Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Additional Payments: Casual Car User Allowance

Interview Method: In Person (Face to Face)

Closing Date: 24 October 2024

This role is subject to -

Qualification - Qualified to degree level or equivalent, in a discipline related to the local government regulatory environment e.g. Environmental Health or Trading Standards.

Casual Car Documentation - The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.

BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) clearance - this post is subject to BPSS checks. You will therefore be required to consent to and comply with BPSS checking requirements prior to commencing in this post. This check involves verification of identity; nationality and immigration status; employment history (past 3 years) and basic criminal record check.

This role will involve line management of officers in the Housing Compliance and Enforcement Team. You will be responsible for the delivery of services relating to housing standards in the private sector, and manage the responsive and proactive enforcement of relevant housing and environmental legislation in order to safeguard residents and neighbourhoods. Managers are required manage a programmed inspection regime for private rented properties. You will be required to work with a range of partners to tackle the impact poor landlords have in the private rented sector and on Neighbourhoods.

The Housing Compliance and Enforcement Team are responsible for dealing with reports of housing disrepair and health and safety related matters in the private rented sector, taking enforcement action as required. The team licence and carry out programmed inspections of licensable Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) as well as Selective licensed properties. The team works closely with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and undertakes proactive initiatives to tackle inadequate and dangerous housing across Manchester.

You will be a driven individual, keen to deliver statutory housing interventions. The position plays an important role in ensuring warm, safe, healthy homes are available for all private tenure residents across Manchester. Poor housing has a direct link to poor health, comfort, and mental well-being. You will work with a wide range of partners to deliver projects that aims to protect public health and improve quality of life.

You will have a good understanding of enforcement in the private rented sector. Experience in project management, partnership working and working in Neighbourhoods would also be an advantage. You should be qualified to degree level or equivalent in a discipline related to local government regulation e.g. Environmental Health desirable. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. If you want to find out more about the role, our culture, flexible arrangements or any adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview we will ask you if you require any adjustments in order for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.

If you would like to access the job details in another format, such as large print, audio or printed on a coloured paper, please email jobs@manchester.gov.uk or call 0161 227 3373.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.

We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application.

When you join us

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

Other relevant information

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
Our Manchester Strategy/Behaviours.pdf
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GM Resilience Civil Contingencies Officer

Salary: £36,648 to £40,221

Hours: 36.25 hours per week, Monday-Friday, with out of hours if required as part of a 365/24/7 on call rota

Contract: Permanent

Location: 3rd Floor, GMP Force HQ, Northampton Road, Manchester M40 5BP - Blended/Hybrid Working

Advert closing date: November 10th, 2024

Click here to view role profile: Role Profile

Your role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work on urban resilience in Greater Manchester, a city-region that is recognised by the United Nations as a global leader in resilience. As a Civil Contingencies Officer, the post holder will be a key member of the Greater Manchester Resilience Unit, supporting the emergency planning, response, and resilience service to the ten Councils in Greater Manchester. Operating as part of the Greater Manchester Resilience Unit, a shared service established by Greater Manchester’s Councils to deliver expertise in civil contingencies, the role holder will have responsibility to support specific resilience workstreams and projects, including ensuring projects are delivered on time and to the required standard. They will also be responsible for the design and delivery of training programmes for Councils and partners organisations across GM.

This work is delivered in a wider multi-agency environment with civil contingencies activity across Greater Manchester coordinated through the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, a statutory partnership that brings together over 80 organisations involved in planning for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.

The post holder will join the team at a pivotal and challenging time as Greater Manchester’s Councils implement their resilience ambitions set out in the recent Trailblazer Devolution Deal agreed with Government, the Greater Manchester Resilience Strategy, and the UK Government’s Resilience Framework.

About you:

The post holder will have excellent communication and relationship management skills with the capacity to work with senior managers, operational staff and different stakeholders. They will have the drive, enthusiasm, and experience to support the shaping and delivery of services to meet the resilience needs of the GM Councils. The post holder will also enjoy working under pressure, sometimes with conflicting priorities, and working in fast-paced crises. Experience in civil contingencies whilst an advantage is not essential.

You will

• Support the effective development and delivery of emergency preparedness and response arrangements in Greater Manchester’s Councils.
• Work with Business Partners, team members and GM Councils to provide a focused, civil contingencies service that ensures business and civil contingencies agendas are delivered.
• Be part of an on-call 365/24/7 rota, providing a prompt response to emergencies within Greater Manchester and providing expert advice to Councils.
• Develop and deliver specific programmes of work themed around particular risks, response capabilities and resilience issues.
• Participate in multi-agency work to build on and strengthen emergency preparedness, response and recovery arrangements tasked out and coordinated through the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum.
• Car/vehicle driver's license - This post is a designated Casual Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving license and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive Casual Car User Allowance.

GMP VETTING

This post requires Non-Police Personnel Vetting.

Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years UK residency for Non-Police Personnel Vetting. If an applicant does not have the minimum residency required eligibility would be considered on a case by case basis using all information that can be obtained following a successful application.

The College of Policing’s Code of Practice for Vetting must be followed. This information is available from the College of Policing website. For further details please see below:

Vetting | College of Policing

https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/Vetting-APP-2021.pdf

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/

Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Home | greater.jobs

Mandatory Information:

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

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Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.

Hybrid working

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our GMP Force Head Quarters with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.

CCO Officer

Civil Enforcement Officer

Due to our continued growth, we are recruiting for a Civil Enforcement Officer (also known as an on-street parking attendant or traffic warden) to join our Transportation team.

You will be patrolling local roads and streets and key car parking locations, advising the public of where they can park safely and securely, issuing enforcement tickets to incorrectly parked vehicles, reporting suspected abandoned vehicles, and dealing with enquiries from the members of the public.

What are we looking for?

* A people person - someone with good communication skills, is approachable and enjoys meeting new people
* An outdoors person - if you are happier being out and about instead of in an office regardless of what the weather is, then this role could be for you
* Professionalism - we take our work seriously and have a great team who are passionate about providing the best service possible and keeping our communities safe and supported.
* Team player - an ability to work both independently and part of a team

This role requires a full UK driving license.

Do you think you tick all the boxes, if so, we'd love to hear from you!

What's in it for you?

* Flexible Working: we provide flexible shift patterns helping you to achieve the right work life balance for you
* Training and Development: top class learning opportunities giving you the confidence to do a great job and opportunity to grow with the company
* Full Uniform provided
* Leave Benefits: 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays) we all deserve to enjoy a break from work
* Family Friendly Benefits: enhanced Maternity & Paternity package (subject to eligibility criteria)
* Health and Wellbeing: full access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Hub and Gym Discounts because your health and wellbeing is important to us
* Employee Perks: enjoy online and instore discounts and perks from your favourite retail shops, travel and social places
* Reward and Recognition: your efforts won't go unnoticed
* Green Travel: Cycle to Work and Green Car Salary Sacrifice Schemes are available (subject to eligibility) because the environment matters to us
* Company Pension Scheme we'll help you save for your future
* Death in Service Benefit: providing peace of mind

Interested?
Apply online today and a member of the team will be in touch soon.

A bit about us
Marston Holdings Ltd are formed of nine brand entities, each with specialist skills and knowledge that together provide services to support the government, utilities and private sectors through the delivery of market leading integrated technology-enabled solutions, from design and implementation to management and recovery.

If successful you will be joining our Transportation team who operate under our NSL brand as part of Marston Holdings Ltd. We are not just the "parking people"; we are so much more than that. Our team of highly trained frontline colleagues and back-office support team members provide outsourced business services to the public and private sectors. This includes comprehensive parking and street management solutions that contribute to creating a great place to work and live.

You will probably know us best as the friendly faces you see around your local neighbourhoods and high streets keeping your streets safe and accessible.
New starters will be subject to clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service. In addition, the post holder is expected to keep the Company updated if their personal circumstances change.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we will consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.

We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Your new company
Your new company is a world leading multidisciplinary consultancy with over 12,000 employees globally, focusing on delivering sustainable solutions across the engineering and environmental science sectors. They have a specialised design team based in Wigan that you will be joining with 10 technical staff, focusing on delivering sustainable infrastructure design solutions to their developer and commercial clients.
Your new role
You will be joining your new company as a Graduate/Assistant or Project Civil Infrastructure Engineer contributing to the conceptual and detailed design of the projects you're involved with. Drainage and highway infrastructure in and around housing developments often exceeding 400 units make up the majority of your workflow and in addition, your team design commercial infrastructure in and around these developments that might include car parks, extra care homes and restaurants. You will be using a combination of AutoCAD, PDS and Microdrainage to model and engineer solutions, with training provided where necessary.
Further to design, project management where necessary, client management and the checking and supervision of technicians' drawings will be important elements of your role.
What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed you will require a minimum of a BEng in Civil Engineering and at least 12 months UK design experience on relevant infrastructure projects. You will also need AutoCAD experience, and ideally have experience using Civil3d/PDS and Microdrainage/Causeway.
Furthermore, a 'can-do-attitude' and enthusiasm about further professional development of both your soft and technical skills is highly desirable.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a competitive annual salary in line with your level of experience, up to £42,500. You will also receive daily hands-on training with time dedicated to your professional development by fellow Senior Engineers and Directors.
Company pension contribution, a flexible and agile work pattern and various other company benefits including health vouchers etc are all available.
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In-house solicitor role at the General Medical Council, Manchester city centre/hybrid

The role

Are you an experienced qualified solicitor looking to join an established in-house team within a regulatory setting?

We are looking for qualified solicitors with 4+ years PQE and relevant regulatory experience to join us. You will be a trusted source of expertise and advice for colleagues across the organisation on a range of fitness to practise issues. You'll play a key role in ensuring we adhere to relevant law and regulations and will have conduct of your own varied caseload of fitness to practise cases.

Whilst we are looking for candidates with previous regulatory experience, during your first six months with us we offer an extensive induction and ongoing learning programme to help you settle in. Once you're up to speed, you can expect to have opportunity to:

• Independently manage your own fitness to practise cases, including defining the scope and direction of each investigation and leading each case team, and ultimately preparing them for tribunal/panel hearings
• Manage interactions with defence solicitors and other third parties such as the police
• Instruct and work with panel experts and counsel
• Take witness statements from professional, lay and vulnerable witnesses, and provide witness care
• Draft formal allegations and providing legal advice on a wide range of issues
• Conduct litigation, including defending applications for judicial review and appeals to the High Court.

About you

You'll need to demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills. You'd also bring a professional, highly organised approach to all you do, able to effectively prioritise and delegate a demanding workload. We're looking for you to have reliable legal judgement and analysis skills, meticulous attention to detail and proven legal drafting skills.

You can find more detail on the tasks you will undertake, and the essential skills required for the role, in the job description.

We work with doctors, patients, and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors and those who train them need to meet and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

The benefits

You'll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
• A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Attractive salary that's reviewed annually
• Private medical insurance
• Bike lockers and shower facilities

To find out more please click here.

How to apply for the role

Please provide a CV and completed application form. The application form can be found where the job description and application guidance document are on this advert.

The application form is made up of a reason for application section and two questions assessing some of the essential criteria outlined in the job description.

We will assess the information you provide against the skills required for the role and let you know whether you will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

If you do not provide a CV and completed application form, we will not be able to progress your application and it will be rejected.

Diversity and inclusion

The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination. We are also committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and support the requirements of the Disability Confident interview scheme. If you have a disability and meet the cut-off mark for the essential criteria for this role as outlined in the person specification document, you will be offered an interview.

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750)

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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and organisedDirector of Assurance & Cyber Securityto join the Group Digital Services Team at Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT).

TheDirector of Assurance and Cyber Security (and CISO) will be responsible for developing and implementing the Trust’s information Cyber Security strategy in line with the Digital Strategy.

You will form part of a growing, motivated, and supportive team and will be well placed to develop your skills and knowledge.

Provide a clear vision and direction for information and Cyber Security operations, promoting continuous improvement, innovation, and agility in service delivery, whilst working in consultation and collaboration with colleagues across the Trust to ensure that all information and cyber security policies are implemented and enforced.

Responsible for overseeing a range of technical and process security controls and leading a programme of continuous improvement in response to changing security threats and risk.

Leading and developing a specialist team to provide a progressive service developing innovative, future focused information and Cyber Security capabilities that can address the dynamic nature of cyber threats. Providing robust governance and assurance services across the entire IT security portfolio of activities.

The role requires a thorough understanding of the technology underpinning the Trust digital systems, as well as a broad, up-to-date knowledge of information security frameworks, pertinent regulation and legislation, vulnerability management, incident management and response, secure development techniques and approaches, Cyber Security engineering and operations, and management and governance of Cyber risk and Cyber Security.

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification document attached for details of the role and comparison against your skills, experience and knowledge.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

This is a busy and rewarding role and the postholder requires a thorough understanding of the technology underpinning the Trust digital systems, as well as a broad, up-to-date knowledge of information security frameworks, pertinent regulation and legislation, vulnerability management, incident management and response, secure development techniques and approaches, Cyber Security engineering and operations, and management and governance of Cyber risk and Cyber Security

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification document attached for details of the role and comparison against your skills, experience and knowledge.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Here at NSL, part of Marston Holdings Ltd., we are not just the "parking people"; we are so much more than that. Our team of highly trained frontline colleagues and back-office support team members provide outsourced business services to the public and private sectors. These include comprehensive parking and street management solutions that contribute to creating a great place to work and live. You will probably know us best as the friendly faces you see around your local neighbourhoods and high streets keeping your streets safe and accessible. Within this role you will be patrolling public streets and car parks by foot or in a company vehicle, advising the public of where they can park safely and securely, issuing tickets to incorrectly parked vehicles, reporting suspected abandoned vehicles, and dealing with enquiries from the members of the public. If you have a full UK driving licence, enjoy being outdoors and have great communication skills, we would love to hear from you. What's in it for you? Flexible Shift Patterns
First Class Training & Development Opportunities
28 days' holiday including bank holidays
Staff benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail shopping, travel and socialising to health & wellbeing
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity package NB subject to eligibility criteria
Pension Scheme
Full Uniform provided What do you need to be a Mobile Civil Enforcement Officer? Full UK Driving Licence
Excellent Communication Skills
Self-Motivated
Customer Focused
A love of working outdoors
Ability to work shifts
Ability to work on own initiative To speak to one of our recruitment colleagues or discuss how your skills or experience may suit the role, apply online today and a member of the team will be in touch soon. We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we will consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Join us as a Perimeter Security Specialist

• Take on a new challenge and use your specialist knowledge to support the wider bank in building and operating secure services that protect both colleagues and customers
• You’ll act as a subject matter expert in a security related field, making sure that the security implications of the backlog are understood in the right way, building security early into design
• You’ll be joining an exciting and fast-paced area of the bank, where you can expect great exposure both for you and your work

What you'll do

As a Perimeter Security Specialist, you’ll work at a domain level to understand and ensure robust security is continuously considered and incorporated at every stage, programme increment and feature team delivery throughout the development lifecycle and through to support.

You’ll collaborate with feature teams and participate in story refinement, sprint planning and retrospective sessions, establishing a culture of innovation and strategic thinking that makes sure that the bank has knowledge of, and opportunities to exploit, the latest developments in your area of specialism.

You’ll also be:

• Supporting with the identification of risks, while contributing to risk management strategies to achieve business objectives and customer outcomes
• Understanding and implementing Agile methodologies and actively contributing to finding opportunities to build security early into design
• Making sure that decisions made are based on robust data, return on investment and value measures that demonstrate thoughtful and intelligent cost management
• Actively contributing to your centre of excellence (CoE) specialism by cross sharing learnings and best practice with CoE and community of practice colleagues
• Building and leveraging relationships with colleagues across the bank and third parties to ensure decisions made are commercially focused and create long term value for the organisation

The skills you'll need

To be successful in this role, you’ll need knowledge of one or more security subject areas and experience of setting risk appetites. You’ll also demonstrate experience of, or a willingness to learn risk management frameworks to assess and provide advice for the changes introduced to the infrastructure components, while playing a key role in a tool based rule change management process.

Additionally, you’ll need:

• An understanding of Agile methodologies with the ability to write technical issues in business terms
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with understanding of security assessment processes
• Good knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, such as ISO, NIST/SoGP
• Prior experience as a Perimeter Security Specialist and relevant networking or security trainings or certifications such as CCNA Security, CompTia Sec+, CCNP, and CCSP is a must
• A good understanding of a network security focused on public cloud computing including LAN/WAN/VPNs networking and firewalling experience

Information Security Engineer
£54,500 to £64,500 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
Manchester City Centre (hybrid working)

We're open to applications from candidates who may require flexible working arrangements. There'll be an opportunity to discuss your flexible working requirements during the interview process, and at offer stage.

Please be aware Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role

We're looking for an Information Security Engineer to join us in Manchester to help protect our systems from internal and external cyber threats. In this role you'll work in a hybrid way - splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

As an Information Security Lead at Co-op, you'll work closely alongside our Information Security Leadership team to help make sure our strategy is effective at dealing with the current and future cyber threat landscape. We'll also look to you to be the go-to colleague for any raised security incidents and be responsible for the technical implementation and delivery of security platforms.

What you'll do

• Provide technical expertise for the design, implementation, configuration and maintenance of our security toolset
• Help to investigate and resolve any issues identified by our Information Security team
• Lead on the implementation and continuous improvement of our security platforms
• Co-ordinate the onboarding of any upgrades to our security toolset and handover successfully to our third-party supplier
• Make sure the SOPS, Play Books and Use Cases created by our third-party security providers are fit for purpose, and identify potential improvement opportunities
• Provide management and operational support of the Microsoft Cloud Native and AWS security tools

This role would suit people who have

• Significant experience in an Information/Cyber Security Engineering role
• Service delivery and management experience, relevant to the role
• Hands-on experience implementing the Microsoft security tooling/platforms
• Knowledge of SIEM, Anti-Malware platforms, and project methodologies
• An understanding of cloud native security tools and information security best-practices

We know that some candidates are less likely to apply for a role if they don't meet all the criteria in the job description. At Co-op, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment, so if you'd like to apply for this role but your experience doesn't quite meet every point, we'd still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or other roles we have available.

Why Co-op?

If you've got the skills and experience we're looking for, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:

• Private healthcare
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid - 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building an inclusive work environment

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.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. 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.

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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk. Were looking forward to hearing from you!

We are looking for an Contract Legal Data Analyst. The role will require some office attendance will be required so easily commutable distance to Manchester is essential. Experience in Legal Services would be beneficial.

This will be a 6 months contract working on a day rate basis via Umbrella company although there are opportunities for this role to lead more permanent opportunities.

TLT is going through an exciting period of significant growth and development and has an ambitious programme of projects to transform the way that we work. We operate in a constantly changing environment.

Your Role

As a Contract Legal Data Analyst your day-to-day remit includes:

• Providing legal and business information to our legal teams in support of existing and potential client relationships, working closely with all legal teams at TLT.
• Capturing, analysing and processing management information; reporting to stakeholders on KPIs and performance against SLAs.
• Interpret and define crucial metrics to present data in varying visuals and dashboards.
• Designing and implementing data cleanse/quality processes across multiple legal teams and systems.
• Identifying opportunities, recommending solutions and driving forward process improvement, efficiency and innovation for TLT, TLT’s clients and/or prospective TLT clients.
• Supporting the continued development of case management systems to ensure that they continue to support process improvements and drive efficiencies.
• Owning all aspects of client reporting e.g., the preparation monthly management information reports (including statistical and graphic analysis).
• Assisting and supporting trends analysis, horizon scanning
• Delivering high-quality reports with explanations for your findings, clear evaluations and providing appropriate recommendations to SMEs/relevant stakeholders.
• Identifying, improving, and implementing new processes to help drive internal and client-facing efficiencies. Taking a leading role on key workstreams of these projects with MI and process support.
• Acting as a point of contact between fee earners and support functions on processes and case management systems.
• Supporting Legal Project Managers to ensure risks and issues concerning data quality and assurance are identified and managed in a timely manner.

Your Skills and Experience

Core skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret the client's business needs and translate them into business/operational requirements.
• Strong numeracy skills and the ability to interpret complex data and spot trends across a data set.
• Ability to extract and document business processes and identify where improvements can be made.
• Excellent Excel, good vision and Microsoft Office skills.
• Self-starter with good time management skills, ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines and expectations.
• Evaluate information gathered and distinguish user requests from the underlying true business needs. Work with the client to identify required changes.
• Analysing and developing case management requirements and agreeing their priority with stakeholders.
• Identify and track measures needed to realise the benefits from the project.
• Ability to interpret and translate complex data into easily interpretable formats.
• Review and update requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution to ensure traceability of decisions and related changes.
• Strong teamworking skills, actively engages in project and team meetings and suggests areas for improvement for internal processes.

Core experience:

• 2-3 years’ experience working with Data (preferably in the Legal/Financial sector).
• Previously worked with SQL/working knowledge of SQL (preferable, not essential)
• Previous experience in identifying areas for improvement and suitable recommendations for change and transformation.
• Previous volume data analysis and reporting experience.
• Ability to clean, classify, analyse and process large datasets.
• Knowledge and understanding of the use and benefits of case management systems and processes.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft: Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint, PowerBI (and preferably knowledge of the Microsoft 365 stack)
• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written).
• Ability to be adaptable, work well under pressure and

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I am currently recruiting for a Legal Cashier to join highly reputable and award-winning Solicitors based close to Altrincham.

The ideal person will have previous experience within legal cashiering and legal accounts management.
The role will require someone to handle, manage and record financial transactions.
You must have excellent attention to detail and be able to accurately manage and record incoming and outgoing bank transactions in accordance with regulations. You must be able to work well in a small team to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

What will you be doing as a Legal Cashier?

• Providing support to the Head of Finance
• Processing and recording all financial transactions in accordance with the firm's processes and policies
• Logging and banking incoming cheques, issuing cheques, petty cash and bank transfers
• Recording automated payments in and out of the firm's bank accounts
• Conducting reconciliations of bank, petty cash accounts and client ledgers
• Recording incoming and outgoing invoices and on occasion supporting the preparation of outgoing invoices
• Administering of the purchase ledger
• Preparing and processing working papers and assisting with the annual audit
• Preparing of credit control advice and the pursuit of debtors by letter and telephone
• VAT administration and returns
• Financial management reporting

We would LOVE to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

• Trained in the principles of bookkeeping and preferably with experience within legal cashiering and legal account management
• Formal accounts qualification desirable
• IT skills across all Microsoft packages, Excel and Outlook
• Clear communication skills by telephone, face to face, and written
• Able to work as part of a team with a positive and can-do attitude
• Time management skills

What will you get in return for your work as a Legal Cashier?

• £12.80ph (£25k salary equivalent)
• Working hours are Monday - Friday 9.00am-5.30pm
• Weekly pay
• Accrual of holidays, paid in addition to hourly wage
• Temporary role initially with room to transfer to a permanent role for the right person
• Opportunities for training and development

Apply now by sending your CV. We aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 days. If you haven't been contacted within 2 days your application has been unsuccessful. Please check our website and apply directly for any other suitable positions you see. We apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest. Jobwise Ltd is an employment agency and the details sent in your application may be stored on our secure database.

** Legal Support Assistant **

IMMEDIATE START

• Upto £33k based on exp
• Immediate start and Interviews
• Manchester Based
• Hybrid working

A leading Professional Services firm based in Manchester is currently recruiting for an experienced Legal Support Assistant /PA.

You will be working as a team to act as a point of contact for fee earners and the completion of their work, the role with undertake all aspects of the Legal Support Assistant role, and where appropriate, manage the workflow by utilising Administrative Assistants and Document Production, retaining ownership and accountability of all tasks through to completion. Provide a high quality, comprehensive workflow management and organisational service to fee earners in the group and exceptional client service

Duties:

• Manage the production of documents and check returned work produced by the Document Production team
• Taking and making client related calls, dealing with and handling message taking as appropriate.
• Manage Interaction and ensure new prospects, clients and contacts, activities and business development information are added.
• Responsible for keeping up to date with client specific protocols and processes, implementing, providing guidance and training to others where necessary and ongoing monitoring.
• Support fee earners in business development activities including the involvement in preparation of pitches and presentations, scheduling meetings e.g. tenders, directories, internal clients.
• Manage diaries, ensuring they are up-to date, anticipating requirements e.g. associated travel /accommodation bookings, meeting rooms, drafting itineraries, preparing agendas, preparing and circulating papers.
• Produce and maintain Excel spreadsheets as required.
• First point of contact for the team, dealing with queries and acting on initiative to provide exceptional client service, promoting and developing ownership within the teams.
• Arrange for the preparation and collation of internal sector newsletters and briefings.
• Arrange photocopying, printing, organising couriers, sending out letters, faxes etc.
• Receiving instructions via digital dictation for tasks and acting upon the same.
• Key point of contact for fee earners and clients to maintain relationships and ensure a high level of support is always provided by the team.
• Assisting fee earners with billing related tasks.
• Minute taking, following up designated actions to ensure completion ahead of the next meeting.

Requirements:

• Proven experience of managing client facing tasks and priorities, with a hands on, practical approach.
• Effective at investigating issues and seeing a problem through to conclusion.
• Conscientious, taking personal responsibility for own work and accountability for its delivery and quality.
• Excellent team player, sharing in team goals to provide excellent quality and efficiency of service, with a willingness to take on new responsibilities and challenges. Positive can-do attitude with the ability to adapt to change.
• Confidential and discreet but able to redirect information when appropriate to ensure areas of concern are resolved effectively.
• Well organised and methodical with excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all client communications and deliverables.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Tate is committed to promoting equal opportunities. To ensure that every candidate has the best experience with us, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make during the application or interview process. Your comfort and accessibility are our priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Additionally, we value and respect your individuality, and we invite you to share your preferred pronouns in your application.

Legal Secretary/PA
Mon-Fri
Manchester
£30,000

The Company:
Our client is a well renowned and successful law firm based in South Manchester. They are looking for someone to join their department as a legal secretary. As long as you have past secretarial experience or past PA experience, this role could be a great fit.

What we are looking for within the role:
* Secretarial experience is essential; experience within the legal sector is also desirable.
* Basic secretarial skills with an eye for detail.
* Great customer service skills both via email and phone, with experience using a switchboard being a preference.
* Dictation and Audio Typing Experience is beneficial

The Package:
* A competitive salary of up to £30,000.
* Exceptional state of the art office, located in just south of Manchester
* Full time Mon-Fri. 8:30-5:30 with 1 hour lunch

Please apply today with your latest CV to be booked in for an immediate telephone interview.

Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk. Were looking forward to hearing from you!