Total 96 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Bristol, BS20 7QR

JOB TITLE: SOX Assurance Assistant Manager - Finance Chief Control Office

SALARY: £42,120 - £46,800

LOCATION(S): Bristol/Edinburgh

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least

two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

This role presents a great opportunity to play an integral role in the delivery of the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) assurance testing programme and contribute towards the management of Financial Reporting risk across Lloyds Banking Group.

About this opportunity

This role presents a great opportunity to play an integral role in the delivery of the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) assurance testing programme and contribute towards the management of Financial Reporting risk across the Group.

You'll develop an understanding of the risks and controls within key end-to-end processes across the Group and learn how data flows all the way from product origination (e.g. a customer taking out a personal loan online) through to financial reporting of associated balances, income, costs and impairment and ultimately the disclosures in the Financial Statements in the Annual Report and Accounts.

Key to success in this role is the ability to plan your workload to meet team priorities, strong communication and influencing skills, a continuous improvement approach and proven capability in control identification and assessment.

Responsibilities:

• Delivery of independent assurance assessments, primarily Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control design and operating effectiveness testing across a wide variety of processes and teams on behalf of the Divisional / Functional Business Partners.

• Planning, prioritisation and organisation of allocated testing to meet delivery deadlines

• Manipulation, analysis and interpretation of multiple data sources to reach testing conclusions, sharing insights identified.

• A passion for continuous improvement to help drive efficiencies & promote effective ways of working, including the use of agile testing tools.

• Curiosity to understand and, where appropriate, challenge the existing end-to-end controls to mitigate financial / prudential / regulatory / operational risk.

• Provide insightful information and guidance to Stakeholders to help mitigate risk and improve the control environment.

• Strong team collaboration skills, drive to develop yourself and contribute towards team outputs / development.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What you'll need:

• A background or professional qualification in accountancy, external/internal audit, assurance risk management or compliance with skills in the identification and mitigation of financial / prudential / regulatory reporting;

• Passion for collaboration and skill in managing multiple priorities to contribute effectively to team outputs

• Adept in the evaluation of multiple data sources to reach control assessments and able to clearly communicate outcomes;

• Drive to be part of a diverse high performing team, focussed on your own and team development;

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• A strong process improvement focus, ideally with experience in the use of automated tools to deliver assurance testing;

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

* An annual performance-related bonus

* Share schemes including free shares

* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

* 28 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Quality Test Engineer x10+ (Mid to Senior Grade)

Lloyds Banking Group

Bristol: Hybrid working pattern, 2 days per week in office & rest from home

Salary & Benefits: £62,874 to £76,846 base salary depending on location and experience.

Additional Package: Annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), flexible benefits system, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Visas: We're unable to support visa applications for these roles at this time.

Why Lloyds Banking Group;

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too.

Where does the role sit?

We're the central hiring team at Lloyds Banking Group and we run the recruitment for roles that are always needed and in high demand across the group.

We are always hiring for good quality engineers!

You'll be taken through a centralised application, technical testing, and interviewing process, then if successful offered one of our available roles depending on your chosen location.

We currently have over 50 Quality Engineering positions available across a range of divisions and locations in the UK.

What exactly does a Quality Test Engineer do at Lloyds?

Depending on your level of seniority you'll either take accountability or support running and leading testing across our monthly release cycle, assuring the quality of delivery into these releases. You'll also manage the raising of defects and backlog items for addressing defects within the current sprint or for prioritisation for future sprints.

We've got a wide range of roles, some of which are working within a team of quality engineers while other roles may be stand alone as part of the quality engineering community.

We operate in an Agile software engineering environment using modern DevOps methods, continuous improvement & modern software stacks.

Example of Specific Activities:

• Automating testing where appropriate, updating and streamlining the test automation framework & coding standards.

• Use your experience of modern software development toolsets and demonstrate the ability to stretch into DevOps, Continuous Integration and Delivery pipelines.

• Supporting Quality Engineering and Assurance work ensuring the highest quality of shippable products and quality artifacts.

• Develop yourselves with industry standards, methods and tooling used across our engineering teams and introduce new concepts, approaches and tooling.

What do we need to see from your application?

We're keen to see diverse and varied applications, however as this is a technology role in a niche industry area we'll need to see the following as a minimum to be considered for interview;

• Essential to have a deep understanding of Frameworks and have developed as least one automation framework using libraries in either Selenium or Playwright.

• Intermediate competency competent in JavaScript/typescript

• Competent using Windows Command Line (CLI)

• Experienced with Source control (GitHub Enterprise preferred)

• Experienced with build tools such as Maven and Node Package Manager (NPM)

• Experience of modern Agile software engineering practices

• Good communication & interpersonal skills plus ability to work in a team.

If you have the above, please apply.

Desirable (but not essential!) things we're interested in include;

• knowledge in other languages: C#, Java, python, VBS.

• Containerisation experience e.g. docker and how this can be used in a test automation context.

• Desirable to have CI/CD experience e.g. Jenkins.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We offer excellent training, certification, career opportunities and a relaxed working environment. We're a lovely bunch of people.

We're growing and will continue to do so for years to come so you'll have good career development opportunities.

We promote equal opportunities, and welcome applications from employees from a diverse range of backgrounds. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Please also view the benefits information sheet which details the benefits of working for NHSBT and the hours of work, salary, leave entitlement etc. for this role

Compliance Solicitor
£35,000 - £50,000 plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6A)
Manchester, Bristol, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Sheffield - (hybrid working)

We're looking for a compliance solicitor to join us at Co-op Legal Services.

In this role, we'll look to you to be our technical specialist in regulatory compliance, providing compliance oversight and strategic support to the business for all legal and regulatory requirements. You'll work collaboratively with the compliance manager on providing expertise relating to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) code of conduct, operational governance, regulatory compliance framework, data protection, anti-money laundering, complaint handling, professional indemnity insurance and negligence claims. As a fast-growing business, you'll also support us in providing due diligence and governance of contractual relationships with our business partners. As we continue to grow, they'll be plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and build a rewarding career with us.

What you'll do:

* draft and review CLS policies and procedures - working with other business areas to drive efficiencies whilst meeting regulatory obligations
* assist operations with client onboarding including conflict checking, client due diligence and AML queries
* support the data protection lead and deputise when necessary to managing DSARs, deletion requests, and undertaking data breach investigations
* sample file reviews/audits
* be responsible for Practicing Certificate and PII policy renewals
* investigate regulatory breach notifications, preparing reports for COLP/SRA as required
* monitor the relationships with new and existing business partners, performing due diligence and governance of contracts
* provide support and manage issues escalated from CLS colleagues and Heads of Practice

This role would suit people who have:

* qualified as a solicitor or legal executive (CILEX or STEP qualification), or have the equivalent experience
* significant experience of SRA regulation
* a background in legal operations, working in an SRA regulated environment
* experience of dealing with complaints and professional negligence claims
* good knowledge of data protection legislation and processes
* an understanding of money laundering regulations
* excellent relationship building and communication skills
* experience in contract management and due diligence beneficial but not essential

Why Co-op?

Here you'll do work that matters. We're a commercial organisation with a purpose beyond profit, you'll have an opportunity to help us build a stronger Co-op and stronger communities. You'll also get a package that includes:

* competitive salary
* coaching, training and support to help you develop
* pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* annual incentive scheme
* 28 days holiday plus bank holiday (rising to 32 in line with service)
* discounts on Co-op products and services

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.

If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Who are Diligenta?

Diligenta's vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do, and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as 'home' by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development.

Summary of the role:

We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team and be responsible for overseeing the business wide complaints quality assurance processes, with a view to driving better outcomes for our customers, continuous improvement and a standardised corporate approach. The candidate will oversee action plans to close any gaps in performance across all the Diligenta accounts.

Benefits:

• 33 days including Bank Holidays
• Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company
• Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goods
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loans
• A companywide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeing
• A comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer's Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement Leave
• A contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ('Death in Service") & Group Income Protection
• Apply to find out about our other benefits

What you'll be doing:

• Working within a team to ensure consistent implementation of our centralised QA process for complaints

• Develop and implement quality control procedures and standards to drive better customer outcomes and improve complaint handling processes
• Prepare and present regular reports on complaint trends, resolutions, and actions taken to senior management.
• Maintain a customer-centric approach, ensuring that all complaints are handled with empathy and professionalism.
• Engaging across all accounts and establishing relationships

What we're looking for:

• Experience in financial services
• Previous experience in quality, continuous improvement, standardisations and consumer duty
• Strong knowledge of Quality Assurance in Operations
• Team Working skills
• An energetic individual with a positive outlook
• Someone with skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, complaints database
• (Desirable) experience in six sigma

If you need any help or adjustments for any stage within the recruitment process due to health, disability, or any other reason, please let us know.

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and become part of our innovative team!

Property Compliance Officer
Are you passionate about safety and compliance? We're hiring a Safety Servicing Manager to lead our high-quality, customer-focused safety programmes. In this hybrid role, you'll collaborate with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders to ensure homes meet and exceed all standards.

Hybrid role but there is an expectation to attend the office 2-3 days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

Proactively manage safety servicing programmes, meeting statutory obligations.

Facilitate access for safety inspections, enforcing policies as needed.

Monitor contractors' operational performance.

Oversee gas, asbestos, and water safety programmes.

Support Property Inspectors in delivering Property MOT inspections.

Work with Housing and Customer Service teams on recharges.

About You:

Values-driven and relationship-oriented.
Committed to excellence and compliance.
Ready to make a positive impact!

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
A not-for-profit organisation.
Your new role
The organisation are looking for a Credit Controller on a temporary basis for around three months. Their office is based in East Bristol, offering hybrid working. Pay for the role is £16-18 per hour, dependent on experience. Main duties of the role include:

• Follow end to end credit control processes
• Maintain and update accounts
• Working with internal and external customers
• Reporting on the status of debt
• Other adhoc finance administration as required

What you'll need to succeed

• Extensive credit control experience, B2C preferred
• Advanced Excel skills - Pivot tables, XLOOKUPS
• Excellent communication, numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to develop relationships
• Ability to work to deadlines

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 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.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Western Dr, Bristol

£50,000 - £55,000

Flexitime hours 37.5 covering core hours of 09.00-15.00

4 Days in the office & 1 from home.

Travel covered by the business

Job Description

This role will provide shared services to both of the companies UK sites in Bristol (Manufacturing site), and Derby (Service business) to ensure legality by advising and monitoring compliance with internal regulations and, in particular, taking into account local regulatory requirements in coordination with the central business functions. Please note that the Health and Safety elements of the role will be a shared service, whereas all Quality responsibilities will be for the Bristol location only.

The role is based in Bristol, but regular travels to Derby are required by the job holder. (On average 2 visits to Derby per month)

Key Responsibilities:

The Health, Safety and Quality Manager will hold the following responsibilities:

HSE (EHS)

• Ensuring legal operations at the site by advising and monitoring compliance with external and internal regulations
• Exchange and close cooperation with the EHS central functions
• Energy management at the site and reporting of relevant EHS,- KPIs to the HQ
• Ensure that all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated
• Advising employees and manger on HSE issues. Working towards a strong safety awareness among the entire workforce
• Ensure full and accurate health and safety and training records are maintained. Establish a full programme of documented health & safety inspections, audits and checks.
• Establish a structured programme of health & safety training throughout the Company.
• Ensure that all accidents are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented.
• Regular safety inspections of operating facilities, equipment and work processes as well as regular inspection of workplaces
• Reporting and analysis of EHS incidents at the site, monitoring of corrective actions, reporting to PA/EHS
• Maintenance and continuous improvement of EHS management systems

QMM

• Maintain, monitor and measure the effectiveness of PAGS Quality Management System; conduct internal audits on company quality management system; assist/facilitate other PA site audits; implement the company Quality Policy, review the contents and scope and ensure its updated accordingly
• Supports all departments in the development, maintenance and continual drive for improvement of QMS processes and documentation.
• Coordinates activities to achieve and maintain compliance to ISO 9001 and applicable business quality directives.
• Supports the organization to carry out structured processes such as risk assessments, 8Ds and lessons learned for customer and internal quality issues with focus on customer satisfaction and prevention of defects.
• Monitors and regularly reports on performance with regard to quality objectives
• Conduct annual standard reviews to ensure changes are capture and where relevant processes are updated to reflect relevant changes; communicate to the business relevant changes to specific industry standards.
• Uphold a proactive approach to QMM to drive continuous improvements

Qualifications

The job holder will hold the following knowledge and skills:

• Completed technical degree or comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience in the HSE/ EHS-area
• analytic skills, especially for legal principles and context
• Ability to write clear legally recommendations and instructions
• Good communication and team skills
• Certified Quality Manager and auditor with experience in maintenance of a Quality Management System preferred.
• Fundamental technical knowledge in special machine construction.
• Problem solving experience in methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa.
• Ability to detect faults (design, process and procedural) and to participate in finding root causes and their solutions.
• Experienced in risk management of projects.
• Experienced in leading quality and continuous improvement initiatives in a machine construction company, or equivalent blend of education and experience.
• Proficient in office standard software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams,.etc.)
• Action oriented, quick learner, ambitious; has experience in driving change and delivering results.

Additional Information

The business a group of open-minded and high-spirited collaborators. They emphasise collaboration and mutual support. We are more than happy to support your wishes of improvement within your area of expertise. Besides that, they offer a fine salary package, lots of benefits, and various fun social activities.

• An attractive job in an international company
• A corporate culture with a strong focus on technology and collaboration
• Great opportunities for personal and professional development
• Informal work environment and committed colleagues
• Pension and health insurance.

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.

Job Title: MOT Tester- Bristol
Salary: Up to £30,000 Basic + Bonus (OTE £33,000+)
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00, with every other Saturday morning 08:30-12:30
Ref: OC17240

My client is searching for a talented MOT Tester in the Bristol area who is looking to form a career with a strong company.

Company Benefits:

• Brand accredited training and support.
• Career progression and development within a company.
• Flexible working patterns.
• Generous Long service and loyalty awards.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Eyecare voucher scheme.
• Pension scheme.
• 22 Days annual leave and bank holidays.

MOT Tester Responsibilities:

• Carry out MOT Testing to a high standard.
• To ensure that all Vehicles are up VOSA standard.
• Must ensue you inform your supervisor or Manager of any failings.
• Using the latest technology to inform the customer of work completed and work needed on vehicles.
• Maintaining high levels of workshop safety and cleanliness.

MOT Tester Requirements:

• Full UK driving licence.
• Ideally you will have a NVQ Level 3/ Time severed experience.
• Must have an MOT accreditation for class 4.
• To carry out mechanical repairs on a range of vehicles, as and when required.

VTSTH
Consultant: Beatrice Dickinson
Octane Recruitment are a leading Recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries.
We are recruiting across the UK for Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, Commercial Vehicle Technician, Diagnostic Technician, Senior Technician, Master Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician, PDI Technician, Prep Technician, MOT Tester, Fast Fit Technician, LCV Technician, Light Commercial Technician, HGV Technician, Bus Technician, LGV Technician, HGV Engineer, HGV Mechanic, HGV Fitter
Octane Recruitment cover a variety of different sectors including Technical, Mechanical, Engineering, Sales, Service, Aftersales, Bodyshop, Fleet & Rental Management, Accounts, Finance, Marketing, & Payroll, Managerial, Logistics, Parts, Administration, Call Centre / Contact Centre, Senior Appointments, Head Office Positions and Confidential Appointments.

Who are we?

We’re the biggest name in Europe’s vehicle remarketing industry, selling 1.3m vehicles per annum, across 60 locations and with a turnover of £2billion. We believe our people are the best in the business, they are friendly, expert and professional.

Role: MOT Tester
Salary: £35,000.00 per annum
Location: Bristol
Working Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-17:30

Main responsibilities:


Completing MOT Tests
Carry out all repairs in line with approved methods to restore the vehicle to its original condition.
Plan and organise time effectively to ensure all tasks are completed within set deadlines, achieving efficiency.
Diagnose problems on vehicles in the workshop and if needed undertake electrical diagnosis on vehicles
Ensure all the relevant documentation is accurately completed and all company procedures are followed


Skills and experience required:


Qualified as an MOT Tester
Qualified to City and Guilds or NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 (essential)
Full UK Driving Licence
Willing to support junior techs and offer support/expertise when needed.
You will be passionate to work within the motor industry and take pride in their work, to the highest standards of work set by customers
You will need to work independently on vehicles and have experience to make decisions when required
Excellent attention to detail


Why choose BCA?


Training courses available for our staff, including Level 2 and 3 in Hybrid Vehicles Training
Deals and discounts on new cars for you and your family
Access to BCA Rewards, which provides online and in-store discounts with a range of retailers such as Asda, Tesco, Boots, Ikea, Currys and many more…
Company Schemes that include Eye Care Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme & Referral Scheme


We try to make working for BCA rewarding in every sense, including a positive work environment, training and development opportunities as well as exciting career options. If you're looking for a career that has great teamwork, training, rewards, long-term scope and is going places - apply now!

Our policy is to employ the best-qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.

We are currently recruiting for a growing team of Penetration Testers with offensive cyber security and red teaming experience. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years' experience in offensive pen testing roles.

REQUIRED - 5 years living in the UK for security checks

The role is remote/hybrid and includes travel to client's locations performing comprehensive, advanced pen testing including:

• Conduct thorough penetration tests to identify vulnerabilities in systems, networks and applications
• Develop and execute exploit scenarios to simulate real-world cyber attacks
• Provide detailed reports
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to implement security best practices
• Stay up to date on the latest security trends, tools, techniques to enhance testing methodologies and procedures.

Other responsibilities within the team include security assessments, risk analysis, incident response, research, compliance, and documentation.

Desirable Qualifications include CHECK team member, OSCP and CREST. However, if you have some at least 1 of these and are working towards the others your application will still be of interest.

A degree in computer science or related subject required.

Fully SC clearance is an advantage, and full security checks will be completed in the role.

About the vacancy: UWE Bristol is undertaking a major curriculum project as part of an ambitious programme of transformational activities to enhance the student experience.



We are seeking to recruit one permanent post and three 2-year fixed term posts, offering exciting opportunities to facilitate and support our project and longer term work as members of our Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team.

The Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team provides university-wide support for the ongoing development and review of UWE Bristol’s educational portfolio across three interconnected areas of activity:



Curriculum: supporting the design, development, approval and continuous improvement of the University’s academic programmes, including coordinating support for cross-university curriculum enhancement projects and initiatives and related evaluation activities
Standards and Accreditation: supporting oversight of regulatory compliance in relation to quality and standards and engagement with professional, statutory and regulatory bodies
Collaborative Provision: supporting the development, oversight and enhancement of the University’s UK and international academic partnerships and associated collaborative provision, including apprenticeships.



We are a very friendly, lively, informed and dedicated team. New members are welcomed and made to feel at home from the outset.



About you: We are looking for people with broad based administrative expertise and with experience of working in line with complex regulatory frameworks such as those in higher education. You will have good organisational, interpersonal, communication and IT skills. You will have experience of working with database systems, and of taking formal and informal minutes of meetings. You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to your own continuing professional development and to delivering outstanding learning and teaching for our students.



As a Quality Administrator you will be able to balance effectively a range of responsibilities in a flexible and proactive manner, using your initiative and working with a variety of stakeholders across and outside of the University. A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude, you will thrive in a demanding yet rewarding environment and will make an enthusiastic contribution to the Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement Team and to Student and Academic Services more widely.



Where are these roles based?

These posts are 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 or racially minoritised candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, 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 these roles, please contact Jessica Merrick on 0117 328 1611 or email: Jessica.Merrick@uwe.ac.uk





Interviews will take place at our Frenchay campus – dates to be confirmed.



These are 2-year fixed term posts, plus one permanent post, all working 37 hours per week.



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. These roles are therefore campus-based with some opportunity for home working.



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 these roles under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for these roles 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.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Who are Diligenta?

Our vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do, and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as 'home' by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development.

The Opportunity:

Testing framework controls and carrying out deep dives on frameworks. Prepare reports and presentation summarising findings and highlighting areas of concerns.

Benefits:

• 33 days including Bank Holidays.
• Eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus scheme.
• Personal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as through our global parent company (Tata Consultancy Services).
• Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goods.
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loans.
• A companywide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeing.
• A comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer's Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement Leave.
• A contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ('Death in Service") & Group Income Protection.
• Apply to find out about our other benefits.

You'll be:

• Carrying out independent deep dives on frameworks to evaluate effectiveness of control framework.
• Analysing data, within agreed timescales, using specific criteria and producing clear and concise documented results for publication to internal and external stakeholders.
• Conducting control activities within agreed timescales.
• Developing and maintain good internal relationships for mutual exchange of information and business awareness.
• Communicating clearly and effectively at all levels within the Operational area and Client base by telephone, E-mail and face to face in order to resolve queries.

You should apply if you:

• Have excellent organisational skills with high level of attention to detail.
• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Have ability to assess, question and challenge results across business areas.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills including influencing and negotiation.
• Have excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Are PC literate, strong MS Office skills with Excel.
• Have industry knowledge - life and pension or similar with some background with controls.

About the vacancy: UWE Bristol is undertaking a major curriculum project as part of an ambitious programme of transformational activities to enhance the student experience. These 2-year fixed term posts offer an exciting opportunity to join our Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team to facilitate and support this work.

The Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team provides university-wide support for the ongoing development and review of UWE Bristol’s educational portfolio across three interconnected areas of activity:

Curriculum: supporting the design, development, approval and continuous improvement of the University’s academic programmes, including coordinating support for cross-university curriculum enhancement projects and initiatives and related evaluation activities
Standards and Accreditation: supporting oversight of regulatory compliance in relation to quality and standards and engagement with professional, statutory and regulatory bodies
Collaborative Provision: supporting the development, oversight and enhancement of the University’s UK and international academic partnerships and associated collaborative provision, including apprenticeships.



We are a very friendly, lively, informed and dedicated team. New members are welcomed and made to feel at home from the outset.



About you: We are looking for people with broad-based administrative and data management experience, and experience of working in line with complex regulatory frameworks such as those in higher education. You will have good organisational, interpersonal, communication and IT skills. You will have experience of working with database systems, and of taking formal and informal minutes of meetings.



As a Quality Officer you will be able to balance effectively a range of responsibilities in a flexible, autonomous and proactive manner, using your initiative and working with a variety of stakeholders across the University and our academic partners. A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude, you will thrive in a demanding yet rewarding environment and will make an enthusiastic contribution to the Academic Quality and Partnerships Enhancement team and to UWE’s Student and Academic Services more widely, in particular working in close collaboration with the Curriculum Infrastructure and Data team.



Where are these roles based?

These posts are 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 or racially minoritised candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, 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 these roles, please contact Harriet Castor on 0117 328 2421 or email: Harriet.Castor@uwe.ac.uk



Interviews will take place at our Frenchay campus the latter half of July.



These are 2-year fixed term posts, working 37 hours per week.



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. These roles are therefore campus-based with some opportunity for home working.



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 these roles under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for these roles 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 these roles 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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Job Title: Quality Manager
Location: UK, South West + Travel to Site + Hybrid Working
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57279

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Quality Manager, at our Bristol site with occasional travel to Hinkley Point C, Bridgewater.

The role

As a Quality Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be focused on the Clean Energy Business in the UK, as well as providing support to our International Business, both in Japan and the USA.

Day-to-day, you'll develop an appropriate quality strategy for their business area, gaining agreement and sponsorship from the senior management team and in alignment with the Cavendish Nuclear Quality Strategy.

• Developing an appropriate quality strategy for their business area, gaining agreement and sponsorship from the senior management team and in alignment with the Cavendish Nuclear Quality Strategy
• Leads the definition and implementation of assurance activities for their business area, including supply chains and partnerships
• Supports the SSHEQR function in defining the business' processes, plans for quality and proposes quality targets for the business area; and monitors and reports accordingly
• Leads preparation for both internal and external audits
• Ensure that all Quality events are promptly investigated and resolved at the correct level, and that key lessons learned from events are identified and promulgated

This position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with two days onsite based in Bristol, requires regular travel on a weekly / monthly basis in the UK.

Essential experience of the Quality Manager

• Good working knowledge and application of ISO9001 (essential) and ISO17025 (desirable)
• NQA-1 experience is desirable
• Ability to investigate events using industry best-practice casual analysis tools
• Good working knowledge of the Nuclear industry or similar highly regulated industry

Qualifications for the Quality Manager

• Science or Engineering degree (or equivalent)
• Charted member of the Quality Institute or registered on appropriate CPD Scheme
• Approved Auditor qualification (or demonstrable skills)

We value difference and don'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 Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. F

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Opportunities to travel within the UK
• Autonomy to perform the role
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 22/07/2024

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