Total 3 Information Technology job vacancies in Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2BQ

Mobile Funeral Arranger
£12.62 per hour plus benefits
Part Time 18.75 hours per week, working a variety of shifts between Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Mobile role covering approx. 8 funeral homes in Luton and the surrounding area


No experience needed. You can apply for this job on your mobile in a few simple steps - no CV required.


You'll need a full manual UK driver's licence for this job.


At Co-op Funeralcare, we take pride in helping families say the perfect goodbye to loved ones.
You don't need previous experience as we provide full training and ongoing support so you'll have all the tools you need for your new role.
You'll also benefit from a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme, and discounts on a range of Co-op products and services.
Find the kind of job satisfaction you didn't think was possible. Apply today.


What you'll do


* as a certified mobile funeral arranger, you'll provide expert guidance and advice to help clients plan the perfect service and support with family visits
* travel to meet clients and build relationships across your community
* support with manual handling of coffins and the deceased


This role would suit people who have


* a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
* a passion for delivering great service and building relationships plus would feel comfortable working on their own; both travelling to client meetings, and holding fort within branches where necessary
* excellent communication and admin skills plus strong attention to detail to make sure regulatory policies and processes are always adhered to
* high levels of empathy, discretion and care


Why Co-op?


You'll get a fantastic benefits package including:


* 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores all year-round
* 10% off other brands in our food stores all year-round (doubles to 20% on the Friday and Saturday after payday)
* discounts on other Co-op products and services
* 23 days holidays (pro rata, rising with service)
* a pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential advice and support on anything you're struggling with, 24 hours a day
* access to virtual GP and free eye tests
* endless career development opportunities including apprenticeships
* friendly, supportive team and the knowledge that you make a huge difference to your community
* access to Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it


At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities


Building an inclusive work environment


We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve. 


If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.


We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.


If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.


You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.


You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.


As part of your application you'll need to complete an online assessment. It will take you around 20 minutes to complete this test.


If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include a DBS (disclosure and barring service) and adverse media checks, and an occupational health questionnaire (to ensure you are fit to perform the role). We'll also check your social media activity on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


In this role you'll work under FCA regulation - we'll provide you with all the training you need to become a 'certified colleague'.


To make sure you're eligible to advise clients on 'pre-need' funeral plans as a 'certified colleague', we'll perform FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) and financial integrity checks. These aim to identify financial sanctions such as CCJs (county court judgements) or bankruptcy. Your credit score will not be checked as part of this process.



Any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the completion of pre-employment screening checks.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Technical Lead to join our Operations team within the East region. The Technical Lead for the National Concrete Roads Programme is a National Programme role and will play a key role in managing the wider interfaces between regional delivery teams, SES and Central Ops.

The role of the programme is to deliver a long-term pipeline of interventions aimed at keeping our concrete road assets safe and operational while we take a phased approach to the full reconstruction of these assets. This will involve collecting and managing asset intelligence which is used to inform the prioritisation of interventions within available budgets. As such an understanding of pavement design and construction as related to concrete roads is essential as well as the ability to undertake planning and development activities such as costing and optioneering which will be needed to inform programme planning as well as scheme level delivery acting as a national governance and assurance function to oversee and optimise delivery across all regions.

The role will report directly into the Head of the National Concrete Roads Programme.

The National Concrete Roads Programme has been established to manage the £393m of funding allocated in Road Period 2 to the delivery of Concrete Pavement life extension and reconstruction schemes as well as plan for and deliver the continuation of the national programme into Roads Period 3.

The core of the National Concrete Roads Team are based in the Bedford office but there is flexibility in terms of the office base for this role however regular travel to the Bedford office and to scheme locations and other areas of the concrete road network will be a requirement of the role.

What you'll be working on:

• Contribute to the leadership and management of the Programme supporting the Programme lead on setting the overall strategy and direction.
• Development of a pipeline of interventions aimed at ensuring the successful delivery of the concrete roads programme utilising specific asset intelligence and liaising with SES to determine the current and future state of the assets while balancing funding availability against cost estimates for each intervention
• Working with central cost estimating to improve cost intelligence and develop relevant cost models to support better planning and budget setting for the programme
• The delivery of scheme identification and optioneering studies as per the operations 3D stage gate process (stages 0&1) and the hand off of scheme to regions for design and construction with continued support to the schemes
• Management of a team dedicated to the delivery of the pipeline of the interventions defined as needed in order to deliver the overarching programme goals
• Management of surveys required to support early scheme option studies as well as national level asset intelligence of the concrete roads assets
• Undertake horizon scanning and targeted R&D activities which have been demonstrated to show high potential in terms of delivering near to medium term programme objectives including reducing carbon and environmental impacts, reducing costs and reducing customer and stakeholder impacts
• Ensure the collation and effective dissemination of research project outputs through the National Delivery Assurance function and interfacing with the SES directorate to influence the update of corporate standards.

To be successful you'll need

• Recognised qualification in relevant engineering discipline or extensive experience in delivery of civil engineering projects and programmes (essential)
• Extensive track record of managing complex relationships with multiple stakeholders and evidence of skills to influence relationships for positive outcomes
• Excellent understanding of relevant technical asset policies and standards
• Excellent commercial and contractual acumen, with in-depth understanding of the relevant supply chain contracts to deliver outcomes and drive value for money, including budget planning and management
• Good knowledge and understanding of CDM and health and safety regulations
• Experience in pavement design/construction which is relevant to concrete roads / awareness of current research activities relevant to Concrete Pavement (desirable)

A bit about us

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.

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An exiting opportunity has arisen within the Bedford Borough Council Finance team for a CCAB/CIMA qualified Finance Business Partner working in the Technical Team. Bedford Borough Council is one of the fastest growing unitary authorities and there are some inspiring projects in the pipeline, where a determined, detail focused candidate could make a real difference.

Bedford's Finance team is designed to be an effective partner to the service: driving decisions upfront to improve performance, including Bedford's diverse capital programme, which includes road and rail upgrades. We are now looking for a motivated and enthusiastic finance professional to join our team.

You will be responsible for delivering the Councils Financial Statements in line with statutory requirements and timescales, managing the Council's Technical Accounting functions including Capital Strategy and Planning and Treasury Management.

You must be able to work at pace and have excellent communication skills as you will be talking to a wide range of financial and non finance stakeholders. You will have a broad remit, access to wider developmental opportunities and the support of experienced finance professionals throughout the team.



The Council is committed to offering you a good work life balance, which includes its flexitime and agile working arrangements, including the ability to work both from home and the office.

The role is full-time (37 hours) and permanent, applications for flexible working will be considered. Applications are made via CV, however candidates are encouraged to tailor their CV to demonstrate their experience in similar roles and how they meet the person specification.

For an informal discussion please contact Rhiain Bevan on 01234 276740 or rhiain.bevan@bedford.gov.uk

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