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Experis have partnered with a brilliant client in the South West looking to recruit a Business Analyst to join their team with a focus on BI and MI projects. This role will be instrumental in driving data-driven decision-making across our client through analyzing, developing and delivering actionable insights. As a key link between stakeholders and technical teams, you will work to understand business needs, translate requirements, and contribute to the strategic development of BI and MI capabilities.

This is an initial 6 month contract Inside of IR35. There will be scope for a few extensions.

You will be required to travel on-site one day per month.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with stakeholders across departments to understand and document business requirements for BI and MI projects.
• Work closely with data and BI teams to ensure alignment of solutions with business objectives.
• Collaborate in the design, development, and maintenance of dashboards, reports, and data visualizations that provide actionable insights.
• Participate in data modelling, KPI design, and metrics standardization across projects to ensure consistency in BI/MI outputs.
• Act as a liaison between business units, technical teams, and third-party vendors, facilitating seamless communication and understanding of project goals.
• Prepare and present findings, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders, using data visualization tools to highlight key metrics and trends.
• Work with data governance teams to define and maintain data standards and ensure adherence to data quality policies.

Key Experience Required:

• Experience as a Business Analyst, specifically on BI and MI projects.
• Demonstrated experience with BI tools.
• Strong proficiency in data visualization, KPI development, and dashboard creation.
• Knowledge of data modelling, ETL processes, and experience in working with relational databases.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex information for a non-technical audience.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

The Opportunity Hub UK is helping an exciting company find a project manager who can handle the mayhem of managing multiple construction projects. Bring your A-game to lead teams in delivering tip-top fit outs and refurbishments across the UK. It'll be controlled chaos - but you'll love it!

This growing company needs someone brilliant at juggling multiple priorities and keeping projects on time and on budget. You'll work with clients and contractors to nail the scope and programming of projects. Attention to detail is key to ensure high-quality work.

Here's what you'll be doing:

- Overseeing everything from start to finish - scoping, budgeting, scheduling, safety.
- Building relationships with clients and contractors - getting them onboard and working together.
- Making sure multiple projects meet deadlines and quality standards - no small feat!

Here are the skills you'll need:

- Proven experience as a project manager in construction or fit outs - you can handle the madness!
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills - working with different teams is crucial.
- Sharp organizational and time management abilities - for keeping everything on track.
- Diligence and stellar attention to detail - delivering exceptional quality is a must.

Here are the benefits of this job:

- Opportunity to drive exciting projects from start to finish - ownership and accountability.
- Chance to support a growing company - make your mark.
- Abundant variety - no two days will be the same in this dynamic role.
- Private healthcare
- Income protection
- Long service holiday

PROJECT ENGINEER

BRISTOL

£45,000 - £50,000 + BONUS + TRAINING + BENEFITS

Due to ongoing success and company expansion, my client are looking to add to their skilled design team with the addition of a Project Engineer.

We are looking for an experienced Project Engineer. If you're a driven & highly motivated person wishing to craft out a successful and rewarding future in what is a truly unique environment, this could be the role for you. You will be working on a variety of interesting projects, spanning several sectors.

THE ROLE:

Support the Project Manager in resource planning.

Ensuring timely, safe and cost-effective Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to meet specifications.

Adherence to Quality, H&S and Environmental Management systems.

Supplier and client liaison to achieve technical compliance.

Supporting procurement by advising on purchase order technical specifications.

Producing technical documentation to ensure timelines are met.

Ensure all testing activities are undertaken safely and adhere to customer requirements.

Liaison with design staff, Workshop Manager, After Sales Manager, suppliers and customers during project implementation.

Approval of design drawings and 3D models in accordance with Drawing Standards and release process.

THE PERSON:

Experience of hydraulics and pneumatics.

Background in the FMCG environment.

Knowledge of pump systems.

A sound working knowledge of Solidworks or similar is needed.

Working knowledge of Quality Systems including documentation.

Need to be good in front of customers and suppliers

BENEFITS:

• 28 days + Bank Holidays
• Full Sick Pay
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Medical cashback plan
• Life assurance

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Bristol - 2 days per week onsite
Compensation: £80 per hour
Length: 6 months

Build the future

We are working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Manager with us.

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility

Mission Systems

The Senior Project Manager role is based within a critical business area. The organisation is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security. We have a wide portfolio of best-in-class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers' needs.

The Role

The department is transforming, and we need you to support our drive for growth, leading our teams through exciting and sometimes challenging situations. You'll be one of our Senior Project Managers, overseeing and delivering complex projects across a number of engineering contracts. Providing day-to-day operational management of a team of project staff, you'll be responsible for the timely and cost-effective delivery of products and services to our customers.

You'll play a key role in growing our contracts and building strong customer relationships, implementing our ambitious strategy. You'll drive growth and the role will provide high levels of responsibility and the opportunity to work at the front of delivering some key UK Defence and Security contracts.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing overall operational and strategic management of assigned tasks projects within your project team.
• Project management of complex engineering projects ensuring that the delivery teams understand cost, time and quality requirements and remain coordinated in their approach to delivering agreed scope of work.
• Providing end-to-end delivery throughout the project lifecycle, you'll also be responsible for supporting with requirement capture, scoping, technical and commercial solutions and the generation of pricing models and proposal documents.
• Providing effective risk management to ensure that the business' risk exposure is kept to a minimum and is effectively managed throughout the project.
• Ensuring that effective change management is applied to projects, balancing flexibility to changing customer requirements with the need for robust commercial agreements.
• Defining acceptance criteria for contracted deliverables and production of professional handover documentation to ensure timely close-out of milestones and projects as well as technical handover to our operational teams.
• Identifying, reviewing and applying lessons learnt as part of continuous improvement for future requirements.
• Reviewing and presentation of management information including regular finance reviews and Project Boards to ensure effective internal stakeholder management and stringent financial management.
• Ensuring that the project team are working to a consistent high standard and customer and business stakeholders and kept informed.
• Ensuring adherence to standard project management methodology, APM and best practice within the project management profession.
• Embodying the organisations principles as a role-model and a standard setter within Mission Systems

Person Specification

Experience

• APM PMQ, Chartered status or equivalent (advantageous)
• Considerable experience in the advanced application of Project Management techniques in a relevant technical project environment.
• Experience in leading and managing a team of project staff, providing direction and motivation.
• Experience managing projects with differing demands and deadlines.
• Great financial management to ensure a high level of profitability on projects.
• Experience delivering solutions with a diverse team of both internal resource teams and external supply chains
• Direct line management experience as well as leadership in a matrix environment
• Experience of working within the Defence and Security sector is highly desirable
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of contract and commercial management
• Experience working with senior level managers both internally and externally.

Skills and attributes

• Passion for the business - driving short and longer term contract delivery performance and growth throughout the business
• Relationship management - building effective working relationships with key customers, internal stakeholders and suppliers where appropriate
• Project Management expertise - especially in requirements capture, risk and financial management
• Business acumen and consultative selling skills - seen by customer as a trusted advisor rather than salesperson
• Coaching and leadership - providing leadership and influence in a matrix organisation to direct line reports and the wider team and fulfilment members from across the business
• Facilitation - engaging a cross section of functional representatives from customer and colleague communities; you're able to operate at all levels in and across the organisations
• Technical - a background in, or a general understanding of, mechanical, electrical, data and minor construction disciplines is highly desirables
• Championing the organisations principles and a role model for project management best practices

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Assistant Project Manager

Are you skilled in building effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and managing their needs in complex projects? Are you confident in making timely decisions and taking ownership of issue resolution within quality, safety, and budget parameters? Are you proactive in applying Health & Safety standards, including CDM and Nuclear Site License requirements, to ensure safe and compliant project delivery?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as our next Assistant Project Manager here at Hinkley Point C!

The Opportunity

As our next Assistant Project Manager, you’ll be a key part of driving the successful delivery of detailed design engineering activities for the HPC Project, ensuring every stage of the contract lifecycle aligns with the overall project schedule. You’ll be responsible for overseeing planning and execution in line with strict safety, quality, time, and cost standards to meet project goals. As the Assistant Project Manager, your focus will be on managing RD and Nuclear Services Contracts, ensuring that all engineering deliverables are completed safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards.

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a salary of £52,500
- £60,000 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.
We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you will be doing

In this role, you’ll build and sustain effective relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring their expectations are met whenever possible. You’ll also drive adherence to Health and Safety, Schedule, and Quality Assurance standards, setting an example with an unwavering commitment to nuclear professionalism and safety. You’ll take on tasks that support the broader project management team or your own professional development, contributing to the overall success of the project. Additional roles and responsibilities include:


- Maintain clear and effective communication with stakeholders, executing Project strategies within contract delivery.
- Oversee delivery of the RD & Nuclear Services Task Order, ensuring alignment with goals and standards.
- Drive safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery of key contract areas, meeting all business and technical requirements.
- Track programme progress against milestones, deadlines, budget, and funding, providing stakeholders with detailed progress reports.
- Anticipate, manage, and resolve contract-related issues within scope; identify risks and escalate issues as needed.
- Manage the interface between the Responsible Designer, Nuclear Services contract team, and HPC Technical teams.
- Identify and coordinate stakeholder involvement, including project management, document management, project controls, and commercial and technical teams.
- Report regularly on progress, highlighting key performance indicators (KPIs) and any challenges.


Who you are

We’re looking for you to hold a strong foundation in managing complex engineering or construction projects, ideally with hands-on experience in Project Management or Project Engineering. Familiarity with NEC contracts is a big plus, as is a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant science or engineering field. Additional requirements for this role include:


- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Proven coordination skills with a natural aptitude for leadership
- Good understanding of quality standards and requirements
- Effective decision-maker with the ability to escalate issues when needed
- Commercial and budget awareness
- Quick learner with a demonstrated problem-solving mindset
- Skilled in building and managing relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Solid knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, including CDM and Nuclear Site License requirements
- Familiarity with power station design, ideally EPR or NPP


Applications for this role close: Thursday 7th November

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Are you a passionate individual looking for a rewarding career and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, an award-winning care provider as a Business Administrator. You’ll be a valuable member of our friendly, close-knit team, promoting the well-being of our residents and the successful running of our care home.

The Role


Manage the administration function within the home alongside the Home Manager
Provide Reception cover, promoting the home and company to customers, authorities, and colleagues
Effectively manager all people data using Care UK’s systems and processes
Assist with Recruitment & Selection and a variety of HR related responsibilities


Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family


Wagestream- access your wages at any-time
Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme
Hundreds of online and in-store discounts
Annual purchase holiday scheme
Health and Wellbeing support
Career progression


About You


Experienced in using Microsoft Office applications as well as bespoke IT systems.


We are looking for people to make a difference to residents’ lives every day. When you join Care UK you’ll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do.

We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.

What's involved with this role:

Role: Project Planner

Job Ref: QAD 1989/1810

Pay Rate: Competitive Market Rate

Hours per week: 37 hours per week

Contract Length: Initially 3 months

Location: Bristol

We are looking for a skilled Project Planner to develop comprehensive project plans and create detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 software. In this role, you will identify critical path activities and dependencies to optimise project timelines, ensuring efficient project delivery. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in supporting project delivery within the UK defence environment.

You should be skilled at drafting and maintaining detailed project schedules, including Level 1 plans and work breakdown structures, while managing demanding performance, cost, and time constraints. Your expertise will contribute to meeting crucial project milestones and navigating complex project challenges effectively. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive planner who thrives in high-pressure settings and is committed to delivering quality results within a dynamic defence environment.

Key accountabilities:

Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to understand project objectives and requirements.
Develop comprehensive project plans, including defining project scope, deliverables, tasks, and timelines.
Create detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 software.
Identify critical path activities and dependencies to optimise project timelines.
Assess resource requirements and allocating personnel, equipment, and materials for project tasks.
Ensure optimal resource utilisation and avoiding overallocation.
Continue monitoring project progress and performance against the established schedule.
Identify potential delays or risks and implement corrective actions.
Generate regular progress reports and present them to project managers and stakeholders.
Provide updates on project status, milestones, and variances from the original plan.
Collaborate with project teams to develop risk mitigation strategies.

Minimum Requirement:

Experience of supporting Project Delivery the UK Defence environment
Able to craft and own a detailed project schedule, Level 1 plan, and work breakdown structure
Ability to contribute to project milestones against demanding performance, cost, and time constraints
Comfort in working with minimal daily supervision to deliver key outputs
Able to look ahead and anticipate challenges, craft solutions, and resolve them, referring to the Project manager for guidance


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Security Clearance: SC highly desirable; candidates with active SC clearance will be fast-tracked.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let us know.

If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we provide the best talent and encourage all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

Please send your CV directly to centralgov@tclrec.com






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Job Ref: QAD 1989/1810


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.

Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.

IPS Group is excited to be working with one of the leading names in the regional insurance market who are currently winning large amounts of new business as well as prestigious insurance industry awards. This is working for a company which is clearly going places. It not only offers a great working environment and culture it also offers excellent benefits and salary.

As a Property and Casualty Underwriter you will focus predominantly on new business. You will be contributing to team trading results through effective underwriting and trading and through building dynamic underwriting relationships with brokers.

Role and Responsibilities

• Delivering planned financial results through the effective underwriting of cases.
• Building effective trading relationships with Brokers through trading activity - being recognised as a positive trading partner.
• Identifying poorly performing accounts and investigating reasons for lack of retention.
• Contributing to the improvement of profitability by implementing actions agreed with brokers to improve account performance.

To be considered you will need to have commercial underwriting experience either at Underwriter level currently or Assistant Underwriter with a proven technical understanding. You will be rewarded with a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

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Managing the electronic diary for the department, including arranging and changing appointments, prioritising these as appropriate. Ensure all urgent and/or confidential communications are received and distributed from/to relevant parties in a timely manner. Organising and planning events as directed, providing all necessary supporting in local materials. Supporting teams in project management and participating in department events. Required to input, monitor and check data produced and required for on-going programmes and projects. Working with all team members in the collection of information for performance reporting on relevant team projects. Acting as a point of contact for teams, dealing and responding effectively with complex queries from stakeholders and passing on relevant information to appropriate team members sensitively and autonomously. Supplying the relevant information required for financial management, supporting the head of department and teams by checking and sendinginvoices for payment. Responsible for ordering stationery and consumables for the department, ensuring they are kept securely Running and collating reports which may include reports to the Board and senior management as required. Developing and maintaining effective electronic and paper filing systems, to ensure that information is kept securely and is accessible to other members of the team Preparing agendas, taking minutes and distributing notes of meetings including typing up of group discussions and interviews as necessary. Working together with other administrators/PAs across the organisations to provide an effective network of communication including dealing with visitors to the base and being flexible to cover other administrators general duties on the base. Providing guidance and advice on relevant policies and procedures. Participate in Research and Development activities when required and as directed. To carry out other appropriate delegated duties as required

Business Analyst

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.

The Opportunity

We currently have multiple vacancies for Business Analysts join our team in either the Bristol or Edinburgh office. The role will be joining the existing BAU team where there is a range of different IT and Business Change programmes. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career in a large-scale financial services organisation, as we focus heavily on internal development and career progression.

This role requires previous financial services experience and industry knowledge is essential.

You'll be:

• Working with business, IT, and strategic partners to figure out, discuss, and agree on project requirements
• Suggesting the best ways to achieve business goals using a variety of analytical tools and techniques
• Understanding legislative and regulatory changes and figuring out how they impact business processes while creating business solutions
• Creating clear and straightforward documentation to explain requirements, possible solutions, and feasibility to different stakeholders
• Helping out with business acceptance testing, making sure testing plans are suitable, and being the go-to person for any questions or issues from the testing team

You should apply if you:

• Have previous financial services experience (essential)
• Possess strong interpersonal skills
• Are proficient in a wide range of information/data presentation techniques
• Have a good understanding of project methodologies and approaches
• Possess a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving
• Have the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels

The Perks

• 25 days holidays + 8 bank holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company pension scheme membership
• Gain professional accreditation on completion at no extra cost through our bespoke 24/7 professionally accredited online learning and development tools
• Develop your career through a wider global organisation of the TCS family

This role specifically supports the delivery of the acute commissioning portfolio, comprising over £1billion of contracts from both NHS and Independent Sector healthcare providers from Cornwall up to Gloucester and across to Dorset. The Acute Services Commissioning Programme is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team, including Commissioners; Finance; System Transformation Leads; Business Intelligence and Pharmacy professionals.

You will work as part of a support function and as well as working with your immediate ‘hub’ team you will also have peers with which to work and establish support and cross cover arrangements as a pivotal role in supporting the team in all aspects of commissioning administration.

The post holder will provide and co-ordinate administrative and secretarial services to the team and consistently deliver a service which promotes good customer service and effective working relationships.This will include:
• Preparation of agendas and minutes, taking appropriate follow-up action as required.
• Supporting the team with the management of contracts and projects.
• Gathering information and undertaking enquiries as and when necessary.
• Managing communication and correspondence from members of the public and contractors.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
• Managing the electronic diary for the department, including arranging and changing appointments, prioritising these as appropriate.
• Ensure all urgent and/or confidential communications are received and distributed from/to relevant parties in a timely manner.
• Organising and planning events as directed, providing all necessary supporting in local materials.
• Supporting teams in project management and participating in department events.
• Required to input, monitor and check data produced and required for on-going programmes and projects.
• Working with all team members in the collection of information for performance reporting on relevant team projects.
• Acting as a point of contact for teams, dealing and responding effectively with complex queries from stakeholders and passing on relevant information to appropriate team members sensitively and autonomously.
• Supplying the relevant information required for financial management, supporting the head of department and teams by checking and sending
invoices for payment.
• Responsible for ordering stationery and consumables for the department, ensuring they are kept securely
• Running and collating reports which may include reports to the Board and senior management as required.
• Developing and maintaining effective electronic and paper filing systems, to ensure that information is kept securely and is accessible to other members of the team
• Preparing agendas, taking minutes and distributing notes of meetings including typing up of group discussions and interviews as necessary.
• Working together with other administrators/PA’s across the organisations to provide an effective network of communication including dealing with visitors to the base and being flexible to cover other administrators’ general duties on the base.
• Providing guidance and advice on relevant policies and procedures.
• Participate in Research and Development activities when required and as directed.
• To carry out other appropriate delegated duties as required


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

Business Support Officer (Note Taking) needed in Bristol, £14.23ph PAYE - Reference: 5255662

The role is a Business Support Officer to support notetaking in Safeguarding Children’s Case Conferences, Adult Safeguarding meetings, Fostering Panel and support to Disabled Colleague's Network.

Meetings are in person at various sites in Bristol, so Candidate will need to be flexible and be able to either drive or use public transport.

Normally there is one conference a day either morning or afternoon after which the candidate will write up notes. Some conferences will be shorter and on some occasions we may ask candidates to cover two conferences in a day, but will allow necessary time for writing up notes.
Candidates should be aware that the conferences deal with difficult conversations and should have the skills needed to note take and resilience to sensitive and sometimes distressing information.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

You can also follow us at Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn or via our website www.essentialemploy.co.uk.

Your key responsibilities will include: Provide support on contract and agreement matters, business operations and diagnostic output monitoring to the laboratory management team and members of the divisional office. Ensure Specialist Microbiology Services Network Managers and Laboratory Management receive appropriate contract management, business operations and diagnostic output monitoring support; this involves working closely with the Microbiology Network Managers and Laboratory Management Teams in the provision of appropriate information. To support the production of contracts, activity reports, diagnostic outputs and business reporting and support the maintenance of a monitoring systems and agreements databases. Support ensuring those NHS contracts and reports submitted for review are compatible with the standard NHS contract clauses and strategic objectives and highlight issues including financial, safety and quality impacts. Provide information and support to the SMS Operations lead on all aspects of activity data including data collection and validation relating to regular outputs such as the regional activity indicators, and monitoring and analysis of such data. Assist the Head of Operations in the establishment and maintenance of robust systems and processes for administration, risk management and business support across the division. Assist the Head of Operations lead in undertaking any necessary analysis of financial and management information in accordance with corporate policies and procedures. Comment on, propose changes and support in the implementation of policies and procedures used by the laboratory (in relation to Business Management). Support for the monthly invoicing of NHS contracted work for NHS customers. Respond to internal and external customer inquiries/ problems regarding invoicing. To keep up to date on developments within UKHSA and to identify and assess and inform the Specialist Microbiology Services Network Managers and the SMS Operations lead about developments in the NHS and Public Health Community. Assist in the development of business cases submitted to the SMS Divisional Office. Provide general administrative and financial support to the Laboratory Office. Attend key operational meetings. Any other tasks commensurate with the grading and duties of this post. Provide the development of business intelligence to monitor Laboratory activity You will be assessed on the below 10 essential criteria, which have been selected from the Job Description Essential criteria: Experience of managing and motivating a team. Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Strong computer literacy including the development and use of spreadsheet applications, databases and word-processing. Good communication skills to people at all levels either on a one-to-one basis or to groups. Good written communication skills e.g. ability to draft policy/procedure documents, write reports/presentations and business cases. Dealing with documents and correspondence of a confidential and/or sensitive matter. Good organisational skills and systematic approach to working. Sound analytical skills and good judgment when providing opinion or advice to others. Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise. An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems Selection ProcessDetails: This vacancy is using SuccessProfiles and will assess your Behaviours and Experience Stage 1:Application& Sift Success profiles You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed on the above listedessentialcriteria,and this will be in the form ofa: Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application) 1250 word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills,experience,andknowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. TheApplication formand Statement of Suitability will be markedtogether, and you must to to move forward to interview. Please do not exceed 1250 words.We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview (success profiles) You will be invited to a (single) face to face interview. In some special circumstances where candidates cannot attend a face to face interview, a remote interview can take place. Behaviours will be tested at interview. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Working Together Delivering at Pace Making effective decisions Changing and Improving Interviews will be held week commencing TBC. Please note, these dates are subject to change. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Eligibility Criteria Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates will require Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) as a minimum with willingness and capability to work towards Counter Terrorism Check (CTC)

Key Responsibilities and activities Working with the Business Manager play a leading role in the overall business support of the Cancer Alliance. Enhance SWAG Cancer Alliance patient experience and outcomes by helping to deliver efficient and responsive business management. Contribute to service planning and development including the preparation of business case and plans. Effective communication and stakeholder management with a range of organisations and individuals, drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions and activities. Work with the senior management team, NHS England Regional Assurance Team and the National Cancer Programme Team to ensure the objectives of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer are achieved through strong business support activities. Assist with the planning and assurance/reporting processes. Proactively devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting, and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes. Support development and implementation of the communications plan including annual reports and newsletters. Develop, implement and maintain departmental policies and guidelines. Skills/Experience Knowledge and proven track record of health service management, including business management and communications (essential). Knowledge and experience of the national context and strategy for cancer (desirable). Good information management and IT skills, including common software packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, design software Canva) (essential). Experience of project management including key stakeholder engagement (essential). Experience with finance systems and budget management including procedures for procurement and for invoicing (essential). Management experience, including experience of staff training, staff supervision, sickness management, appraisal, prioritisation, and allocation of workload (essential) Excellent planning and organisational skills to enable the post-holder to complete own workload in an efficient and effective manner; to delegate work as required and to make adjustments to people and processes where necessary; and to ensure that the resources within the department are used effectively to ensure delivery of service that meets user needs (essential)