Total 46 Others level Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Norwich, NR1 2DH

Staffordshire County Council is a modern, progressive and forward-thinking authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be courageous and innovative in their approach.

Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, consisting of lawyers, trainees and support staff, with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression. The services supports the County Council in the delivery of its objectives by providing quality services to support every single function in the Council including Staffordshire pension fund, as well as to a wide range of external clients.

The successful candidate will undertake a rewarding varied caseload of planning and highways related matters so previous experience of assisting/managing a planning and highways caseload is essential, within either public sector or private practice.

There are a number of benefits to working at Staffordshire County Council including generous holiday entitlement, flexi time, annual leave purchase scheme, employee discounts, local government pension scheme, optional car lease scheme and a staff parking discount scheme.

We understand the importance of a work-life balance and currently offer remote working with attendance at our Stafford office on flexible patterns and in accordance with business need. We are also happy to consider requests for part-time working.

Main Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Providing complex legal advice to clients on a variety of planning and highways transactions including (but not limited to) agreements under s106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (including for minerals and waste developments) and s278 Highways Act 1980
• Advising on planning and highways enforcement matters
• Undertaking legal input into strategic legal advice and risk, including drafting Cabinet and Committee reports and attendance at meetings where required
• Supervising junior staff and delivering training where necessary
• Adhering to the Legal Services Unit’s LEXCEL quality standards
• Contributing to Staffordshire Legal Services’ marketing and selling services

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for you to be a qualified Chartered Legal Executive, Solicitor or Barrister with:

• Sound planning and highways knowledge
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload.
• Local authority knowledge preferred but not essential.
• Strong I.T skills

If you are unsure if your skills and experience are suitable for this role or for an informal discussion please contact John Rowe, Team Senior on 01785 276186 or at john.rowe@staffordshire.gov.uk or Heather Morgan, Team Senior on 01785 277234 or at heather.morgan@staffordshire.gov.uk

We’re happy to talk flexible working.

Interviews will be held week commencing 16 December 2024.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Overview of Essential Responsibilities: 1. Promote a shared vision and culture within the Breast Screening Service based on a collaborative approach to the delivery of services that incorporates the requirement of patients, service users and stakeholders. 2. To suggest, develop and implement policies for service development and improvement. Operational Responsibilities 1. Work autonomously and be responsible for the production of the screening round plan; for producing forecast activity, planning, managing and maintaining the Norwich Breast Screening Service round plan. Daily management of the plan and to use corrective measures to adjust round plan when necessary to ensure national 36month recall target is met. To be able to analyse population forecasts to adequately plan. Ensure that national, regional and local screening performance targets are met and that the breast screening programme is delivered in a timely manner. 2. Locate and set up new screening sites when required, sometimes at short notice, liaising to fulfil any requirements imposed by the host. Ensure correct installation of electrical supply point and access for screening van. 3. Responsible for movement of screening vans to correct locations in liaison with transport provider. 4. Demonstrate effective decision making on a daily basis to deal with a variety of routine and non-routine issues and problems. Line Management/Financial Management Responsibilities: 1. Responsible for the line management and the HR management of the administration team, including recruitment process, provision of job description, induction, skill mix/training plans, absence management. Ensure all necessary documentation is completed in a timely manner and ensure entries on Trac and ESR are made. 2. To undertake staff annual appraisals in line with Trust policies, promote and assist with continuing professional development of all administration and clerical staff. To be responsible for ensuring Trust mandatory training is up to date. 3. Ensure all necessary documentation is completed in a timely manner. Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4141 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Exciting opportunity alert!
My renewable energy client is on the lookout for a skilled Operations Project Engineer to join their dynamic team in London. This is a permanent staff position where your lead responsibility will be project management and organisation of major projects and project work undertaken in the operations department across their extensive fleet of heat networks. In this role you will be given the opportunity to 'own' a project from conception to completion with involvement in pricing, to procurement, all the way to delivery and commissioning.

Your day to day duties will include:

• Assisting technical teams in the set up of the project from conception.
• Management of the budget and time lines required for project delivery.
• Management of internal engineers and subcontractors to ensure timely and effective delivery of works, whilst ensuring all works are carried out safely.
• Developing and improving procedures related to operational project delivery.
• Managing various projects, often of varying scopes in parallel.
• Setting up procedures and processes for new heat networks as they come across into the operational phase, either through adopting live contracts or new build sites.
• Ensuring high availability through scoping of spare parts, site visibility/remote monitoring and data analysis.
• Pro-actively manage and build our client and customer relationships with regards to day to day running of the sites and attendance to any regular client reporting meetings.
• Responsible for delivery of any specialist services and call out contracts, as well as general supply chain activities.
• Responsible for operational budgets & reporting against business KPI's. This will include scoping up corrective works for system improvements and any potential breakdowns.
• Assistance in the identifying areas to improve operational performance and management of subsequent energy centre upgrade works.
• Continually improve operating procedures and ensure they are being adhered to.
• Support the development of new customer offers with technical, operational, and pricing input.

Your experience should demonstrate:

• Technical qualifications and/or proven experience in engineering / project management related discipline.
• Proven experience in the operation of large projects, preferably in district heating, including; CHP, gas boilers, biomass boilers, energy centres etc.
• Good understanding of BMS/SCADA systems and/or energy software programming
• A willingness to travel regularly
• Recommended NEBOSH, IOSH or similar.
• Excellent communication skills for liaising with both internal & external stakeholders
• Fully IT proficient; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email systems etc as a minimum.
• Proven team leadership and people management skills preferred.
• Good organisational, time management and planning.

This is a great opportunity to join fast-growing innovative business which is committed to pioneering new solutions and driving progress in their industry. You'll be a part of a dynamic team that's dedicated to making a significant impact and have the chance to be involved in projects that will shape the future. If you're passionate about growth, innovation, and making a difference, this could be the perfect role for you.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

The Project Management Office (PMO) within the Transformation directorate at NNUH has embedded a rhythm of continuous improvement at the Trust, through inclusive engagement and systematic review of projects with divisional clinical, operational, financial, and strategic management colleagues.

The PMO has an important corporate assurance and reporting function at the Trust, facilitating governance to support the effective delivery of prioritized divisional and cross divisional projects, and the efficient progression of schemes on the assurance pathway, through financial due diligence, patient safety, and clinical quality approval gateways.

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Interview date: 19th November 2024

The PMO Project Manager plays a crucial role maintaining the Trusts financial sustainability and ultimately, supports the ongoing provision of high quality services for patients. The post holder will have responsibility for engaging and supporting the efficient work up and delivery of divisional and cross divisional projects, ensuring that all projects are underpinned by a robust evidence base through appropriate benchmarking and data capture.

The role will also involve high quality benefits tracking and providing accurate reporting outputs into a range of governance forums. The successful candidate will therefore require NHS PMO experience, together with advanced MS Excel skills and a high level competence and familiarity using other MS software products, including Word and Powerpoint.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

The key functions of the PMO include:
• Monitor, drive and challenge the delivery of the BAU CIP and STRAT programmes of work.
• Establish and maintain strong governance, processes and standardised documentation for all projects and programmes.
• Formally review and challenge project documentation and outcomes
• Capture lessons learnt from previous projects to develop and build organisational knowledge and experience.
• Provide progress reports against planned delivery, performance metrics and agreed milestones to all key stakeholders (internal and external).

The PMO aspires to become a Centre of Excellence in supporting staff in developing and delivering sustainable financial and clinical quality improvements through the availability of resources and standardised governance processes throughout the organisation.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

The key functions of the PMO include: Monitor, drive and challenge the delivery of the BAU CIP and STRAT programmes of work. Establish and maintain strong governance, processes and standardised documentation for all projects and programmes. Formally review and challenge project documentation and outcomes Capture lessons learnt from previous projects to develop and build organisational knowledge and experience. Provide progress reports against planned delivery, performance metrics and agreed milestones to all key stakeholders (internal and external). The PMO aspires to become a Centre of Excellence in supporting staff in developing and delivering sustainable financial and clinical quality improvements through the availability of resources and standardised governance processes throughout the organisation. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

EPC Project Manager - Norwich Substation. Due 20/11/24

• 12-month contract
• Hybrid - Home working 2 days a week and Norwich Substation 3 days a week
• Start date - Early January

We are looking for a Project Manager or small PM team to act as client-side PM on behalf of National Grid in the delivery of the Norwich Substation extension package of projects for a 12-month period (extendable on mutual agreement).

The work at Norwich consists of two projects. A Grid Park connecting 3 new customers via a 33kV / 400kV transformer. Construction is underway and energisation date expected in Q3 2025. The second project involves extending the 400kV substation both East and West to accommodate an additional 8 bays. Construction is also underway, with several conditions required to be discharged as part of the TCPA prior to energisation in Q3 2026.

Job Purpose:

To project manage the Norwich Substation extension to time, cost and specification in accordance with the NG Network Development Process and the in-flight NEC4 works contract.

Role requirements:

• Act as the nominated NEC Project Manager for the Main Works Contract.
• Lead the NG internal governance and project development processes. Prior experience within the NG system would be a distinct advantage here.
• Ensure internal and contractor compliance with Health & Safety, CDM & Environmental legislation as well as adherence National Grid SHES standards, supported by the National Grid Project Supervisors.
• Enact/Support the role of Client's Delegated Representative and where appropriate, Principle Designer or arrange for the provision of Principle Designer for each project as required under CDM Regulations
• Support in the engagement of OFGEM to seek appropriate level of funding. Providing information and composing briefing and regulatory documents to support MSIP and securities processes.
• Provide regular project status reports giving accurate financial forecasting, SHESQ performance, milestone progress & risk management data. Incorporating the contractors monthly reporting.
• Drive customer satisfaction through positive engagement working pro-actively to avoid issues, significant commercial awareness and proactivity is required in this role. Supported by a matrix organisation manage third party issues, land, consents, and local community stakeholder relationships to preserve National Grid's reputation.
• Assess the need and where required scope and manage Front End Engineering Design (FEED) support for emerging scope. Monitor and control their activities to provide an optimal compliant solution in a timely manner.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / GENERAL MANAGER OPPORTUNITY WITH A PROGRESSIVE NORFOLK BASED COMPANY SEEKING A HIGHLY SKILLED AMBITIOUS INDIVIDUAL.

My clients business is now ready for the next phase of growth and are therefore recruiting to expand their team to deliver this growth.

As Business Development / General Manager, you will be a key, senior, member of the team offering Commercial Window Cleaning Solutions to it's Norfolk Client base.

We are looking for someone who can identify and close new opportunities from day one.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has maybe dreamt or running their own cleaning business, with both Management and Business Development experience. This is for a hungry go getter who is confident in their ability to not only manage the team but also win new business.

We are looking for someone with a strong B2B background with a demonstrable track record of success selling to business customers.

The role will be office based in Norfolk with regular travel.

Actively sourcing leads, arranging site visits and meetings to discuss business proposals

Strong negotiation skills to deal with pricing

We are seeking a consistent over achiever of targets and someone who is very self-motivated.

You will have excellent customer service and organisational skills along with the ability to work well under pressure

A full clean driving license is essential to this role

On Offer is a Competitive Basic salary PLUS SHARES IN THE COMPANY TO THE RIGHT CANDIDATE

To find out more about this exciting opportunity please call Danny Moloney on 01603 764044 or e mail dmoloney@cpl.uk.com

Your new role:

• To support the internal commercial manager.
• To keep the contract database up to date with accurate data entry and accurate agreement management.
• To support the internal finance and operations teams.
• Conduct internal audits.
• Raise PO numbers.
• Confident in leading negotiations with new clients.
• To make sure the governance is in place for the commercial agreements.
• And other ad-hoc administrative tasks.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Strong commercial admin background.
• The ability to adapt to a variety of online systems.
• Be confident and have clear communication skills both written, electronically and over the phone.
• Have a can-do and hard-working attitude.
• Be used to company policies and procedures.
• Experience of contract management.

What you'll get in return:

• Attractive hourly rate/day rate of pay.
• Above average annual leave.
• Remote working.
• Immediate start if successful.

What you need to do now
Call Kim on 01603 612301, or send your updated CV now!

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Highways Development Management has a huge impact on people’s lives and is at the forefront of regeneration, redevelopment and plays a major part in everyday life for residents of Staffordshire and beyond.

It is an exciting time to start a career at Staffordshire and this job will provide you with great opportunities for career progression and to be involved in medium/large scale projects across Staffordshire. The Highways Development Management team currently comprises of two team leaders who line manage a team of 14 staff who deal with approximately 3,000 planning applications a year plus pre-application advice.

If you are keen on working within a Highway Development Management role and protecting the County’s highway network and also helping to improve the transport facilities available for the people of Staffordshire as part of the planning process then this rewarding career may be the career for you.

We offer a great employment package with a flexible environment of office and/or home working to allow for that work/life balance.

Main Responsibilities

As a Project Engineer, you will be part of the team providing detailed responses on planning applications as a statutory consultee. This willl require you to have contact with a variety of Local Planning Authorities (LPA) ensuring the relationship is a positive one and the responses to them are detailed and encompass all elements of transport and highway safe

You will also:

• prepare and issue comments, advice and recommendations relating to highway and transportation elements of planning applications; having regard to current design/transport guidelines.
• audit Transport Assessments and Travel Plans, within the experience, training and knowledge of the post applying GIS analysis techniques and other accessibility planning software.
• proactively instigate, encourage, and participate in pre-application discussions with developers to aid the development of sustainable estate street layouts/designs in accordance with relevant Design Guides.
• have the opportunity to attend an LPA planning committee to defend your reply as a statutory consultee to a planning application.
• prepare and give evidence in connection with appeals and Court proceedings under the Town and Country Planning Acts.
• assist in the implementation of Development Plan Policies and the Staffordshire Local Transport Plan.

The Ideal Candidate

You will need:

• to be a Chartered Civil Engineer or Incorporated Civil Engineer or a Graduate Civil Engineer with a minimum of 5 years post graduate experience or a HNC and a minimum of 7 years post qualification experience.
• experience relevant to planning applications and of S278 and S38 Agreements
• experience of working in partnership with internal and external bodies.
• experience of the operation of agreements for the adoption of new streets and construction of off-site improvement works.
• experience of participating in multi-disciplinary teams.
• ability to work to time and budgetary constraints.
• a full driving licence.

You will also be required to support other members of the team who may have less experience than yourself. On the job learning, coaching and mentoring is not unusual and is encouraged to create a positive can-do atmosphere within the team.

Any interested candidates who don’t meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be considered if they can demonstrate they are working towards the targets identified.

We are hoping to conduct the interviews on Friday 29th November 2024.

For further discussion about the role , please contact: Simon Hawe by email at simon.hawe@staffordshire.gov.uk

“We’re happy to talk flexible working”

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

The post holder will be responsible for coordinating and managing a varied range of capital investment projects ensuring that projects are delivered successfully. Maintain a high profile within the Trust through developing and building strong links with key individuals and departments; Engaging local partners and keeping them informed of progress. Running of capital projects within a defined project methodology, budget, and timetable. Engage with and manage design and building teams across the project areas. Set and monitor key target dates for the development and completion of the Project.

You will supervise and manage the workloads of colleagues within the BI Development team, whilst assisting with their personal development and acting as a subject matter expert for the wider department. The BI Development team will be pivotal in developing a new Data Warehouse for the up-and-coming EPR deployment. This role presents a good opportunity for developers looking for a new challenge and wanting to take the next step in their careers. To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity, and Excellence.

Your new company
You will be working for a regional contractor with an excellent reputation who has national projects with major retailers across the UK.
Your new role
As the Project Manager on their commercial retail projects, you will be responsible for:

• Plan, coordinate, and supervise construction projects from start to finish.
• Ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Manage project teams, including subcontractors and suppliers.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets.
• Conduct regular site inspections and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Liaise with clients, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare and present project reports and updates to senior management.
• Resolve any issues or conflicts that arise during the construction process.

You will be largely site based on projects located across the UK. When you are not working on a live project you will need to be office based from one of their East Anglia office locations.

What you'll need to succeed

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in construction project management.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, materials, and regulations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Valid driving licence.

What you'll get in return

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• The chance to work on exciting and challenging projects.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Tiffany now on 01603 625754.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Planner

Do you have experience as a Planner? Have you worked in the waste water industry? If so then read on to learn more!

Role: Planner

Location: Norwich

Pay Rate: Refer to Randstad

Contract: Freelance

Start/End Date: ASAP- 6 Months +

Randstad Contact: Lewis Weir

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning to deliver an NEC Option C contract to build a reinforced concrete frame building.
• Produce programmes for acceptance, impact programmes, weekly lookaheads, project controls dashboards, reports, and programme narratives.
• Analyse project metrics, in particular rates of work to ensure key programme dates can be tracked with accuracy and displayed in project dashboards.
• Support the commercial team to produce accurate forecasts to the end of the project based on labour resource and materials forecasting.
• Take ownership and contribute to planning, programme and risk from tender through to project completion.

Requirements:

• P6.
• Experience within Waste water + recycling water.
• Relevant Qualifications.
• Communication skills.

If this role is something you'd be interested in doing then get in contact using the contact details below!

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

We are offering an Apprenticeship within our Norwich Branch (NR4):

Join one of the UK’s leading distributors of electrical products and solution providers with 250+ branches nationally with a core value to develop talent & internal progression.

- Contracted to 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday – shifts between 07:00 – 17:00
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + Birthday day off
- Comprehensive health & wellbeing support programme , long service awards & key milestones
- Benefits: Enhanced family leave benefits , Agile working, Training academy , Buy and Sell annual leave , Free virtual GP service, accessible 24/7 & Staff discount on webshop & discounts in high-street stores.

As an Apprentice Branch Assistant, you will be trained on all areas of branch life, which will give you a fantastic grounding for your future career.

Your training will support you becoming the face of our company, gaining skills to ensure you give great first impressions when customers come into branch and provide understanding on how to create stock displays to provide exceptional customer service.

You may also support the wider branch team, calling customers with our sales team, picking and packing products in our warehouse to ensure customers’ orders are completed on time.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get in to the Electrical Trade sector, You will learn all about the industry whilst completing the apprentice programme which will take around 15 months to finish.


Apprentice Branch Assistant - The Person:

- English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) is preferred but not essential
- Good communication skills, with the confidence to interact with customers and colleagues both face to face and via the phone/email
- The ability to follow instruction
- Confident to work in a fast-paced role, whilst maintaining a consistent eye for detail
- A flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure
- Embracing of change and new technologies
- Proactive approach and a natural flair for building relationships with customers

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch

Suitable for: Branch manager, assistant managers, team leader, trade counter manager, Internal sales person, sales manager, account manager, store manager, trade manager, business development executive

Our client believes that this role does not meet the criteria to be considered within the Home Office Shortage Occupation list. Therefore, they will not support an application for visa sponsorship and all applicants for this role must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Project Management Responsible for the operational delivery of assigned analytical products. Contribute to performance management, identifying areas for improvement, identifying resolutions to any issues that may arise during product development. Provide co-ordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where requested. Working collaboratively with testing to ensure all reporting solutions are built to a high standard and create system documentation and user manuals. To provide relevant and timely specialist complex advice and guidance to support projects where cooperation will be required and there may be significant barriers to understanding. Identify and support customers understanding of analytics products and maintain an appropriately prioritised backlog for implementation. Work closely with the product owner/management, senior management and the wider Data team on analytical product development. Work with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions, taking the lead where appropriate. Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and its proactive resolution and escalation process. Financial and Physical Resources The post holder will be required to contribute to the evaluation of the cost of delivering analytical products To provide oversight and monitoring of all aspects of delegated team budgets. Provide regular reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their implementation from a value for money perspective. Evaluation of projects/functions with identified portfolio for delivery against financial recovery/savings plans through providing sophisticated, high quality project analysis. Staff Management To provide effective leadership, training, support, generate enthusiasm and motivation in the team members to ensure that they are appropriately empowered to carry out the responsibilities of their role. Supervise staff, undertaking appraisals, recruitment including progressing any disciplinary or capability issues, as necessary. Information Management Develop, score and define backlog items that guide the team in analytical product enhancement or development. Solve service-related problems, provide assurance, and make decisions to ensure business deliverable commitments. Ensure the team have the information they need to support delivery of analytics solutions. To feed into future planning of analytics solutions for customers to ensure that developments are not considered without due considerations taking place. Devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes. Ensure timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to management on agreed areas of work. Research and Development To interact with customers, data services and information analysts to ensure products are properly implemented. To evaluate new products and technologies and consider their usage as solutions within the work program. To read and understand complex material so that these can be further developed into specifications for information analysts. Contribute to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment of individual and workstream success. Increase an understanding of Agile practices, Lean, new technologies opportunities and other new trends. Planning and Organisation To develop analytics specifications with customers that lead to the development of new analytical product or enhance existing products. Contribute to the strategic planning of Team projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments where necessary. Contribute to the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement programmes. Contribute to short, medium and long-term business plans, achieving quality outcomes. To work autonomously, guided by national policy regulations or guidance to advise customers on the interpretation and impact of policies and initiatives. Policy and Service Development To continually strive to improve the effectiveness, performance, ease of access and understanding of existing analytics products, incorporating a mix of leading edge and legacy product. Develop policies and procedures in the Team with an impact on the wider organisation, as required.