Total 57 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Burton, Nuneaton, DE13 0AA

An opportunity has arisen for a Matron within the Division of Acute Medicine. The successful applicant will be an experienced registered nurse with a positive leadership style to support the front door pathway covering Queens Hospital Burton Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit, Short stay Unit, Medical same day Emergency Care, and community Minor Injury Units at Lichfield and Tamworth.

You will be working with a dedicated and friendly team within acute medicine.

You will have:
• good communication and interpersonal skills who can successfully engage with patients, staff, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Clear decision-making capabilities.
• be a vocal advocate for the patient and be passionate and highly motivated in ensuring high quality care continues to be delivered.

This opportunity requires working across two sites therefore the ability to travel will be required.

Under the guidance, supervision and direction of the Divisional Nurse Director the post-holder is the professional/clinical leader of the nurses and support staff within his/her sphere of responsibility.

The Matron will supervise the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care ensuring that nursing and corporate standards are implemented, maintained, monitored and improved upon where necessary.

The Matron will ensure that nursing and relevant support staff are led, managed and developed in order to enable them to deliver the highest standards of patient care and service.

The Matron will provide a highly visible, accessible and authoritative presence in their area of responsibility. The Matron will be available to patients, their families and staff to provide assistance, advice and support and to address problems and concerns, as required.

As a member of the senior nursing team for the organisation, the Matron will act as a professional role model to all nurses and will take any corrective action to uphold the standards required of the Trust and the profession. This will include participating in service-specific shift arrangements to provide professional advice and leadership during evenings (including nights in extreme circumstances), weekends and bank holidays.

The Matron will be required to act up in professional or managerial capacity as required and appropriate.

Closing date of applications: 4 July 2024

Interview date: w/c: 15 July 2024 (TBC)

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

· Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development

· On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

· A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

· We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.

· We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.

· An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.

· Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.

· Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.

· We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.

· We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

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This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jul 2024

Business Support is key to the success of our Children’s Services because our Business Support teams are there, making sure things run smoothly, so that our frontline colleagues can deliver for children and families in the community. All that work in the background doesn’t just happen, it takes dedicated colleagues, taking pride in their work and seeing a purpose in the work they are doing.

Main Responsibilities

• Supporting various Children & Family Services as a first point of contact, ensuring children, families, partners and stakeholders are received with a professional/knowledgeable response to enquiries in a timely manner.
• In support of Practitioners workload, convene and attend meetings, including statutory multi agency meetings, coordinating the circulation of agendas and relevant papers, taking and distributing appropriate notes, minutes and actions.
• Completing a range of administrative tasks ensuring compliance with business processes and Service Level Agreements and the monitoring and allocation of work as appropriate.
• Accurately input and maintain information systems, ensuring children’s/families/system records are kept up to date, and that the Information Performance and Engagement Team can accurately report on performance.
• Undertake a range of financial transactions as directed including cash handling, placing orders for services/equipment, including the use of Purchasing Cards, goods receipting and maintaining associated records in accordance with Financial Regulations through the County Council’s Finance and Procurement systems.
• Monitoring and maintaining financial records for the service in accordance with Financial Regulations ensuring that any discrepancies are flagged to the relevant team.
• Maintaining knowledge of legislation, policies, guidance, processes and best practice relating to the service area.

The Ideal Candidate

Working in Business Support requires teamwork, good organisational skills and a good level of competency using IT systems. You’ll also need:

• Good communication skills because you’ll interact with lots of people across the organisation and externally through phone, in person and email
• Good organisation skills and attention to detail, as you’ll be keeping data updated and you’ll be working to deadlines
• A flexible approach to work as sometimes things can change, and so you’ll need to be able to prioritise work and sometimes change tasks quickly
• A passion to always give the best service

But it’s important to note that if you’re unsure whether your experience or skills are suitable, please get in touch with the recruiting manager Tracey Pennycook Tracey.pennycook@staffordshire.gov.uk and we can give you a bit more information.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

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My client are a large facilities service provider who are currently managing and maintaining a large R&D site within the Abingdon area.. They are currently looking for an experienced facilities PM / Small works PM to join an existing team on site. This role will me managing all new projects , delivering reactive and life cycle projects in line with clients requests and agreed programmes.

Package will include:

• Competitive Salary £50-52k
• Holiday
• Flexible working hours
• Potential of Permanent position
• Pension

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing specifications and drawings for works to meet the customer's requirements
• Obtaining quotes from contractors, ensuring all budgets and fees are agreed
• Ensure all work is in line with CDM/Planning/Building Control regulations
• Obtaining Landlords Consent in advance of works, engaging with architects and planners etc.
• Manage project budgets and validate/approve contractors and consultants invoices
• Ensuring minimum disruption during the works, ensuring all risk assessments and method statements are in place and ongoing Health and Safety is managed correctly,
• Communicating effectively with colleagues and contractors, regular travel and overnight stays.

Skills required include:

• Proven experience of project management on a variety of property projects.
• Evidence of having effectively delivered projects on time and within budget.
• Good knowledge of Building Regulations/Planning/CDM.
• Ability to plan and manage own workload to achieve deadlines.
• I.T. literate and proficient on Microsoft Office packages including Microsoft Vision.
• Ideally your experience will be from a Facilities Management, Surveying or Construction Project Management background, and be used to dealing with a number of projects simultaneously.
• HNC/HND in an appropriate discipline
• IOSH Managing Safely, Trade or Building Services Design qualifications
• NVQ level 3 Management or equivalent. Clean Current Full UK Driving Licence

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system.

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). 
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. 
• Access to training and development. 
• Flexible working. 
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST), consists of approximately 115 in-house staff and a large number of contractors who maintain the Parliamentary estates (Commons & Lords). Our remit includes the buildings, engineering systems and furnishings to ensure a fully functioning, safe working environment equipped for the demands of the 21st century.

The Maintenance Projects team are an integral part of PMST and provide a flexible service to a variety of internal customers. We have grown substantially over the past 18 months and have a broad remit from asset replacement and fabric preservation to small projects which add value across the estate. Simply put, we manage maintenance projects from concept, through design and construction to completion, which is incredibly rewarding, especially when you see the end product!

Our ethos is as agile as the projects we deliver, providing direct technical leadership and taking benefit from innovation as we standardise our processes. As the team expands we're looking for people who can deliver high-quality work in a challenging environment and contribute to the continued operation of Parliament.

The Role

We are looking for a Project Leader who will be Responsible for developing business cases, design, procurement, construction and handover for a range of Maintenance Projects across the Parliamentary Estate. Fundamental to this will be the ability to communicate well with an array of stakeholders and clients at various levels of the organisation.

The role is multi-disciplinary based, meaning that we are looking for a general project manager who may have a background in general building works or engineering and can turn their hand to specialist projects which could involve a heritage, security or multi-disciplinary component.

The general duties will broadly follow the RIBA stages and start at pre-construction with project definition, production of business cases, design and procurement management and other professional services such as building surveyors, QS, CDM advisors or external PMs. You will be expected to understand the design work being produced and co-ordinate the detailed review and input from a wide array of specialist stakeholders including the design authority (who police the parliamentary design standards

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Reviewing Project requests assigned by the Line Manager.
• Meeting with the Requester / Client / End User, agree on the required work scope and ensure it is accurately recorded.
• Appointing a design team and managing the project brief's design and CDM aspects.
• Undertake all necessary stakeholder engagements to facilitate progression and acceptance of the scope.
• Manage the programme, budget and quality of the design.
• Procuring and appointing a contractor and managing the construction and CDM aspects of the project brief.

Skills and Experience

Essential Qualification and Experience:

• Degree educated (or minimum equivalent NVQ L5) in a construction related topic (e.g. Architecture, Engineering or Building surveying)
• Provide evidence of significant experience of managing multiple small / maintenance projects

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Experience of successfully procuring, managing and delivering projects in full compliance with all statutory requirements.
• Engages with and understands customer requirements and uses these to develop technical solutions or interventions to improve performance and achieve strategic organisational outcomes.
• Persuasive in achieving a project objectives, building upon relationships and utilising technical knowledge.
• Actively promotes joint working and partnerships with stakeholders and other organisations to meet shared goals.
• Ability to work successfully within a team, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Analyses a range of analytical techniques to understand complex issues and make strategic decisions.
• Communicates information clearly, orally and in writing, to a wide variety of audiences.
• Ability to identify, build and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders promoting a culture of diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and supporting statement with a 500-word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

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House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Finance, Portfolio and Performance (FPP) team is critical to supporting a thriving Parliamentary democracy. We play a leading role in delivering the House of Commons' Strategy and corporate priorities through business and financial planning, analysing performance, and supporting the delivery of projects and programmes across Parliament. Equally important are the financial services, systems, accounting, reporting and Members' services that we provide to keep the House of Commons Service working effectively and efficiently on a day-to-day basis.

The Finance Business Partnering Team will lead on building strong relationships within the organisation to influence and enable effective financial management, ensuring that finance and public value are at the heart of decision making. The relationships they create will facilitate constructive challenge of the business and bridge into other areas of finance, including the central financial management team and project management.

Most recently, the finance team has gone through a process of change, this involved the move from a localised structure of the Finance Business Partnering function to an Enterprise Model (Central), with the ambition of standardising reporting, processes and controls across the entire function and "level up" performance, this role is pivotal for the realisation of the defined benefits expected from the recent change

The Role

The role will require strong communication as well as strategic planning, reporting and analysis skills. Activities will include; facilitating and challenging long-term planning, budgeting, forecasting; analysis and communication of financial data and reports; supporting and challenging investment appraisals and business cases; supporting commercial activity and enabling the business to find solutions to address complex business queries.

Senior Finance Business Partners are business experts with strong interpersonal relationships. They understand the business and are able translate and present complex financial information clearly. They provide valuable financial advice, challenge and support, strategic insight and business solutions often to Directors and other budget holders. They take on larger or more complex areas and with a focus on business cases

Some of the key responsibilities are:

• Oversight of team members and other's work, and developing leadership skills within and across teams. Motivating and developing staff, embedding principles of equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring that the team makes a significant, positive contribution to the achievement of vision and business goals
• Building and maintaining key relationships, in particular developing trust and rapport. This includes managing expectation of senior managers and stakeholders.
• Providing specialist financial advice - engaging with experts on behalf of the business and providing advice on key financial planning, processes and budget setting. Supporting the development and implementation of credible financial plans that are consistent with the department performance and activity plans. Oversee the monthly financial forecasting and reporting exercises providing robust analysis, challenge and accurate reporting

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will:

• hold a professional finance qualification (CCAB or equivalent)
• be a confident communicator, comfortable with advising and challenging senior business leaders, including the ability to put complex financial issues into layman's terms for non-specialist audiences.
• have an ability to influence at all levels of the business hierarchy, using logical persuasion and consensus building within groups.
• demonstrate leadership, and the ability to motivate and develop a diverse finance team and promote excellence
• be highly proficient in using and interpreting data and analytics to support analysis and decision making, identifying gaps in data and reporting and working with colleagues to develop additional reporting as required

Next Steps and Additional Information

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500 word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

If your application is successfully shortlisted, you will be required to prepare and participate in a 5 minute discussion on a role specific topic. Details of the topic will be clearly communicated to you in advance of the interview.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

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My client in Central London is looking to appoint a talented Housing Strategy Manager on a Contract basis.

The role will play a key role in shaping and executing our strategic improvement initiatives. This position requires a strong analytical mindset, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and departments during a time of change.

About the role:

Based in Greater London (Hybrid):

• Leading on and supporting the delivery of critical Housing projects, including strategy development.
• Monitoring and evaluating the performance of strategic initiatives, making adjustments as needed.
• Preparing and presenting reports and presentations to communicate improvement and strategic plans and progress.
• Staying informed about trends and best practices in housing strategy, development and execution to facilitate decision making, service transformation and commissioning.

About you:

You will have the following experiences:

• Proven ability in Housing strategy development for a Local Authority.
• Excellence in stakeholder engagement and management at a very senior level.
• Agile working.
• Knowledge and understanding of external inspection frameworks which impact upon Housing Services.

What’s on offer:

• Salary: £443+ per day, Inside IR35

*negotiable based on experience

*please submit your CV with the rate you require

• Hybrid working
• Contract type: 3-6 month minimum
• Hours: 09:00ach -17:00 Monday to Friday

How to apply

• Once your CV is received, if you are successful you will be contacted.
• Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

About Spencer Clarke Group

Here at Spencer Clarke Group, we pride ourselves on connecting you with the best career opportunities; our experienced Consultants have extensive market knowledge and will also provide expert career advice along the way.

When you join us, you will receive:

• Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities
• Free DBS checks
• Post Placement Aftercare
• Loyalty reward scheme and regular competitions for our agency professionals

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We offer a market leading referral scheme of up to £250 so if you know of someone who may also be looking for an exciting career opportunity, ask them to email their CV to John Shorrock on refer@spencerclarkegroup.co.uk remembering to include your details as well.

*T’s & C’s apply.

A leading Bournemouth based business is currently looking to appoint a Finance Business Partner to join them on a permanent basis.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a large finance team and be a crucial part of financial planning and analysis decision making and forward-thinking communications within the business.

What will the Senior Finance Business Partner role involve?

• Providing detailed analysis and proposed business solutions that open up conversations around driving efficiency;
• Meaningful insight and recommendations based on analysis of key financial information to support business decision making;
• Interpreting financial data in order to provide a clear narrative to non-finance colleagues;
• Stakeholder management and presenting at senior management meetings;
• Supporting the wider team to deliver business targets and budgets.

Suitable Candidate for the Senior Finance Business Partner vacancy:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified is the ideal, although part qualified can also be considered;
• Business partnering experience and confidence communicating at all levels;
• Strong system skills including confidence using Excel including Power Tables;
• A keenness to be part of a large team and work in an ever changing/dynamic environment.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Senior Finance Business Partner:

• Excellent benefits package including an enhanced pension, private medical and life assurance;
• Great opportunities for long term career progression and development;
• Amazing working environment and team;
• Hybrid, flexible and remote working on offer.

CMA Recruitment Group is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role. CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and doesn’t discriminate on any protected characteristics. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that CMA may contact you in connection with your application in relation to CMA providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website. CMA is currently receiving a high volume of applications. Whilst we ensure all applications are considered, regrettably, it may not be possible to respond individually to all applications received.

Management & Leadership Manage and lead the Health & Wellbeing service, including day to day support of service staff, including recruitment, appraisals, implementation of People & Workforce aligned policies and procedures, absence monitoring, training, education and development planning and service coverage across multiple sites. Working in partnership with People & Workforce Business Partners Build a network of wellbeing representatives in the wards and departments to act as conduits so that wellbeing information is effectively distributed to staff in different formats and responses fed back to the wellbeing lead. Alongside the SLTs, help organise and take part in recruitment events to attract new staff from all backgrounds. Develop and organise training packages alongside day-to-day coaching and mentoring of our staff. Operational Responsibilities Be a contact point for staff outside of the management team and liaise with relevant managers on their behalf, with their consent. Regular liaison with the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Business Partners and People & Workforce Business Partners Develop and lead a service that offers Wellbeing conversations to individual staff, to support them with signposting to the most appropriate support such as Occupational Health, counselling, or other services. Plan, arrange and coordinate strategic activities within the organisation with a focus on Health & Wellbeing service improvement. Coordinate activities within the organisation with a focus on Occupational Health service improvement. Communication and Relationships The post holder will be approachable and display high levels of communication and relationship skills, being able to communicate with staff across complex multi-professional team structures using different medias. The post holder will be able to understand and manage appropriately, highly sensitive information with regards to our staff teams and their personal lives. Accommodating both senior and junior team members by adapting language as necessary. The post-holder will have the skills to comfort, reassure, empower, and motivate both individuals and teams to create a positive working environment. Be able to provide presentations to the staff group and the SLT and visiting agencies such as the CQC. Support strong relationship development and maintenance between individuals and teams within the services. To undertake presentations to internal and external colleagues, conveying complex information, as required. Staff Safety and Support Staff safety remains a priority and the post-holder and the team they manage, will have an overview of plans to address risk assessments, flexible working, compliance with infection prevention and control policy as well as drawing on the range of preventative health and wellbeing support available. These may include offering support and signposting to staff: who have experienced violence or at work. who become distressed by events at work or at home. who must attend Court or Coroners Court. involved in investigations or who are in disciplinary procedures. Implementing Temperature Checks on wards and Departments and advising managers when levels of stress in departments are high and need revie Physical and Mental effort Have a detailed understanding of what a health working environment looks like and develop strategies to support managers and teams to create these. Form useful partnerships with organisations to provide the best value for staff for example discounted tickets and access to wellbeing events provided by organisations. Drawing on a broad base of contemporaneous knowledge, regularly provide health and wellbeing information to the service as a whole and to individual staff Advise and signpost staff about resources available to improve health and wellbeing and refer staff when appropriate Ability to work in rare situation where circumstances can be distressing. There will be occasional exposure to distressing circumstances when supporting staff with wellbeing issues. There will be a frequent requirement for concentration where the post holder is expected to manage conflicting priorities. Recognised and Rewarded Develop an understanding of what staff would value within a reward scheme and work with GEH & SWFT People and Workforce teams to implement this. Organise wider events for staff to connect with each other and build morale. Work with Managers and the Estates Department to scope out staff facilities to ensure they are warm, welcoming, and well equipped so that staff can take rest breaks in tranquil environments. Have a Voice that Counts. To use a wide range of methods to encourage staff to take part in information gathering such as the NHS Staff Survey. To develop and support implementation of meaningful action plans to address areas of improvement following analysis of complex data such as the staff survey. To organise regular Listening Events providing staff with opportunity to give contemporaneous information about how they are feeling, what is working well and what needs improving. Directly link with EDI Business Partners to support synergy in People & Workforce strategic aims for the organisations. To collate the information from these events and discuss with the SLTs to find timely solutions to issues raised. To publish You said - We did information. To work with local teams and SLTs champions to implement action plans for improving the wellbeing of the workforce. The post holder will have responsibility to develop and implement policies for GEH & SWFT in respect of employees wellbeing. Financial Accountability To effectively manage the staff wellbeing budget ensuring value for money as available. To monitor the financial expenditure of the OH service aligned to the Service Level Agreement with our third-party provider Meet regularly with the allocated finance personnel. Keep the Head of People |& Workforce at GEH and SWFT regularly updated about the budget status. To co-ordinate applications for bids for staff wellbeing monies, ensuring these are appropriate and create a legacy of future wellbeing support.

Job Description

South Lanarkshire Council is looking to recruit a positive and proactive Planning Manager to lead and direct the operations of an Area Planning Team. Working directly to the Head of Planning & Regulatory Services, candidates are sought who can demonstrate extensive experience in all aspects of Planning with a particular focus on Development Management.

The successful candidate will be joining an ambitious Planning Service which seeks to deliver quality developments across all communities in South Lanarkshire. As a manager within the Planning Service the candidate will also play a role in policy development and the implementation of the Planning Acts and relevant legislation.

Requirements

Please Apply online

All correspondence will be via your email address registered with myjobscotland.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Responsibilities

To ensure proper procedures, practices and guidelines are in place to ensure a consistent and high standard of services to all service users.

To set work and performance standards and targets for all activities under his/her direct management.

On a South Lanarkshire wide basis to take responsibility for managing/co- ordinating specific aspects of the Planning function as directed by the Head of Planning & Regulatory Services.

Manage the Planning Appeals process including preparation, leading and presenting the Council’s case of appeals, hearings, tribunals and public inquiries.

Manage the processing of Planning Applications, and other statutory applications, initiating Enforcement action to secure compliance with approvals and issuing decision notices on behalf of the Council.

To assist the Head of Planning & Regulatory Services in the preparation and presentation of reports, applications and other matters to Committees.

The Individual

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working, including consideration of a condensed working weeks e.g 4 day working week, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

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We are recruiting for a Senior Project Managers to join our fantastic Projects Team. This role is pivotal in supporting our business project delivery.

You will be responsible for managing and leading the delivery of projects within HORIBA MIRA. Projects range from local / low value / quick turnaround projects to multi-million pound / multi-year / international projects.

Full job description can be found above.

More information around our Project Management team can be found here and what we can offer you.

More information of the types of projects we deliver are:

Launch of Driver Simulator Centre

Partnership - MIRA & Euro NCAP

Please note; the successful candidate must be able to work in the UK without restrictions and meet UK government security vetting criteria.

HORIBA MIRA are an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to applicants with a disability throughout the recruitment process. If you consider you need reasonable adjustments with the application stage due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team (recruitment@horiba-mira.com).


Right to work: - HORIBA MIRA actively promotes diversity and inclusion across our organisation. Any potential sponsorship will be reliant on meeting the eligibility requirements set by the Home Office at the relevant time. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. Please note that this guidance is subject to change in line with updates to the Immigration Rules.

We are recruiting for a Senior Project Coordinator to join our Project Management team.



Full job description is available above.


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and here is one of our latest projects: Driving Simulator

HORIBA MIRA are an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to applicants with a disability throughout the recruitment process. If you consider you need reasonable adjustments with the application stage due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team (recruitment@horiba-mira.com).


Right to work: - HORIBA MIRA actively promotes diversity and inclusion across our organisation. Any potential sponsorship will be reliant on meeting the eligibility requirements set by the Home Office at the relevant time. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa. Please note that this guidance is subject to change in line with updates to the Immigration Rules.

Job Description

Head of Finance Services (Strategy)

Are you ready to help improve the lives and prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire?

That’s what we do, and we are looking for a dynamic Head of Finance Services who will be responsible for leading on Finance Strategy.

The Head of Finance plays a key role in the development and delivery of sound financial management within the Council.

The role, supporting the Executive Director - Finance and Corporate Resources, leads the delivery of Strategic Finance services for the council, providing sound financial support and advice across all council services. The Head of Finance (Strategy) leads on the development of the council budgets, and on management and financial accounting. You must have a proven track record of delivery of organisational budgets as well as leading and directing a team to deliver Finance service outcomes.

Requirements

This post has been politically restricted in terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

Recruitment Checks

As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks for example, Identity, Asylum and Immigration and employment history.

Legislative Information

The preferred candidate will be subject to a Standard Disclosure provided by Disclosure Scotland prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Responsibilities

Please apply online.

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Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council are Equal Opportunities employer and encourage applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

The Individual

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

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Do you want to turn your people skills into a new career? Looking for your first field-based role or a change of direction in your career? Join CPM now as a Business Development Executive representing JTI's Reduced Risk Product: Ploom! Increase the visibility of this fantastic, innovative product within the independent, grocery and convenience channel and be rewarded with a salary up to £29k depending on experience, bonus (STC) and company car.

We welcome applications from people who have worked in target led customer service roles, membership sales in a gym or in a target driven hospitality environment. You could also have worked in a field sales executive or field sales advisor role, or in face to face business development role, either B2C or B2B.

Ideal location: South West London, United Kingdom, SW18

Territory covering: Wimbledon, Putney, Brixton, and surrounding areas

A full driving licence is essential for this job.

What will you be doing in this Business Development Executive role?

As a Business Development Executive representing JTI, one of the UK's leading brands, you will be calling into a variety of retail stores to start conversations with decision makers about the Ploom product, building relationships with potential clients, and growing the presence of JTI in the convenience channel.

JTI Ploom is a heated tobacco product on the market and it's your role to educate your clients on this product, secure siting in store sales, and promote it in-store. You will act as a true brand ambassador of JTI Ploom and provide in-store training and targeted support initiatives.

Your typical day as a Business Development Executive for JTI:

• Increasing the distribution of Ploom to retailers in your area by initiating conversation with business owners.
• Learning about the competitor landscape and maintaining an excellent knowledge of the Ploom product to win market share.
• Maximising product availability and ensuring brand standards are maintained.
• Daily reporting on product performance, pricing, and other relevant market intelligence.

You would enjoy this Business Development Executive job if you:

• Enjoy having control over your workload and have great organization and planning skills.
• Can build relationships quickly.
• Like to work in an ever-changing environment.
• Enjoy the challenge of managing your own territory.

Why work for us as a Business Development Executive:

• Great package offered up to £29k plus bonus
• Flexible hours -37.5 hours Monday to Friday
• 28 days holiday
• Company Car
• Company pension scheme -3% employer contributions
• Tablet & mobile phone
• Once you pass probation you will be eligible for additional perks; e.g. Family Attractions, Travel and Subsidised Gym Membership.

You will be given access to excellent training and development and the support of your manager. CPM is Gold Investors in People accredited, and we are passionate about giving our people the opportunities and training to grow both themselves and their careers.

CPM is an equal opportunities employer, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities. We work in a collaborative environment where great ideas and achievements are shared and celebrated.

House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). 
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. 
• Access to training and development. 
• Flexible working. 
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST) maintains the Parliamentary Estate (Commons & Lords) buildings, engineering systems and furnishings in order to ensure a fully functioning, safe working environment for the many thousands of people for who work in and visit Parliament and ensure the buildings are equipped for the demands of the 21st century.

PMST enable the key functions of Parliament to take place, working directly with other teams to support the important work of both Houses, including Security; Digital; Safety; Catering; Service Delivery and Strategic Estates.

The Role

You will be working within the Projects team of PMST, a department that consists of approximately 130 in-house staff supported by a range of contractors who maintain the estate.

As part of PMST, the Projects function is focussed on:

• Asset Enhancements - Fabric related projects that enhance the estate, often for high profile internal clients who need high quality and dependable construction work.
• Asset Replacement & Renewal - Each part of our buildings and infrastructure is managed through its life cycle and the projects team focus on ensuring that they provide a continuous operational service when they are near the end of serviceable use.
• Engagement - Acting as the first and last point of contact between maintenance and larger capital projects delivered by both our colleagues within the strategic estate and the "Restoration and Renewal" Programme.

As such we occupy a unique position, based in the heart of the Palace of Westminster and the hub of operations, we are involved with every construction project at each stage of its development across the estate. The PMST itself is undergoing a process of modernisation as we have recently re-structured and in light of the Restoration and Renewal Programme now planning what the processes of maintenance should be in the next 10-15 years.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Develop business cases to obtain project works authorisation, including costed options appraisal and scopes of work in compliance with parliamentary standards.
• Specify directly or with consultants, any modernisation, remedial or replacement works.
• Deliver project works by following parliamentary project governance, supervising resulting works contractors, undertaking periodic quality and safety inspections and providing quality assurance over the works.
• On completion of works, hand back the installation to the client & PMST obtaining all relevant record information for long term storage in the common data environment, provide requisite information to establish a maintenance plan and inform any derogations or augmentation to standard PPM. Produce metrics and reports to summarise progress and outcomes from projects.
• Act as technical stakeholder for PMST on larger capital works projects (e.g. office fit-outs, full refurbishment of listed buildings, utilities infrastructure, Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster).
• Comply with CDM, house safety rules and champion safe working in all circumstances.

Skills and Experience

Essential Criteria

• Degree educated (or minimum equivalent NVQ Level 6) in Building Surveying or Civil Engineering.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of Health & Safety issues in a maintenance/construction environment including application of Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Has successfully managed from design to completion multiple programmes of building maintenance projects or a major project split into multiple packages, ideally in a live operating environment.
• Experience in managing ambiguity in a financial environment for project delivery with strong evaluation and decision-making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate clearly and build effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
• Demonstrable experience of leading and driving process and other improvements, collecting and responding to feedback, innovating and delivering measurable results.
• Effective team leader, mentor and line manager, an advocate for diversity and inclusion, able to set effective team and individual objectives and monitor and manage progress against these.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and supporting statement with a 500-word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

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House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). 
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. 
• Access to training and development. 
• Flexible working. 
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Strategic Estates (SE) Team manages all property and engineering infrastructure across the Parliamentary Estate. The Estate consists of around 14 main buildings ranging from the historic Palace of Westminster to the modern Portcullis House, is located within a UNESCO World Heritage site, and spans 4 conservation areas. SE has an annual budget of several hundred £m, split between around 100 ongoing capital projects and operations, and has several multi-million refurbishment projects planned over the next decade to refurbish some historic buildings and replace ageing engineering infrastructure.

The Health and Safety Team comprises a number of safety professionals who are collaborating closely with stakeholders across the estate to develop local arrangements aligned to ISO45001 and maintain compliance to the corporate safety management system. They also provide assurance to senior stakeholders that the system is appropriate, effective, implemented and compliant with the CDM Regulations. Systems must be proportional and appropriate for all services provided by the department, including construction and maintenance operations.

The Role

The post holder will be one of a team of health and safety business partners within the House of Commons safety team. The team and will report to the Senior Construction Safety Advisor. This is predominantly a business support role and will assisting in the development of effective arrangements across construction activities, including assurance. The role is essential given the number of projects and construction related maintenance undertaken simultaneously, the nature of work and the live environment in which work is carried out.

This role may involve limited night and weekend working as projects and duties require as well as some on-call cover to provide safety support where significant incidents or events may affect the business of either House.

This post does not have any line management responsibility but postholders will be required to support colleagues and assist with the professional development of others within the organisation and wider team.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Follow the principles of health and safety regulatory requirements and internal governance arrangements outlined in the Parliamentary Combined Health and Safety Policy and associated supplements. This also includes the Safety Centre of Excellence and the associated protocols, Local Arrangements and House policies, procedures and guidance relevant to your work.
• Conduct monitoring arrangements to support the discharge of applicable statutory duties e.g Health and Safety at Work Act etc.
• Compile evidence, reports & dashboards etc. describing how compliance obligations are met e.g (CDM 2015).
• Contribute to checks, audits and peer reviews, lessons learned, cost benefit, value engineering and other exercises being undertaken by colleagues, staff within other departments and external organisations as required.

Skills and Experience

Qualifications:

• NEBOSH General and Construction Certificates or equivalent.
• Tech IOSH, or similar and equivalent membership

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Planning and Organising - Experience of successfully managing a variety of safety issues and non-compliances, effectively adapting to changes in scope and project schedules or sudden events.
• Influencing and Persuading - Able to use a range of persuasive techniques to influence the behaviours of Senior Stakeholders, managers, staff, contractors and consultants to ensure their adherence to H&S policies and procedures etc.
• Communication - Experience of effectively explaining complex, technical verbal and written safety information and advice in a way that is understandable and meaningful to a range of lay and technical stakeholders and audiences with differing goals.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Understands the need for working successfully within a team, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity, and inclusion by:
  • promoting an environment of mutual trust and respect
  • building wide reaching collaborative relationships
  • contributing to the common goal of making everyone feel valued and respected
  • keeping all those working on and visiting the Estate safe

Next Steps and Additional Information

• CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and supporting statement with a 500-word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

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