Total 5 food beverage service job vacancies in Business Management / Project / Planning category in Preston, Lancashire, PR1 3LU

Your role will be an Associate Commercial Practitioner (HEO) within the sub-category Business Services Team in the wider ABBSER Category.

The role’s overriding responsibility is to support commercial activities across the sub-category encompassing the full commercial lifecycle. This includes supporting our internal stakeholders to determine our commercial strategies for future delivery of their services, supporting procurement activities and undertaking contract management, supplier performance and relationship management.

We are seeking aspiring commercial professionals who are capable and enthusiastic individuals with relevant transferable skills looking to build a career in a commercial environment.

You will need to be driven, dynamic and a proactive individual with experience of building collaborative working relationships; be able to identify problems, build creative solutions, improve ways of working and work towards ensuring commercially sound outcomes.

Successful candidates will support CD in playing a crucial role in driving and supporting DWP’s efficiency agenda, helping better control costs through third party spend.

Person specification
Your role will be supporting the procurement and contract management of a portfolio of contracts throughout the commercial lifecycle. Full training will be provided on all aspects of commercial activity.

The main responsibilities for this position include, but are not restricted to:

Supporting procurement activity for specific Business Service initiatives across the full commercial lifecycle (sourcing, contract, performance and relationship management).
Provide commercial advice to a wide range of stakeholders to support colleagues with market engagement, sourcing, tendering and a wide range of procurement activities.
Stakeholder Management / Engagement / Communication.
Working with stakeholders at all levels (internal and external) to support the development of the Business Services strategy for commercial category initiatives.
Create positive supplier relationships, encouraging innovation, creation of “value add” solutions, and a strong customer service ethic.
Support the production and review on governance documents and processes for DWP Internal Governance alongside support to Ministerial, Treasury and Cabinet Office gated submissions.
Develop and maintain compliant input and records of commercial activity on Microsoft Lists pipelines and DWP’s eProcurement solution (which utilises Jaggaer) within the scope of your daily role.
Support the contributions towards supplier cost savings targets, and initiatives that increase efficiency whilst maintaining performance and risk management.
Supporting the development, review and execution of contracts including supporting negotiation where required.
Support stakeholder engagement surrounding more complex contract issues and procurement documents.
Play an active part in supporting Commercial Directorate values and culture.

Service Care Legal are currently working alongside an exceptional local authority, based in Lancashire, which is seeking an experienced Planning and Highway Paralegal to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity to progress in your career and gain experience in the legal industry.

ROLE: Planning and Highway Paralegal

Rate: £16 - £20 an hour Umbrella

LOCATION: Preston / Hybrid Working

Contract Length: 1 Month Ongoing

Responsibilities:

• Analyse and interpret planning documents, zoning laws, and environmental regulations.
• Able to handle high caseload in Planning and Highway from start to completion.
• Prepare planning appeal documents and submissions to relevant planning authorities.

About you:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Powerful understanding of planning laws, zoning regulations, land use policies, and highway regulations.
• Effective attention to detail and organisational abilities.

Benefits:

• Hybrid Working
• Weekly Pay
• Flexible Hours

If this Planning and Highway Paralegal position is right for you or someone you may know, don't hesitate to get in touch with Aanisah Khan via email Aanisah.Khan@Servicecare.org.uk or via phone on 01772208969.

We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.

Job title - People Business Partner
Location - Preston
Contract - Temp - 3 months
Start Date: Asap
Hours: 37 Hours a week, Hybrid
Salary: £25.84 Umbrella p/h

Job Summary:
Our Client is seeking a People Business Partner to join their team for a period of 3 months. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing expert support on directorate people projects, enhancing the employee experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide professional and responsive employee relations (ER) advice and support with serious and complex employment matters.
• Undertake the review, development and implementation of ER, and related, policies, procedures and guidance and develop and deliver associated ER briefing sessions in partnership with People Services colleagues.
• Develop and maintain effective partnership working in all aspects of ER activity.
• Promote productive employee relations through effective consultation and negotiation, particularly where there are issues of dispute including attendance at corporate and directorate consultative groups, as appropriate.
• Represent the company at Employment Tribunal hearings, as required.

Requirements:

• Experience in case work predominantly, including disciplinary, capability, grievance, bullying and harassment, absence, recruitment and work force planning.
• Expertise in providing advice, guidance and challenge to the management of organisational design and structure, facilitating the formulation and implementation of change plans, including formal job evaluation.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• Chartered Membership of the CIPD or equivalent.

If you are interested in the position and wants to hear more information regarding the role, please give me a call on 01772208966 or alternatively email Arran at arran.fitchie@servicecare.org.uk

SEND Assistant Case Managers

Exciting Opportunity Alert!

Lancashire County Council is on the lookout for 14 x SEND Assistant Case Managers - Plan Writers to join our dynamic team!

Role: SEND Assistant Case Manager - Plan Writer

Type: Fully Remote

Contract: Initially 3 months+

Rate: £310/day

Do you have a strong background in Statutory SEND and a knack for high-quality plan writing? ✍️ We want YOU!

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✅ Proven experience in creating top-notch plans

✅ Detail-oriented and committed to excellence

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If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £350.

The benefits of working with SCS:

• A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
• Exceptional referral bonuses - £350 per referral placed in to work!
• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
• Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
• Payroll service twice a week.
• Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
• Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
• Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
• DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.

Service Care Solutions are looking for a Workforce Planning and ImplementationOfficer to work within the Lancashire Constabulary on an 8-month contract.

Location: Preston

Job Role/Responsibilities:
To provide professional HR advice guidance and support to the organisation in relation to business planning and other change management processes. To monitor and maintain a robust, efficient and effective police and staff corporate redeployment process.

• To assist the Strategic Workforce Planning Manager, deliver robust and resilient workforce planning so that the aims and objectives determined by the Chief Constable are met.
• Supporting the police officer and police staff redeployment processes by identifying suitable alternative roles for individuals displaced through restructures, welfare, or medical reasons, including those on adjusted duties.
• To support managers and staff with the implementation of organisational change programmes and restructures.
• To advise on existing and new employment legislation and case law to assist with resourcing decisions.
• To manage and promote a culture of service excellence and continuous improvements within the Workforce planning team thereby ensuring the Force is provided with an efficient and effective HR service.
• To administer the vacancy clearance process, making equitable resourcing decisions in consultation with the Trade Unions, Federation & Staff Associations considering the needs of the business.
• Provide management information which forecasts and assists strategic decision making, including for corporate and chief officer meetings.
• To provide advice on resourcing issues, including vacancy management, change management and succession planning.
• To provide advice and support to the implementation of organisational restructures and workforce modernisation programmes, including shift rota changes.

Qualification required:

• CIPD Level 5.

Knowledge/Experience required:

• Experience of tasking and directing staff.
• Experience of advising and providing guidance on recruitment, resourcing and/or organisational change initiatives.
• Experience of producing accurate written information and demonstrate a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience of maintaining and interrogating HR/IT systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Experience of working within a Human Resources background, applying policies and procedures.
• Ability to solve problems logically and systematically.
• Experience of working to conflicting deadlines and tight timescales within a busy environment.
• Experience of using Microsoft Software Applications.

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: lewis.odonnell@servicecare.org.uk or tel: 01772208962. Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to £250.