have a strong SITS development background with experience of integrating and supporting the SITS application. Training will be provided to right candidate, if required.



You are someone wo is motivated, effective team worker who can work independently and keen to continuously learn new technologies (including SITS).



It would be desirable to have experience in SITS Development, using e:Vision and tasking and SRLs (Standard Report Letters), web development technologies and SITS Cloud experience is desirable.



In addition, you will also have experience of Microsoft SQL and have a track record of adopting best practice coding standards, including application security and accessibility. Good to have experience of working in agile delivery teams.



Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.



Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.



We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.



Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.



We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.



We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.



As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.



Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Lee Jones on 0117 32 81051 or email: lee5.jones@uwe.ac.uk



This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week.



This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.



Hybrid working – largely remote with travel to campus as required. If you’d prefer you can work on campus as much as you like.


We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.


Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.



Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

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This an exciting opportunity to join the largest and most progressive Enterprise Architecture team in the Higher Education sector!



We are looking for 2 permanent Enterprise Architect posts.



UWE has a strong Strategy 2030 and requires a crack team of architects to help ensure we deliver against it. We’re big into digital transformation, Cloud services, close focus on customer need and making technology both an enabler and joy to use.After a few years of building our foundational work, we’re launching Enterprise Architecture 2.0 – an exciting vision for composable digital services that help deliver our business strategy.



About you: You will have experience of being an architect or having demonstrated architectural thinking. You may be TOGAF or SAFe certified.



You will be a problem solver with mental flexibility and dexterity. You will be a great communicator, both verbally and in written form. You will be awesome at dealing with stakeholders, both business and IT.



You will be interested in the mission – students and their outcomes. If you’ve worked for shareholder value in the past, the work at UWE directly benefits the people you do it for.



Hybrid working – largely remote with travel to campus as required. If you’d prefer you can work on campus as much as you like.



Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – £300m has been invested in new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while we continue to develop incredible new facilities to enhance our offer even further.



Frenchay campus has excellent transport links; as well as being located near the motorway network we are within walking distance of two train stations, our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities.



Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 32,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 4,000 staff from across the globe. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with a strong network of employer and partner connections.



We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we are ranked 24th in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2023 and 39th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.



We are an ambitious and values led university. We're focused on solving future global challenges through outstanding learning, world-leading research and a culture of enterprise and we are looking for people who share our core values to help us achieve those aims.



With inclusivity as a core value, UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We support and celebrate the diversity of our staff and students as a key driver for innovation and success, promoting pathways and achievements to inspire and generate confidence and ambition.



In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

a generous holiday allowance of 27 days
up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
hybrid working
career average pension schemes available for all staff groups
access to employee assistance programme
1st month free to our Centre for Sport facilities for all new starters
family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.
Retail savings via the Wider Wallet scheme
option to participate in the cycle to work scheme



We also offer a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes and provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.



Add your individuality to ours

Proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always on the lookout for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing staff community of over 4,000 individuals and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive. Add your individuality to ours to help set us apart.



We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic and female candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.





Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Nick Gleed via email: nick.gleed@uwe.ac.uk



This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week.



This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.



The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.



We may able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.



Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.



Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.




*UWE reserves the right to close the advert early if we received sufficient applications.

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The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is looking for two Senior Project Officers to join our team and help us deliver our new 3-year business plan. One role is full-time, and one will be offered as a 0.6 job share.

NCCPE was established to support culture change in the UK Higher Education sector. Our mission is to help universities create social value by increasing the quality and impact of their public engagement activity. We do this by supporting excellent public engagement practice; creating the conditions for public engagement to thrive in universities; and building strong networks and partnerships to amplify our impact. The NCCPE is an agile and creative organisation, funded by UKRI (UK Research and Innovation), Research England, Wellcome, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, Scottish Funding Council, and the Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland. The Centre is jointly hosted by the University of the West of England (UWE) and the University of Bristol (UoB), benefitting from being part of two vibrant universities.

These roles are being recruited through UWE Bristol.

About you:

We are looking for colleagues who can play a significant role in supporting the delivery of NCCPE’s work to catalyse change in the way that Universities support and embed public engagement across all their activities.

We are looking for someone who loves managing projects, has a passion for high-quality engagement practice, has a track record of developing productive networking and development activities across a range of platforms, and has experience in training and event design and facilitation. In particular, we are looking for someone with experience working with diverse communities and developing more equitable and inclusive practices across their work. You will need to be a real team player, able to balance a busy workload and competing demands on your time, and be capable of working on your own initiative within a friendly and supportive team.

You will need excellent numeracy, written and IT skills and the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy, with attention to detail.


Where is this role based?

This post is based at our City Campus in Bristol city centre.


Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive.



The NCCPE is committed to creating welcoming and productive environments for all public engagement professionals (PEPs), researchers, university staff and students, and the publics and communities we are engaging. These are underpinned by mutual respect and dignity for all people.



We recognise that applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds, organisations and sectors can bring rich experiences, expertise and skills that would be of great benefit to our work. We welcome applicants with a diversity of needs and backgrounds, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and to promoting diversity and inclusion across all our activities. Our commitment is public, and you read more about it here NCCPE Statement of Inclusion | NCCPE (publicengagement.ac.uk)



As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.



Further information

If you have any questions about these roles, please ask them via our Padlet Board (an anonymous online notice board) and we would be happy to share the answer for all applicants. Our Padlet can be found here NCCPE Senior Project Officer Padlet



Alternatively, if you would like a chat with one of the team, please email nccpe.enquiries@uwe.ac.uk and ask for an appointment to discuss the roles.



Interviews are scheduled to take place at our City Campus on 22nd January 2024.



There are 2 fixed-term post for 2 years.



We have 1 full-time position working 37 hours per week and another one is part-time position working 22.5 hours per week as a job share with our existing Senior Project Officer.



The full-time post is also available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time



UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 3 days per week, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.



To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.

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