This is a fantastic opportunity to apply for an exciting position at the Environment Agency. This is a great place to work if you want to make a difference in improving our environment and building a sustainable future. We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Adviser to join our growing national Strategy team. The team leads our future thinking for the organisation. It’s responsible for developing and implementing a future focused organisational strategy that resonates with staff, customers and partners; and then designing and implementing strategies to deliver that future. The strategy is fundamental to achieving our core mission; creating better places for people and wildlife, and to delivering our long term goals.

Alongside this the team delivers cross-cutting projects, working closely with different teams and departments, helping to lead the organisation through important milestones such as spending reviews. Projects include a mix of longer term priorities and short term sprints to tackle topical issues. You will be leading and supporting the delivery of these projects.
You’ll have sound strategic thinking, an ability to see the bigger picture and a skill for making links between different contexts and strategies. You’ll be adept at translating evidence into workable recommendations which drive tangible improvements and outcomes. You’ll have strong communication skills and an ability to construct persuasive arguments from the evidence.
Experience of managing strategic projects and the use of project management tools and techniques would be an advantage.

The team

You’ll be working withing the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance (STA) Directorate reporting to our Director of Strategy. STA is at the heart of the Environment Agency. Its passionate and skilled people provide national-once services to enable our organisation to thrive.
The Strategy Team relies on strong networking and influencing skills, working with others internally and externally. You will support and drive the team, embedding new ways of thinking and working across the organisation.

Experience/skills required

• You will be a curious and agile thinker.
• You will have good communications and engagement skills and be an effective networker helping you to span organisational boundaries and silos.
• Business and data analytical skills, working comfortably with technology and application of project management tools and techniques would all be an advantage.
• You’ll have a track record of using evidence to drive successful outcomes.
• You’ll understand, interpret and communicate the role of the Environment Agency, and maintain understanding of external partners and customers and their needs.
• You will have a passion for the delivery of our ambitions and a focus on working with others.
• Responding to incidents is central to what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. Full training will be available.

Summary

Job Description for Strategy and Insight Senior Advisor:

There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

The Strategy & Insight Senior Advisor role is to help shape and implement the future strategic direction of NNL through the provision of strategic guidance to the organisation, and through analysis and dissemination of market and policy intelligence and insight.

The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Risley, Preston Stonehouse or Workington.

Main Responsibilities for Strategy and Insight Senior Advisor:

• Strategy:
  
  
  
  • Providing guidance and support to NNL (Focus Areas, Customer Executive, Business units etc) in defining and monitoring implementation of strategy, through for example the application of strategic tools and techniques.
  
  
  • Contribute to the development of business cases (NNL and HMG spending review submissions).
  
  
  • Contribute to the production of NNL's strategic and business planning process as appropriate.
  
  
  • To develop and maintain connections across NNL to ensure alignment of strategy with our customer and internally funded activities (S&T, strategic investment).
  
  
  
  


• Insight:
  
  
  
  • Keeping abreast of the changing nuclear landscape through routinely gathering, analysing and disseminating intelligence and insight from across the political, technical and nuclear market landscape through external research and internal engagement.
  
  
  • Leading the production of insight slides widely disseminated within NNL (including the monthly Insight Briefing, Policy Briefings, market intel reports etc).
  
  
  • Reviewing and appraisal of key external publications and provision of output in a digestible and succinct format.
  
  
  
  


• General:
  
  
  
  • To contribute to continuous improvement of the S&I team's ways of working and impact across and outside of NNL.
  
  
  • To work closely with other SCC teams, i.e. external affairs, communications, corporate affairs and international.
  
  
  • To support SCC risk management and 2nd line assurance activities.
  
  
  
  

Essential Criteria for Strategy and Insight Senior Advisor:

• Demonstrable working in the nuclear sector, with good knowledge of the UK and global nuclear energy market / policy landscape.


• Ability to distil and communicate information to a senior and sometimes non-technical audience (eg NNL's Executive Leadership Team, NNL Board, Government stakeholders, the public) efficiently and effectively. This includes proficiency in written communication, production of high-quality visuals (eg slides), and oral communication.


• Ability to apply strategic and lateral thinking, e.g. to be able to; Identify connections across aspects of NNL's work and the external landscape; Identify trends in the external landscape; Apply strategic tools and techniques.


• A proven self-starter with the ability to identify activities and ideas which benefit the S&I team and NNL - i.e. is able to work creatively and not reliant on tightly defined and directed tasks.


• Comfortable working in a fast paced and sometimes ambiguous environment, with the ability to focus on outcomes driven by tight deadlines.


• Demonstrates attention to detail and produces high-quality output.


• Able to form partnerships across internal and external networks and work collaboratively in virtual multi-discipline teams.


• Educated to degree or PhD level.


• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Strategy and Insight Senior Advisor:

• Qualifications related to Strategy desirable but not essential.

Why join us?

NNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.


• NNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, NNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), NNL will still contribute 10%.


• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.


• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK


• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.


• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.


• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.


• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.


• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.


• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.


• Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.


• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

NNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

Mott MacDonald We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK. Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

Location: Cumbria
Recruiter Contact: Nicole Keeling

Mott MacDonald We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK. Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the business unit  The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and, Education, Health and Care. 

This particular role will be sat in our Energy division offering an extensive range of programme support capabilities to our Nuclear Energy clients and offers applicants exposure to interesting and complex projects around the Cumbria area.

The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management. 

Overview of role:
We are looking for a Senior / Associate Planning Consultant who is a recognised subject matter expert with a high level of demonstrable expertise in Planning and related professional activities. The individual will provide functional, technical, and operational leadership. They will work closely with the Head of Planning, Senior Associate Planning Managers, Specialist Advisory Portfolio Leads, and Account Leads to define and deliver the Unit’s strategic priorities, whilst promoting and continuously evolving our service and solution capabilities.

The ideal candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following within their role:

Operational and Technical Leadership

- Actively engage project delivery, collaborating with clients, and stakeholders to achieve positive input and solutions to day-to-day challenges – minimising risk of poor performance and maximising opportunities for success
- Represent and support the Specialist Advisory Portfolio and Mott MacDonald at relevant industry conferences and events through networking, marketing, and presentation initiatives
- Play an active role in establishing collaborative relationships with appropriate professional bodies
- Lead the setting and achievement of annual professional development objectives for all staff in the discipline in support of the Head of Planning, Senior Associate Planning Managers, and Technical Principal for Planning
- Develop collaborative relationships across the Specialist Advisory Portfolio capabilities, other units and regions, and the wider professional community to promote collaborative, connected thinking, and opportunities for growth
- Work with internal and external digital innovation communities to identify and track new ideas, and support our digital delivery capabilities in developing solutions to drive efficiency and innovation
- Undertake project reviews as subject matter expert for independent and technical assurance
- Support Account Leads in communicating and developing our capability, service, and solution offering to clients
- Plan, manage, drive, and support committed Planning practice initiatives
- Actively promote networking, best practice, and lessons awareness across the discipline practice


Professional Development

- Shape, share, and support technical excellence to ensure we are aligned to industry best practice
- Support the Head of Planning, Senior Associate Planning Managers, and Technical Principal for Planning in ensuring annual professional development objectives for all staff are communicated, aligned, set, supported, and achieved
- Encourage and drive the attainment of professional body membership and accreditation for all staff
- Support the Early Careers team (ECP) facilitate the annual Graduate Scheme and all other ECP-related activities, including the ECP Lead for Planning
- Support the Head of Planning and Senior Associate Planning Managers to ensure there is a clear plan of evolving leadership development and succession for the practice
- Support the Head of Planning and Senior Associate Planning Managers to ensure our discipline digital delivery capabilities, services, and initiatives are continuously improved


Resource Management

- Ensure the wellbeing, health, and safety of all staff is the highest priority
- Encourage and drive a collaborative, positive, and supportive culture within the team
- Support the Head of Planning and Senior Associate Planning Managers to ensure sufficient staff with the required capabilities are available to deliver current workload and meet the strategy for growth, and ensure all staff have equal visibility and opportunity of applicable roles
- Line manage staff and actively support other discipline line managers to conduct this role effectively


Business Development

- Support the Head of Planning, Senior Associate Planning Managers, and Account Leads in communicating our service offering to clients
- Support bid or tender development and review activities as required as a subject matter expert
- Lead and support business development and work winning activities in relation to Planning, including input to bids and development of relevant case studies and plaudits
- Ensure our discipline capabilities are a fundamental value proposition to our projects and clients


Candidate Specification:

- You will be able to demonstrate an ability to professionally develop, encourage, support, and lead a functional team whilst overseeing multiple projects and operational business workstreams concurrently.
- You will have experience working in energy, nuclear, power, renewable energy
- You will currently maintain or be eligable for Security Clearance (SC)
- You will have experience working in multiple project, programme, portfolio, and organisational environments.
- Experience in planning and co-ordinating functional resources for operational purpose
- Demonstrable experience and practical knowledge in forms of contract (preferably NEC with a recognised professional body accreditation)
- Experience of leading and supporting effective business development activities.
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of contemporary industry innovation including data, digital, and emergent artificial intelligence initiatives
- Chartered status with a recognised professional body




We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.


Financial wellbeing

- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.


Lifestyle

- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.


Enhanced family and carers leave

- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.


Learning and development

- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.


Networks, communities, and social outcomes

- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.


Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

The Team is responsible for delivering Natural England’s part of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA).

The NCEA is a transformative programme to understand the extent, condition and change over time of environmental assets across England's land and water environments, supporting the government’s ambition to improve the environment within a generation. Data will come from Earth Observation, professional field data collection, citizen science and partner data sets.

Natural England’s Terrestrial NCEA delivery is organised into projects:

1. Mapping and Earth Observation– Spatial data and maps on natural capital to inform national and local decision making and delivery.
2. England Peat Map– Mapping the extent and condition of England’s peatlands.
3. Field data collection– Data on habitats, soils, landscapes and species to understand the condition of natural capital assets.
4. Citizen science– Working with citizens and community science to fill gaps, provide local and landscape scale information and engaging the public.
5. Data mobilisation and integration and reporting– Making NCEA, partner and volunteer data available for analysis, integration and use, producing high quality evidence products by analysing and integrating NCEA data.
6. Programme management – Managing Natural England’s NCEA programme.

This role sits within Project NE1 - Mapping & Earth Observation - Living England. The Living England project delivers a satellite-derived broad habitat map using machine learning. Living England has developed a standardised methodology to be used for future iterations, but some elements require further development to improve accuracy. Furthermore, the development of change detection to assess change in broad habitat extent is planned over the next couple of years. This will include extensive field surveys to validate and improve the methodology used

Do you have a passion for nature and the environment? Do you want to make a real difference and secure significant environmental gains in the present and the future? Do you enjoy working in a team? Can you see yourself advising communities and customers to maximise gains for the Natural Environment?

If this appeals to you, a career at Natural England offers rewarding opportunities to secure environmental improvements and play your part in creating a better future for people and nature.

The priority work Natural England is delivering includes:

• Establishing a Nature Recovery Network to help wildlife thrive.
• Monitoring environmental changes to identify and help reduce the effects of climate change.
• Working with farmers and landowners to develop greener food production methods.
• Advising on plans for new developments to maximise gains for nature, and
Providing ways for people to better connect with nature, including green social prescribing

We are the Government’s Adviser for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, an ambitious vision which brings new opportunities to protect and enhance and to achieve real outcomes for the environment.

Find out more about the work of Natural England at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england

Mott MacDonald We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK. Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

Location: Cumbria
Recruiter Contact: Nicole Keeling

Mott MacDonald We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK. Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the business unit  The Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers management services in all the sectors that Mott MacDonald operate in the Built Environment, Defence, Energy, Water, Transportation and, Education, Health and Care. 

This particular role will be sat in our Energy division offering an extensive range of programme support capabilities to our Nuclear Energy clients and offers applicants exposure to interesting and complex projects around the Cumbria area.

The Unit delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through the technical disciplines of Programme Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Scheduling, Cost Management, Estimating, Infrastructure Finance, Management Consulting, Digital Consulting and Education, Health and Care Management. 

Overview of role:
We are looking for a Senior / Associate Planning Consultant who is a recognised subject matter expert with a high level of demonstrable expertise in Planning and related professional activities. The individual will provide functional, technical, and operational leadership. They will work closely with the Head of Planning, Senior Associate Planning Managers, Specialist Advisory Portfolio Leads, and Account Leads to define and deliver the Unit’s strategic priorities, whilst promoting and continuously evolving our service and solution capabilities.

The ideal candidate will be expected to demonstrate the following within their role:

Operational and Technical Leadership

- Actively engage project delivery, collaborating with clients, and stakeholders to achieve positive input and solutions to day-to-day challenges – minimising risk of poor performance and maximising opportunities for success
- Represent and support the Specialist Advisory Portfolio and Mott MacDonald at relevant industry conferences and events through networking, marketing, and presentation initiatives
- Play an active role in establishing collaborative relationships with appropriate professional bodies
- Lead the setting and achievement of annual professional development objectives for all staff in the discipline in support of the Head of Planning, Senior Associate Planning Managers, and Technical Principal for Planning
- Develop collaborative relationships across the Specialist Advisory Portfolio capabilities, other units and regions, and the wider professional community to promote collaborative, connected thinking, and opportunities for growth
- Work with internal and external digital innovation communities to identify and track new ideas, and support our digital delivery capabilities in developing solutions to drive efficiency and innovation
- Undertake project reviews as subject matter expert for independent and technical assurance
- Support Account Leads in communicating and developing our capability, service, and solution offering to clients
- Plan, manage, drive, and support committed Planning practice initiatives
- Actively promote networking, best practice, and lessons awareness across the discipline practice


Professional Development

- Shape, share, and support technical excellence to ensure we are aligned to industry best practice
- Support the Head of Planning, Senior Associate Planning Managers, and Technical Principal for Planning in ensuring annual professional development objectives for all staff are communicated, aligned, set, supported, and achieved
- Encourage and drive the attainment of professional body membership and accreditation for all staff
- Support the Early Careers team (ECP) facilitate the annual Graduate Scheme and all other ECP-related activities, including the ECP Lead for Planning
- Support the Head of Planning and Senior Associate Planning Managers to ensure there is a clear plan of evolving leadership development and succession for the practice
- Support the Head of Planning and Senior Associate Planning Managers to ensure our discipline digital delivery capabilities, services, and initiatives are continuously improved


Resource Management

- Ensure the wellbeing, health, and safety of all staff is the highest priority
- Encourage and drive a collaborative, positive, and supportive culture within the team
- Support the Head of Planning and Senior Associate Planning Managers to ensure sufficient staff with the required capabilities are available to deliver current workload and meet the strategy for growth, and ensure all staff have equal visibility and opportunity of applicable roles
- Line manage staff and actively support other discipline line managers to conduct this role effectively


Business Development

- Support the Head of Planning, Senior Associate Planning Managers, and Account Leads in communicating our service offering to clients
- Support bid or tender development and review activities as required as a subject matter expert
- Lead and support business development and work winning activities in relation to Planning, including input to bids and development of relevant case studies and plaudits
- Ensure our discipline capabilities are a fundamental value proposition to our projects and clients


Candidate Specification:

- You will be able to demonstrate an ability to professionally develop, encourage, support, and lead a functional team whilst overseeing multiple projects and operational business workstreams concurrently.
- You will have experience working in energy, nuclear, power, renewable energy
- You will currently maintain or be eligable for Security Clearance (SC)
- You will have experience working in multiple project, programme, portfolio, and organisational environments.
- Experience in planning and co-ordinating functional resources for operational purpose
- Demonstrable experience and practical knowledge in forms of contract (preferably NEC with a recognised professional body accreditation)
- Experience of leading and supporting effective business development activities.
- Demonstrable knowledge and application of contemporary industry innovation including data, digital, and emergent artificial intelligence initiatives
- Chartered status with a recognised professional body




We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.


Financial wellbeing

- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.


Lifestyle

- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.


Enhanced family and carers leave

- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.


Learning and development

- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.


Networks, communities, and social outcomes

- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.


Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it motivates our Strategy, Policy and Evidence team to maintain our position as an influential, informed voice at every level. Join us as Senior Project Officer and lead progress that means more.

The innovative services that we develop are a critical part of the NSPCC's fight for every childhood. We transform lives by working directly with some of the most vulnerable children and families. We have been doing this for over 130 years across the UK and Channel Isles.

We are looking to appoint a dynamic Senior Project Officer into our Development and Implementation Team. This role will continue to develop our ‘Talk Relationships' project. This project focuses on supporting secondary education settings to be places that foster healthy relationships and keep young people safe from abuse. We do this by developing new innovations that can be implemented in secondary schools.

This role will:

Provide project support to the Project lead
Undertake a range of tasks including developing resources for the service
Work with a range of internal and external stakeholders to harness their expertise and knowledge
Support the implementation of Talk Relationships across the UK.

Are you the candidate that we are looking for?

Do you have knowledge of the education sector knowledge with a particular interest and skills based in the development of sex and relationships education services?

Do you also have knowledge relevant to NSPCC's strategic objectives and safeguarding?

Do you have project management or related skills?

This role is home based/flexible but will require some travel within the UK.

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

Business Development Executive - full-time opportunity

Are you looking to work full-time and want the ability to pick and choose when and where you work? If you’re entrepreneurial, target oriented and passionate about helping small businesses grow, then this is the job for you!

Why join Coople and work as a Business Development Executive:
- Earn up to £14.15/hr (including holiday pay).
- Temp to perm opportunity.
- Opportunity for promotion.
- Get paid weekly - every Friday.
- Office based (EC2A), with the chance to do field sales in prospective areas nearby.
- Start working immediately in London.

What we’re looking for in our Business Development Executive:
- Excellent telephone manner and objection handling skills.
- Strong, articulate communication skills.
- Excellent commercial awareness and ambition to seek new revenue generating opportunities.
- Self-motivated, confident, and friendly personality.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to work in fast paced environments.
- Right to Work in the UK.
- Previous B2B telesales or field sales experience is required.
- You’ll be comfortable working unusual hours and in a variety of locations.

Responsibilities:
- Generating your own profile of leads and contacting them for new business opportunities.
- Telesales and face-to-face sales, you must be comfortable with both.
- Communicating a strong understanding of the business and offering merchandise, building a rapport, and closing sign ups.

How to apply:
- Click apply at the button below.
- Download the Coople Jobs App and create an account.
- Complete a video interview.

About us:
Coople is one of Europe’s largest on-demand, digital staffing platform with over 7,500 hiring companies and 1 million registered workers globally. Our mission? We’re here to change how the world works through technical innovation, matching and connecting ambitious workers with flexible and fulfilling work across the hospitality, office, events, retail, and logistics sectors.

Job Overview:
We are looking for a highly motivated and results-driven Business Development Executive to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, building relationships with potential clients, and driving revenue growth. This role requires excellent communication skills, a strategic mindset, and a passion for sales and business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
• Market Research:
o Conduct thorough market research to identify new business opportunities and market trends.
o Analyze competitors, market conditions, and industry developments to develop effective strategies.
• Lead Generation:
o Identify and generate new leads through various channels, including networking, cold calling, email campaigns, and social media.
o Qualify leads and develop a robust sales pipeline.
• Client Relationship Management:
o Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients.
o Understand client needs and provide tailored solutions to meet their business objectives.
• Sales Strategy and Execution:
o Develop and execute strategic sales plans to achieve company goals and targets.
o Present and demonstrate the company’s products or services to potential clients.
• Proposal Development:
o Prepare and deliver compelling business proposals and presentations.
o Negotiate and close deals to drive revenue growth.
• Collaboration:
o Work closely with the marketing and product development teams to align strategies and ensure a cohesive approach to market.
o Provide feedback to the product development team based on client needs and market trends.
• Reporting:
o Track and report on sales performance metrics and KPIs.
o Prepare regular reports for senior management, detailing progress and identifying areas for improvement.


Qualifications:
• Education:
o Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
• Experience:
o Minimum of 3 years of experience in business development, sales, or a related field.
o Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving business growth.
• Skills:
o Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
o Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
o Proficiency in CRM software and Microsoft Office Suite.
o Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
o High level of motivation and ambition.
• Personal Attributes:
o Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships.
o Results-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
o Adaptability and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Working Conditions:
• Office environment with potential travel to meet clients and attend industry events.
• Standard working hours with occasional extended hours based on project needs.
Benefits:
• Competitive salary and commission structure
• Paid time off and holidays
• Professional development opportunities
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Application Process:
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your qualifications and experience relevant to this role.
Spectr Infotech Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Business Development Executive - full-time opportunity

Are you looking to work full-time and want the ability to pick and choose when and where you work? If you’re entrepreneurial, target oriented and passionate about helping small businesses grow, then this is the job for you!

Why join Coople and work as a Business Development Executive:
- Earn up to £14.15/hr (including holiday pay).
- Temp to perm opportunity.
- Opportunity for promotion.
- Get paid weekly - every Friday.
- Office based (EC2A), with the chance to do field sales in prospective areas nearby.
- Start working immediately in London.

What we’re looking for in our Business Development Executive:
- Excellent telephone manner and objection handling skills.
- Strong, articulate communication skills.
- Excellent commercial awareness and ambition to seek new revenue generating opportunities.
- Self-motivated, confident, and friendly personality.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to work in fast paced environments.
- Right to Work in the UK.
- Previous B2B telesales or field sales experience is required.
- You’ll be comfortable working unusual hours and in a variety of locations.

Responsibilities:
- Generating your own profile of leads and contacting them for new business opportunities.
- Telesales and face-to-face sales, you must be comfortable with both.
- Communicating a strong understanding of the business and offering merchandise, building a rapport, and closing sign ups.

How to apply:
- Click apply at the button below.
- Download the Coople Jobs App and create an account.
- Complete a video interview.

About us:
Coople is one of Europe’s largest on-demand, digital staffing platform with over 7,500 hiring companies and 1 million registered workers globally. Our mission? We’re here to change how the world works through technical innovation, matching and connecting ambitious workers with flexible and fulfilling work across the hospitality, office, events, retail, and logistics sectors.

Business Development Executive

Company Overview:
We are a growing jewellery and gemstone wholesale company. We are looking for a talented Business Development Executive to join our team and contribute to our growth and success.

Job Description:
As a Business Development Executive, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of projects that identify and meet the preferences and requirements of our target groups. Your role will involve market research and strategy development to ensure our marketing efforts are effective and aligned with our business goals. The job also requires extensive travelling in and outside of the UK.

Duties:
Discuss business methods, products or services, and target customer groups with the employer or client to identify marketing requirements. Establish sourcing of products especially from South and East Asian markets.
Collate and interpret findings of market research. Present results to clients and discuss potential changes in terms of design, price, packaging, promotion and others.
Develop digital marketing strategies, including the use of social media, to promote products, brands, or services. Also travel to different cities and towns to set up market for our products in the UK and European Countries.
Brief the advertising team on client requirements. Monitor the progress of advertising campaigns. Liaise with clients regarding potential modifications to campaigns.

Qualifications:
• A degree, or an equivalent qualification is required. Professional Experience is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of import and export policies along with marketing principles and techniques.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to interpret market research data and make informed recommendations.
• Proficiency in digital marketing strategies and social media platforms.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail. Effective use of CRM.

Location: Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London or Manchester
Salary: £46,000 to £49,950 per annum plus excellent benefits
Hours: Full time / Part time / Flexible
Contract: Permanent

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the digital markets sector? We are seeking a dedicated Senior Project Officer to join our new Digital Markets Unit (DMU). This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of a pro-competition digital markets regime that will benefit consumers and businesses across the UK.

About the CMA

We help people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. Our work is wide ranging, ambitious and often new and challenging.

The role

As a Senior Project Officer, Digital Markets, you will play a crucial role in delivering the CMA's new digital markets regime. You will be an integral part of the newly established Programme Office, supporting the planning and tracking of projects and ensuring that the unit meets its responsibilities. This includes managing resource allocation, governance, and reporting processes, monitoring, and escalating risks, and addressing the DMU's training needs. You will collaborate closely with key teams and stakeholders within the DMU and across other areas of the CMA to ensure effective project delivery and team capacity building.

About you

We are looking for a candidate with a strong track record in contributing to projects or workstreams within challenging timeframes. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to keep track of progress to ensure quality outcomes are essential. You should be an effective communicator, able to tailor your communications to a range of audiences and secure buy-in to ideas. Strong stakeholder engagement skills are crucial, with the ability to develop strategic relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You should also have experience in developing recommendations based on comprehensive analysis and identifying key risks. An interest in or prior experience with managing process change across a team or organisation is desirable.

What we can offer you

In return, the CMA offers you a rewarding, stimulating, supportive and inclusive place to work. We champion a culture of respect, that provides training tailored to maximise your potential, and offers genuine opportunities for career progression, gaining a unique range of experience.

To find out more about this opportunity and about working for the CMA, please click on the APPLY button.

The closing date for applications is 11.55pm on 10 June 2024

The CMA, like many other organisations, operate a hybrid working model with a mix of office and home working. We believe this supports us to deliver our best work while allowing the flexibility to maintain balanced and healthy lives.

The CMA are an accredited Disability Confident Employer, and we are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

For over three decades, Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries have collaborated closely with parents, staff, and Ofsted to provide top-tier childcare. Our goal is to offer children endless opportunities for learning, development, and growth in a safe, secure, and nurturing environment. We are currently seeking a business development executive to join our marketing team.

Key Responsibilities
- Explore and seize fresh business prospects to broaden the company's clientele.
- Foster enduring connections with current clients, comprehending their requirements, and delivering customized solutions.
- Undertake comprehensive market analysis to spot trends, competitor moves, and promising avenues for expansion.
- Collaborate closely with the marketing team to devise strategies for product/service promotion and lead generation.
- Craft and deliver compelling presentations to prospective clients, highlighting the company's offerings and unique value propositions.
- Engage in negotiations for contracts and agreements with clients, ensuring terms that benefit both parties.
- Monitor sales performance and track progress towards achieving business development objectives.
- Remain abreast of industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging technologies pertinent to business growth endeavors.
Who are we looking for (qualifications, experience and skills)
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience in marketing.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Outstanding organizational and time-management capabilities.
- Proficiency in digital marketing channels, tools, and strategies, encompassing social media platforms, content management systems, and email marketing platforms.

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, passionate and experienced Business Development Executive to join our team at SUNRISE EXPRESS UK LTD in East London. You will be joining a well-known fashion retailer in the region and will play a pivotal role for the smooth growth of our business. We are currently in need of a skilled Business Development Executive to match the expansion of our business and to meet the enhanced customers’ demand.


Key skills and experience:
The prospective applicant needs to demonstrate the following:

• Good understanding about business methods, products and service in order to deliver the customer demands at a high standard;
• Strong verbal and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Good listener;
• The desire to pick up the phone, contact prospects & create new leads;
• A strong results focus, driven by targets and performance;
• Desire to take ownership, be accountable and take responsibility;
• Energy, enthusiasm and drive;
• Ability to research, planning and implementing marketing strategies to expand the business in the long run;
• Ability to identify the required changes to be made for company’s smooth and sustainable growth;
• Detailed knowledge in marketing strategy, advertisement to attract potential customers;
• Ability to coordinate amongst team members, customers and external suppliers in order to ensure cost effectiveness of the business.

In addition to the responsibilities referred to above, you must have excellent communication skills and a great sense of innovation and leadership quality. You need to be flexible, self-motivated, organised and time sincere. You must have the ability to work independently as well as a part of team having excellent attention to details.

Experience in the similar role for 3 years is desirable.

If you are a skilled Business Development Executive looking for a dynamic and exciting working environment, and ready to accept new challenge; then we want to hear from you! To apply, please submit your resume outlining your experience and qualifications.

Hour: 37.5 Hours per/week

Salary: £24000 - £27000 depending on experience

At Lyreco we all share a common goal to strive for passion, excellence, respect and agility. We are proud to be the European leader and the third largest distributor of workplace products and services in the world
We are committed to the development of our employees and we aim to achieve that by creating a culture that inspires and empowers.

Are you seeking a new challenge? This offer might be for you!

Business Development Executive

Location: Central Belt, Falkirk & Stirling

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum + commission (OTE £18k per annum), company car, laptop, mobile phone

Remote Working - Working hours: Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm

Are you ready for a new challenge? Join Lyreco, the European leader and third largest distributor of workplace products and services globally. At Lyreco, we share a common goal - to strive for passion, excellence, respect, and agility. We take pride in our achievements and are committed to empowering our employees through a culture of inspiration and growth.

We are excited to welcome a motivated Business Development Executive to our Field Sales Team. This opportunity covers the Central Belt, Falkirk, and Stirling areas. As a Business Development Executive, you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional customer experiences, expanding existing business relationships, and securing new business opportunities.

As a Business Development Executive your responsibilities will be to:

• Develop new business and manage existing accounts within your assigned territory area.
• Foster new relationships with prospective customers through various communication channels, building enduring connections.
• Enjoy the luxury of remote work, eliminating the need for a daily office commute. Your focus will be on customer-facing interactions, such as cold calling or visiting existing clients.
• Meet challenging yet achievable targets, with promotions based on your results. Hard work is always recognized and rewarded.

The Ideal Business Development Executive will:

• Be skilled in prospecting and identifying new leads to drive business growth.
• Excellent in customer service abilities to ensure client satisfaction.
• Demonstrate resilience in the face of challenges and setbacks.
• Be driven by targets, consistently striving for results.
• Hold a current, valid driving license for travel within the assigned territory.

Lyreco Benefits:

At Lyreco, we value our people and provide an energizing and fun work environment where you can excel in your career. Here's what we offer:

• Clear career pathways with exceptional development programs to support your growth.
• Company car
• Lucrative commission scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical insurance after one year of service.
• Life assurance coverage
• Annual leave of 23 days, increasing with tenure, plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Employee discount scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for well-being support
• Health and wellness initiatives for a balanced work-life experience

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers and our local community.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.

​​​​​​​Lyreco prides itself on being an inclusive employer. We value and celebrate equality in opportunities, and we welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of our communities.

Ready for the Challenge?

If you're seeking a dynamic role that offers growth, rewards, and the chance to make a meaningful impact, Lyreco is the place for you. Please note that agency CVs will not be accepted.