Total 27 Sales / Marketing job vacancies in PO1 2UP

Business Support Officer - Housing, Neighbourhood & Building Services (HNB)

Salary: Band 6 - £26,073 - £29,777 p.a.

37 hours per week - full time - hybrid working can be agreed with the Assistant Director

About the Directorate:

The Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services Directorate is delivering a range of customer-facing services, including building and housing services. It is one of the largest directorates in the city council with a wide and varied mix of functions but all with a core purpose to provide good quality service to our customers, a culture of driving service improvement and generating income.

This role will be part of the building services team who are responsible for the maintenance, repair and construction of assets. You will provide a comprehensive personal support service and report to the Assistant Director of Building Services as well as supporting his management team.

This is an exciting opportunity with a wide-ranging remit and suited to individuals with experience keen to grow and develop.

What is the role?

The Assistant Director for Building Services requires the support of an individual that is up for the challenge, has a desire to learn quickly, interested in building maintenance and construction, dedicated to getting things right the first time and is methodical and organised. You will have excellent communication skills and significant administrative experience to be able to provide immediate support.

The role will support the monitoring and tracking of key actions for the Assistant Director including preparation of materials required for meetings and highlighting any areas of concern. This will include liaison with staff and stakeholders to ensure required actions and activities are carried out.

As a Business Support Officer, you will be a key point of contact for Assistant Directors, Heads of Service and other managers throughout building services and the directorate. Sharing and managing communications, supporting the response to complaints as well as organising, attending, and minuting a wide variety of meetings both in person and via Teams. You will work closely with other Business Support Officers and the Executive Personal Assistant to the Director and will need to establish good working relationships with these and other key contacts across the directorate.

The role is part of the business support arrangements for the directorate, and you will be part of a team of officers with similar roles across the directorate working collaboratively together to ensure the smooth operation of business support arrangements. The role plays a key part in conveying a professional and positive image for the directorate and will be a positive ambassador for the work of Portsmouth City Council.

For full details of the role please click HERE for the job profile!

Who is the person?

You need to:

• Be proficient in the use of IT systems including M365 applications including Word, PowerPoint
• Have a good understanding of the importance of measures and data and the ability to confidently create and use Excel spreadsheets to extract and analyse data.
• Have excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines, adapting quickly to reprioritise workloads at short notice.
• Have the ability to confidently manage multiple diaries, arranging meetings using Outlook while being considerate of conflicting priorities.
• Have excellent communication and people skills, both written and verbal with a confident telephone manner and good literacy and numeracy skills
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Data Protection and the importance of confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
• Show an understanding of Portsmouth City Council's structure and responsibilities.
• Be flexible in the timing of working hours to support the demands of the work.
• Possess a high level of self-motivation, ability to self-manage and use you own initiative to solve problems.
• Have demonstrable experience of working within a busy office environment, performing administration duties to a high standard with a large degree of autonomy.

If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please call Colette Hill on 023 9283 4872 or email at colette.hill@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or Lois.Lanning@portsmouthcc.gov.uk .

Closing date: 15th November 2024.

We may close this advert early if we receive many applications of a good standard.

Assessment Centre: 27th November 2024

Interview date: 28th November 2024

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click HERE for the full job profile!

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
• We offer flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

The Role

Are you a fragrance enthusiast with a flair for people? Are you looking for a temporary role working with fabulous brands and perks, look no further!

As a Christmas Sales Assistant your role is to spread some holiday cheer and help us deliver the Perfect Service for our customers. Becoming part of our dedicated store team, you’re customer focused, can handle the festive rush and enjoy working as part of a team.

Contracted Hours: 4
Contract Type: Temporary

Pay Rate: £8.10 - £12.00

What You'll Do:

• Welcome customers with a smile and craft a VIP-worthy experience.
• Offer our exclusive loyalty card to customers to maximise their future offers and potential savings.
• Showcase your gift-wrapping ability and personalise presents with ribbons.
• Take payments and process transactions quickly.

It Really Helps if You:

• Have a talent, passion, and a spark that ignites excitement in perfume!
• Can be flexible in your work schedule to spread holiday cheer.
• Love bustling Christmas vibes and working as part of a team.

What You'll Get:

• An amazing Christmas commission scheme, based on store sales and the number of hours worked
• You’re also a VIP to use, so you’ll get 20% off perfume and be able to take park in any customer offers on top
• Continuous learning and training to ensure you are always developing
• Access to the Retail Trust, a free, independent and confidential wellbeing service
• Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay

We thank you for your interest, however due to the high volumes of applications, only those successful will be contacted. We do still encourage you to continue applying to any roles of interest you see advertised.

The Perfume Shop is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within our work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Salary: Band 5, £24,362 to £26,073 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)

Closing date: Sunday 3 November 2024, 23:59

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.

Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.

Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.

The Service:

The Children and Families Services helps supports and protects Portsmouth's most vulnerable children and young people enabling them to lead safer, healthier and more fulfilling lives. It also acts as the corporate parent for the city's Looked after Children. Going forward, the service and its Business Support function will embrace change, have a strong and sharp focus on exceptional customer care, and will respond flexibly and effectively to transformational developments.

Your New Role:

You will provide high quality administrative business support within the Fostering Team. The team recruit new foster carers and provide ongoing support to existing foster carers, and you will play a vital part in the Business Support Administrative functions to ensure the smooth-running of business processes. You will take minutes, deal with inquiries and correspondence, book meetings, maintain files, and carry out a wide variety of administrative tasks. You will also support preparations for Ofsted inspections and for Fostering Panels. You will initially be fully office-based for training, moving to hybrid working later.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

What you'll need to succeed:

You have strong administrative skills with experience of working in an administrative/customer-focused role, and ideally also experience in Children and Families Services. You have excellent communication skills and are a good listener, able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity when handling difficult and upsetting situations. You can develop a good professional rapport with colleagues, and work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team. You have the ability, drive and enthusiasm to develop and implement new working practices and procedures. You are organised and accurate, and you have experience of using databases and Microsoft Office.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

What you'll get in return:

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Suzy Zammit, Business Support Team Leader, Suzanne.Zammit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 834 107

A commitment to our values:

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Application process:

How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' section of the full Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

Please note that we may shortlist as we receive applications, so this advert may close earlier than the given date.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

The Role

Are you a fragrance enthusiast with a flair for people? Are you looking for a temporary role working with fabulous brands and perks, look no further!

As a Christmas Sales Assistant your role is to spread some holiday cheer and help us deliver the Perfect Service for our customers. Becoming part of our dedicated store team, you’re customer focused, can handle the festive rush and enjoy working as part of a team.

Contracted Hours: 8
Contract Type: Temporary

Pay Rate: £8.10 - £12.00

What You'll Do:

• Welcome customers with a smile and craft a VIP-worthy experience.
• Offer our exclusive loyalty card to customers to maximise their future offers and potential savings.
• Showcase your gift-wrapping ability and personalise presents with ribbons.
• Take payments and process transactions quickly.

It Really Helps if You:

• Have a talent, passion, and a spark that ignites excitement in perfume!
• Can be flexible in your work schedule to spread holiday cheer.
• Love bustling Christmas vibes and working as part of a team.

What You'll Get:

• An amazing Christmas commission scheme, based on store sales and the number of hours worked
• You’re also a VIP to use, so you’ll get 20% off perfume and be able to take park in any customer offers on top
• Continuous learning and training to ensure you are always developing
• Access to the Retail Trust, a free, independent and confidential wellbeing service
• Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay

We thank you for your interest, however due to the high volumes of applications, only those successful will be contacted. We do still encourage you to continue applying to any roles of interest you see advertised.

The Perfume Shop is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within our work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Location: Portsmouth  
Hours per Week: 12 hours with the opportunity to work more hours.
Shift pattern: Part-time - flexible shift patterns across mornings; afternoons; evenings and weekends, which will be discussed further at interview  
Salary: £8.65 - £11.90 per hour

If you love retail, you’re in the right place.  

Are you looking to join a great place to work?  We are recruiting for a Delivery Sales Assistant to join the team! 

Let’s talk about the job: 

No two days are the same here at Savers and the ideal Savers Delivery Sales Assistant has a positive can-do attitude, who loves getting involved and working as part of a team. You are all about making our customers feel great and leaving them with that Savers smile. You are the hero in store that ensures our store standards are insta worthy. We recognise you are the future leaders of Savers. The challenge doesn’t stop there – our DEL SAs are well known in their store, as they are the unsung heroes of our valued stock that our customers love to buy.  

Let’s talk about the benefits:

· Up to 33 days holiday entitlement 
· Company sick pay and pregnancy loss policy. 
· Wagestream - access to an app that gives you power over your pay and supports financial wellbeing 
· Aviva Digicare Workplace+ - access to free digital healthcare services such as digital GP appointments and mental health consultations 
· Discount deals with over 3,000 retailers, including a discount card with our sister company, Superdrug 
· Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust 
· Your career, your way – a clear progression plan, steered by us and driven by you! 

Let’s talk about you: 

· Are you passionate about the products we sell?  
· Are you excited to work in a fast-paced retail environment?
· Do you love getting stuck in and being a team player?

If you can say yes to all those things - whilst keeping people at the heart of everything you do - then this could be the career opportunity you have been searching for!

Next steps… 

If your application gives us that bargain buzz, you will be contacted to arrange a phone interview within 14 days of application. Good luck!  

Here at Savers, we love inclusivity. If you need any adjustments to support you through your candidate journey, please email us: savers.jobs@uk.aswatson.com  

Salary: Band 9, £36,647 to £40,220 per annum

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday 3 November 2024, 23:59

Interviews in week commencing Monday 18 November 2024

Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.

The Service:

The IT Service is a trusted service provider with significant experience in delivering high quality IT service delivery and infrastructure. We pride ourselves on understanding our partners' requirements and ensuring we work with them to deliver the right tools to help them achieve their outcomes. Our service portfolio includes IT service management, business engagement and consultancy, internet and internal network services including data centre commissioning and hosting, applications and system support. As a service, our ethos is to value others and focus on what’s important to Portsmouth City Council and the outcomes for its customers. Working in partnership with our partners within PCC, our aim is to provide them with the technology and support to enable them to deliver the best possible service to the residents and businesses of Portsmouth.

Your New Role:

You will ensure that all solutions are implemented and configured to meet business needs by understanding historical data, business practice, future requirements, system functionality and capability. You will provide application support, advice and guidance to system users and owners to promote efficient, effective and accurate recording. You will carry out change request triage and ensure changes are managed and tested, and that risks are minimised. You will use your excellent negotiation and communication skills to influence positive outcomes, and will be a key member of the Mosaic Support Team, providing expertise and guidance.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

What you'll need to succeed:

You have high-level comprehension of the Mosaic Software Application and of children's social care and safeguarding, and a good understanding of the YJB Core + Software Application Development Life Cycle. You are innovative, creative and an excellent communicator. You are accurate and efficient, with an excellent eye for detail, and are consistent, supportive, proactive and flexible in the way you deliver. You are committed to delivering exceptional customer service. You are educated to degree level or equivalent or have the required relevant experience.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

What you'll get in return:

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

David Nardini, Business Application Development Manager, David.Nardini@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 688 563

A commitment to our values:

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Application process:

How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

We may close this advert early if we receive many good applications.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

The Role

Are you a fragrance enthusiast with a flair for people? Are you looking for a temporary role working with fabulous brands and perks, look no further!

As a Christmas Sales Assistant your role is to spread some holiday cheer and help us deliver the Perfect Service for our customers. Becoming part of our dedicated store team, you’re customer focused, can handle the festive rush and enjoy working as part of a team.

Contracted Hours: 4
Contract Type: Temporary

Pay Rate: £8.10 - £12.00

What You'll Do:

• Welcome customers with a smile and craft a VIP-worthy experience.
• Offer our exclusive loyalty card to customers to maximise their future offers and potential savings.
• Showcase your gift-wrapping ability and personalise presents with ribbons.
• Take payments and process transactions quickly.

It Really Helps if You:

• Have a talent, passion, and a spark that ignites excitement in perfume!
• Can be flexible in your work schedule to spread holiday cheer.
• Love bustling Christmas vibes and working as part of a team.

What You'll Get:

• An amazing Christmas commission scheme, based on store sales and the number of hours worked
• You’re also a VIP to use, so you’ll get 20% off perfume and be able to take park in any customer offers on top
• Continuous learning and training to ensure you are always developing
• Access to the Retail Trust, a free, independent and confidential wellbeing service
• Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay

We thank you for your interest, however due to the high volumes of applications, only those successful will be contacted. We do still encourage you to continue applying to any roles of interest you see advertised.

The Perfume Shop is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within our work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

The Role

Are you a fragrance enthusiast with a flair for people? Are you looking for a temporary role working with fabulous brands and perks, look no further!

As a Christmas Sales Assistant your role is to spread some holiday cheer and help us deliver the Perfect Service for our customers. Becoming part of our dedicated store team, you’re customer focused, can handle the festive rush and enjoy working as part of a team.

Contracted Hours: 4
Contract Type: Temporary

Pay Rate: £8.10 - £12.00

What You'll Do:

• Welcome customers with a smile and craft a VIP-worthy experience.
• Offer our exclusive loyalty card to customers to maximise their future offers and potential savings.
• Showcase your gift-wrapping ability and personalise presents with ribbons.
• Take payments and process transactions quickly.

It Really Helps if You:

• Have a talent, passion, and a spark that ignites excitement in perfume!
• Can be flexible in your work schedule to spread holiday cheer.
• Love bustling Christmas vibes and working as part of a team.

What You'll Get:

• An amazing Christmas commission scheme, based on store sales and the number of hours worked
• You’re also a VIP to use, so you’ll get 20% off perfume and be able to take park in any customer offers on top
• Continuous learning and training to ensure you are always developing
• Access to the Retail Trust, a free, independent and confidential wellbeing service
• Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay

We thank you for your interest, however due to the high volumes of applications, only those successful will be contacted. We do still encourage you to continue applying to any roles of interest you see advertised.

The Perfume Shop is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within our work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Business Communications Assistant – Portsmouth International Port

Salary: Band 6 - £26,073 - £29,777 p.a.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Permanent

About Portsmouth International Port:

Portsmouth International Port is the UK’s largest and most successful council-owned port, providing a significant contribution to the council’s budget to support services across the city. We have a thriving continental ferry business and are steadily building a profile as a major player in the UK cruise market.

The port has a long-standing partnership with Brittany Ferries, with destinations to France and Spain, and Condor Ferries which provides lifeline services delivering goods to the Channel Islands. As a result, we are recognised as a major port by the Department for Transport and provide critical infrastructure.

Cruise business has been growing progressively over the years, thanks to investments which help the port handle larger ships and more passengers. A modern terminal extension opened last year, creating a premium experience for customers, and there continues to be opportunity to capitalise on the city’s unique waterfront location to entice more cruise lines.

Underpinning this successful growth is an ambition and commitment to become one of the UK’s leaders in port sustainability and achieve carbon neutral status by 2030, through industry-leading initiatives such as Sea Change, our shore power project which will go live in 2025. In addition to the travel and tourism market, Portsmouth City Council also owns Portico Shipping, Portsmouth’s international terminal and logistics operator and one of the UK’s largest fruit importers.

The role:

As our business communications assistant, you will be helping to ensure the team provides an excellent, best-practice communications and marketing service to Portsmouth International Port by meeting our objectives as set out in the port’s business plan and maintaining and enhancing the port’s reputation with all of its stakeholders.
You will do this by supporting our small but very busy team to raise the profile of the port, and our partners at Portico, in a demanding industry, through delivery of tactical communications including social media and copywriting, administrative tasks for the team and wider port colleagues, and organisation of marketing collateral using our online system.

The role also encompasses reputation and issues management through delivery of an excellent complaints and comments service, in line with corporate complaints policies, and collating and organising responses to Freedom of Information requests. We would like to work with somebody that wants to grow a career in communications or marketing, so you should show an ability to help in the delivery of campaigns, while demonstrating a willingness to learn and thrive .

Who is the Person? What you’ll need to succeed:

We are looking for someone with an understanding of and passion for communications, marketing and public relations, who’s ready and willing to learn while getting stuck into the range and variety of tasks that need to be performed for the team to thrive.

This is a key role in driving Portsmouth International Port’s professional communications service forward, so you should be able to grasp tasks quickly and be able to work across multiple projects simultaneously, have excellent organisational skills, and be unafraid to fail.

As you will be dealing with senior colleagues and members of the public a professional attitude is a must, as is the dynamism that will enable to you adapt to different and changing situations.

You will have:

• Proven marketing communications and/or customer service experience, either through work or education, and an understanding of what marketing, communications and PR are and what professionals in the industry do.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills that will enable you to work effectively and efficiently across multiple projects and support the team in their wide-ranging work.
• Confidence to get stuck in, helping organise and participate in a range of engagement activities with the public and wider stakeholders, whether in person or online.
• A professional, personable and confident approach to your work, as you will be dealing with members of the public via our complaints process, working directly with colleagues across the port – including the senior management team – to gather and disseminate information in a timely fashion.
• Analytical skills and an inquisitive mind, which will help you to develop and improve job functions and processes, as well as professionally.
• An excellent standard of written English, as you will be developing materials for multiple communications channels, both external and internal.
• An understanding of, passion for and ability to use multi-media tools, and demonstrable experience across varying social media channels – as well as an understanding of how to analyse performance across these to improve and develop best practice.

Closing date: 9th October 2024

If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please e-mail Adam Grinsell at adam.grinsell@portsmouth-port.co.uk

When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please ensure your C.V. is tailored to the role following the advice above. And that it includes include your full work history, explaining any gaps and includes employers name and address. Please click HERE for the full job profile!

All employees and third parties working at the Portsmouth International Port are subject to a Substance Misuse - Drug & Alcohol Testing Policy and the Port reserves the right to carry out with cause and random testing.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme
• Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
• A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Potential to purchase additional annual leave
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans

Location: Portsmouth
Hours per Week: 12 hours with the opportunity to work more hours.
Shift pattern: Part-time - flexible shift patterns across mornings; afternoons; evenings and weekends, which will be discussed further at interview  
Salary: £8.65 - £11.90 per hour

If you love retail, you’re in the right place.  

Are you looking to join a great place to work?  We are recruiting for a Delivery Sales Assistant to join the team! 

Let’s talk about the job: 

No two days are the same here at Savers and the ideal Savers Delivery Sales Assistant has a positive can-do attitude, who loves getting involved and working as part of a team. You are all about making our customers feel great and leaving them with that Savers smile. You are the hero in store that ensures our store standards are insta worthy. We recognise you are the future leaders of Savers. The challenge doesn’t stop there – our DEL SAs are well known in their store, as they are the unsung heroes of our valued stock that our customers love to buy.  

Let’s talk about the benefits:

· Up to 33 days holiday entitlement 
· Company sick pay and pregnancy loss policy. 
· Wagestream - access to an app that gives you power over your pay and supports financial wellbeing 
· Aviva Digicare Workplace+ - access to free digital healthcare services such as digital GP appointments and mental health consultations 
· Discount deals with over 3,000 retailers, including a discount card with our sister company, Superdrug 
· Employee Assistance Programme with Retail Trust 
· Your career, your way – a clear progression plan, steered by us and driven by you! 

Let’s talk about you: 

· Are you passionate about the products we sell?  
· Are you excited to work in a fast-paced retail environment?
· Do you love getting stuck in and being a team player?

If you can say yes to all those things - whilst keeping people at the heart of everything you do - then this could be the career opportunity you have been searching for!

Next steps… 

If your application gives us that bargain buzz, you will be contacted to arrange a phone interview within 14 days of application. Good luck!  

Here at Savers, we love inclusivity. If you need any adjustments to support you through your candidate journey, please email us: savers.jobs@uk.aswatson.com  

Salary: Band 5, £24,362 to £26,073 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm)

Closing date: Sunday 29 September 2024, 23:59

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.

Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.

Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.

The Service:

The Children and Families Services supports and protects Portsmouth's most vulnerable children and young people enabling them to lead safer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. It also acts as the corporate parent for the city's Looked after Children. The service and its Business Support function will embrace change, have a strong and sharp focus on exceptional customer care, and will respond flexibly and effectively to the Stronger Futures agenda and other transformational developments.

Your New Role:

You will provide high quality administrative support to the Locality team who provide intervention with children and families so it is important they work in partnership with parents and other professionals so that the right services can be provided longer term. You will be taking minutes, entering data onto our systems, dealing with telephone enquiries and correspondence, maintaining files, raising purchase orders, and a variety of other administration tasks. This is a busy challenging role, perfect for someone who enjoys working as part of a team and wants to do a worthwhile job.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

What you'll need to succeed:

You'll have experience in an admin role, ideally within Children's and/or Young People's Services, and knowledge of safeguarding. You have strong communication, customer service, and organisational skills. You can demonstrate personal resilience and professionalism when dealing with emotionally-challenging information. You have good IT skills and understand confidentiality and data protection. You can take accurate minutes and have good attention to detail.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

What you'll get in return:

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs; exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Nicci Davis, Business Support Team Leader, Nicci.Davis@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 437 936.

A commitment to our values:

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Application process:

How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

The Role

Are you a fragrance enthusiast with a flair for people? Are you looking for a temporary role working with fabulous brands and perks, look no further!

As a Christmas Sales Assistant your role is to spread some holiday cheer and help us deliver the Perfect Service for our customers. Becoming part of our dedicated store team, you’re customer focused, can handle the festive rush and enjoy working as part of a team.

Contracted Hours: 8
Contract Type: Temporary

Pay Rate: £8.10 - £12.00

What You'll Do:

• Welcome customers with a smile and craft a VIP-worthy experience.
• Offer our exclusive loyalty card to customers to maximise their future offers and potential savings.
• Showcase your gift-wrapping ability and personalise presents with ribbons.
• Take payments and process transactions quickly.

It Really Helps if You:

• Have a talent, passion, and a spark that ignites excitement in perfume!
• Can be flexible in your work schedule to spread holiday cheer.
• Love bustling Christmas vibes and working as part of a team.

What You'll Get:

• An amazing Christmas commission scheme, based on store sales and the number of hours worked
• You’re also a VIP to use, so you’ll get 20% off perfume and be able to take park in any customer offers on top
• Continuous learning and training to ensure you are always developing
• Access to the Retail Trust, a free, independent and confidential wellbeing service
• Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay

We thank you for your interest, however due to the high volumes of applications, only those successful will be contacted. We do still encourage you to continue applying to any roles of interest you see advertised.

The Perfume Shop is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within our work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Salary: Band 5, £24,362 to £26,073 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week), Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm. The role is initially fully office-based, with options to move to hybrid working later - this can be discussed at interview.

Closing date: Sunday 15 September 2024, 23:59

Interviews week commencing Monday 30 September 2024

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.

Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.

Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.

The Service:

The Children and Families Services supports and protects Portsmouth's most vulnerable children and young people enabling them to lead safer, healthier and more fulfilling lives. It also acts as the corporate parent for the city's Looked After Children. The Business Support function supports the Service Quality Team, who work with vulnerable families in Portsmouth to facilitate best possible outcomes for the young people in their care. It is a very busy and a challenging role, for someone who enjoys working as part of a team and wants to do a worthwhile job.

Your New Role:

You will provide high quality administrative support within the Service Quality Team and LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer). The role plays a vital part in the administration and smooth-running of business processes throughout the service and in the support of practitioners in enabling them to undertake their duties in safeguarding vulnerable children in Portsmouth as well as supporting the service to achieve its statutory and corporate responsibilities.

Your duties will include taking minutes, organising meetings, preparing reports, co-ordinating Child Protection conferences, dealing with queries via email and telephone, and managing diaries and correspondence. You will provide high quality customer care, communicating effectively and producing accurate and professional records.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

What you'll need to succeed:

You have experience of working in an administrative role, ideally in Children’s and/or Young People’s Services. You have numeracy and literacy skills, as well as minute-taking skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office. You can demonstrate consistently high standards of customer care and customer service and determination to help service managers and practitioners provide an effective service and support to children and families. You can resource and collate information and work flexibly, prioritising your workload. You have good attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and awareness of Data Protection and Safeguarding Issues. You can respond appropriately to enquiries from parents/carers who may be anxious or emotional, and can demonstrate personal resilience and professionalism when exposed to explicit and emotionally challenging information.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

What you'll get in return:

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Adam Lambert, Team Leader, adam.lambert@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

A commitment to our values:

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Application process:

How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

Salary: Apprentice Band, £23,152 per annum

Contract: Fixed-term apprentice contract for two years

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)

Closing date: Wednesday 28 August 2024, 23:59

Interviews will take place in early September 2024.

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.

Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.

Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.

The Service:

Portsmouth Legal Services is a friendly hardworking and dedicated team of approximately 40 lawyers and assistant staff who provide commercial and litigation support to the Council departments. The Childcare team is a small energetic team who work tirelessly in a fast paced and demanding area of work to provide support to Children's Social Care in all aspects of safeguarding children.

Your New Role:

You will learn to provide efficient and effective administrative assistance to the childcare legal team including the preparation of court bundles, filing and serving documents and preparation of application forms under supervision. You will join a large team of busy solicitors, barristers, Chartered Legal Executives and paralegals covering areas of law such as child protection, criminal law, civil litigation, projects, commercial and others. You will correspond with external agencies and keep accurate records and schedules. You will complete a Business Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship as part of this role.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

What you'll need to succeed:

You are organised, with an attention to detail, and ensure your work is completed within agreed timescales. You have good communication and teamworking skills, and are consistent, supportive, proactive and flexible. You are an ambitious and creative individual able to bring fresh new ideas to set us apart from others, and you are committed to team success with a positive and energetic attitude.

You have Level 2 Maths and English (GCSE or equivalent). An interest in working within a legal environment is an advantage but not essential.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

What you'll get in return:

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here.

Please also answer the following questions in your application for this apprenticeship:

• Do you have an education, health or care plan provided by the local authority or have you been in the care of the local authority?
• Are you a citizen of the United Kingdom or another country within the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA)?
• Will you have been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or another country within the EU or EEA for at least 3 years from current date?
• Do you depend on a visa or other permission to reside in the United Kingdom? If you have answered 'Yes' to this question, please describe what type of visa/permission you have.

You will need to bring in your passport and visa or evidence of immigration permission to interview so that we can assess your eligibility to receive Government funding for the apprenticeship programme.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Peter Baulf, City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, peter.baulf@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 834 041

A commitment to our values:

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Application process:

How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.

Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.