• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Direct subordinates and/or provide; plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.
• Hear and resolve complaints from employees – referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to a higher-level manager.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Make decisions on work problems presented by subordinates.
• Oversee the management and administrative support of the Warehouse and Commodity Management Division.
• Formulate and recommend to the Director and Senior Leadership, critical policies, methods, and procedures for carrying out the warehouse examination, licensing, cotton and price discovery programs.
• Recommend reasonable actions affecting the licenses or storage contracts of the warehouse operations, based on examination results.
• Serve as an agency authority and technical expert providing advice and guidance on all matters relating to division programs, specifically warehouse examination/licensing, warehouse liquidation/marketing, and the USWA.
• Research solutions to improve examination/licensing and other techniques used by the various states with the objective of expediting workflow and enhancing the quality of work.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Assists the Regional Director on a variety of assignments related to the administration and management of QAD commodities.
• Formulates and implement procedures, policies, and training programs within their region.
• Directs the work of key assistants and assures that grading activities are properly coordinated and administered.
• Supervises grading activities and provides guidance to a significant number of federal and or state employees on both administrative and technical matters.
• Assists in the execution and coordination of approved policies and programs to effectuate uniform and integrated programs throughout the incumbent’s region.
• Monitors funds obligated, expended, and collected in the execution of the program in the region.
• Reviews and evaluates operations in their designated area to appraise their effectiveness, adherences to regulations, and determining their deficiencies.
• Evaluates the technical adequacy and acceptability of the grading, certification, and auditing programs.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Serves as the CAFA Director’s representative, fully participating in the planning and program development of user fee costs and activities to support PPQ’s mission, goals, and policies.
• Coordinates with the CAFA Director to provide overall leadership, direction, coordination, and operational accountability for the CAFA division and associated programs.
• Coordinates, develops, and integrates staff functions with other APHIS programs and programs of other federal, state, and foreign agencies and private organizations.
• Represents the CAFA Director in meetings and dealing with outside groups such as Members of Congress, agricultural industry groups, and officials of other government agencies.
• Oversees in-depth analyses of user fee policy and program management issues of importance to APHIS’ mission to protect and serve U.S. agriculture.
• Oversees administration of PPQ’s user fee activity-based cost models; manages the team that designs, develops, operates, and evaluates the user fee cost model and associated regulatory activities.
• Improves program cost tracking, analysis, and financial decision-making.
• Manages financial accounts for appropriate conduct of the assigned program(s) which may or may not involve special appropriations, user fees, reimbursable overtime, or trust funds.
• Leads national budget development for assigned program responsibilities and provides coordination for the Program Planning and Budget Development Process.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Assists the Associate Deputy Administrator by providing executive level line management for the planning, initiation and execution of emergency and domestic programs.
• Provides overall direction and coordination to subordinate staff who are responsible for science-based regulatory policies and decisions.
• Participates in establishing goals and objectives for assigned programs, developing overall operational plans and reporting on program activities.
• Participates in the overall establishment of national budgets for assigned programs, monitoring the overall budgetary health of programs.
• Participates in the development of emergency programs for the purpose of providing essential guidelines for the control and eradication of new plant pests or diseases.
• Represents PPQ at national and international meetings concerning the modification of rules, regulations, and procedures set forth to enforce emergency and domestic programs.
• Serves as consultant and advisor to Federal/State officials, representatives of industry and plant protection organizations.
• Responsible for ensuring performance of a satisfactory amount and quality of work of subordinates.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Participate with the Division Director and other USDA officials in the development of plans and policy on matters having broad implications.
• Responsible for the development of the purchase schedule for the assigned program area.
• Responsible for the accuracy of all contracting actions taken, and other financial assistance program operations.
• Utilize a comprehensive knowledge of the market impacts and factors effecting commodity purchase programs, including changes in supply and demand conditions.
• Lead the recommendation of purchase programs relative to the full range of agricultural commodities.
• Respond to a broad range of verbal and written inquiries.
• Plan work within the team and is given discretion to organizing the wide range of tasks necessary to efficiently run the operations of the section.
• Develop performance standards for team employees and evaluate work performance.
• Analyze training needs of subordinates and ensure that appropriate formal and on-the-job training is received.

• The duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Directs the work of key assistants and assures that grading activities are properly coordinated and administered in accordance with existing law, regulation, and policy.
• Sets standards of performance for field personnel and reviews, through reports and other means.
• Assists the Regional Director with directing, coordinating, and executing policies and procedures necessary in the administration of the National grading program for QAD commodities.
• Interviews applicants and selects qualified individuals for vacant positions.
• Assists the Regional Director in monitoring funds obligated, expended, and collected in the execution of the program.
• Maintains contact with State Commissioners of Agriculture and Directors of marketing activities, with whom cooperative agreements are maintained.
• Makes binding determinations on formal appeals, from decisions made by subordinate supervisors.

Your new company
Your new job as a Construction Client Service Director will be working for a specialist Independent Lloyd's Insurance Broker with offices based around the UK to include the City, Watford and the Southeast who provide, unparallel services to meet client demands and needs. They have more than 100 staff across the offices and are looking to expand that number further. Due to substantial growth within the Construction team a position for a Construction Client Service Director with UK Construction ( CAR) and related risks has arisen.


Your new role
Your new role will be working as Construction Client Service Director based within their London offices will be hybrid working 3 days in the office, (the rest from home) . You will be responsible for fully servicing a book of Construction clients, as well as try to encourage growth plans for your allocated client portfolio by cross selling new and renewal business. Dealing with your clients from inception to completion alongside Account Executives and Account Handlers. Your new role will also include developing and enhancing relationships with key insurers and underwriters and work closely with the other divisions in forging long-term relationships with existing and new clients. This role will also include advising on existing products. This is an all-encompassing Client Director role which is very client centric and will require your Technical and Account management experience to work as part of an established Construction team in looking after your allocated clients and helping to grow the business,

What you'll need to succeed
Your previous experience working as a Senior Construction Account Executive or Client Director with CAR experience will contribute to your success in securing this role. Experience of working to multiple priorities and working across a range of tasks Educated to Good standards ( i.e. A Level or equivalent) or enough experience in a previous role to demonstrate suitable skills and ideally minimum Cert CII qualified.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING UK CONSTRUCTION ( CAR) EXPERIENCE WITHIN AN INSURANCE BROKER OR LLOYD'S BROKER AS AN ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE OR CLIENT DIRECTOR

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
You'll be offered a competitive salary of up to c£80,000 + Bonus and Benefits depending on experience you'll receive support from both directors your colleagues and management.

What you need to do now
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About the team

At Pfizer we make medicines and vaccines that change patients' lives with a global reach of over 780 million patients.  Pfizer Digital is the organization charged with winning the digital race in the pharmaceutical industry.  We apply our expertise in technology, innovation and our business to support Pfizer in this mission. 

The Biopharma, Patient & CDI (BPC) team creates technology solutions for our external customers.  This includes all digital (web, mobile, omni-channel, & devices) products, platforms, services and experiences in service of patients, HCPs, payors, pharmacists, or clinical sites.

Within BPC, the Platform DevOps team are accountable for the platforms at Pfizer that allow the creation, configuration, launch, and support of all externally facing digital (web, mobile, omni-channel, & device) products, services, and experiences, servicing all external customer types at Pfizer. This includes our Marketing Technology (Martech) platform codenamed “Rosalind”.
 

Rosalind manages the customer data that Pfizer collects from its integrated websites, mobile apps and marketing platforms. We have a range of traditional MarTech as well as journey orchestration, channel and analytics tools. Our platform has evolved over 8 years to send millions of emails and manage billions of customer interactions and events. 

Our mission is to change how customer data is managed, from fragmented implementations to a coherent customer-data ecosystem of services dedicated to the collection and management of profiles, consents and organised data. Our goal is to improve customer experience and especially to improve patient outcomes through intelligent, inventive and compliant use of the data collected as people interact with Pfizer’s customer-facing systems and assets.

Role Summary

We seek a skilled and experienced Principal Engineer to join Rosalind and help deliver our Customer Data Platform services. You will be accountable for technical engineering decisions, solution designs, and delivery, as well as elements of the operation of your assigned services.

In this technical leadership role, you will act as the executor and the visionary behind technical solutions. You will lead teams of between 10 and 25 technical resources to solve complex engineering problems, craft the technical designs and ensure a successful delivery of high-quality products and services from inception to completion. This role requires exceptional technical knowledge, strong management skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams while sharing responsibility with other program leads for achieving the desired objectives.

You will also be accountable for delivery of security-and privacy-first capabilities while creating an environment where engineers can do their best work as measured by a quarterly Developer’s Experience survey, and alignment and contribution to the service network and technical engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

A normal work week consists of leading one or more teams of engineers to deliver and implement technical solutions, following your design approach to meet your assigned program objectives and KPIs. You will also collaborate closely and often with Chief Marketing Office (CMO) Leads, Digital Leads, and Product Owners, to ensure that technical decisions and their implementation align with broader strategic priorities.

You represent engineering in program and stakeholder meetings, as such you’ll need to be able to think on your feet: provide consultation, identify risks based on a variety of factors, and rely on your past experiences to identify potential solutions and develop ballpark estimates.

In many situations you will be working with technology that is new to Pfizer and requires you to learn quickly, be able to read and understand documentation, and architect robust and scalable solutions that align with our business objectives.

Using influence more than authority, you will lead teams of engineers on the implementation of the solution. Individual members of the team are responsible for delivering on their commitments, but the team supports each other. The team pride themselves on the quality of their code, our delivery practices and breadth of our test coverage. You will be expected to document your work.

Key responsibilities for a Principal Engineer are listed below:

Technical Leadership 

• Serve as the top technical authority on projects, making decisions on technology choices, design approaches, solution architecture and implementation.

• Lead and oversee the entire lifecycle excellence of engineering projects, ensuring alignment with architectural vision and adherence to best practices.

• Responsible for maintaining good code quality by promoting and ensuring secure code hygiene.

• Responsible for guiding the correct configuration of SaaS solutions to ensure security and compliance.

• Build a team able to manage change. Take appropriate risks to achieve the desired results, balancing risks to stability and current norms versus the need for constant change, improvement, and simplification.

• Facilitate the conversation between Enterprise Architects, Business Architects, Vendors and Developers, by providing technical clarity on solution(s) to build and code to write, move content from ideation into delivery to move from concept to reality.

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Act as a translator between business stakeholders and technical engineers, to ensure that technical, security and privacy considerations are represented in strategic discussions and business objectives are being met by our solutions.

• Align objectives, dependencies, and schedules across multiple teams to keep teams unblocked, and to ensure seamless projects execution.

• Collaborate with other Principal Engineers, and through the Principal Engineers Forum, to share best practices, quality standards, address improvement areas, and ensure effective communication of information.

• Collaborate with security teams to monitor vulnerabilities, implement defenses, and ensure compliance with security best practices.

• Collaborate with digital operations and support to ensure smooth BAU operations.

Excellence by Design

• Continuously discover, define, architect, deliver, and enable solutions that support program OKRs.

• Offer deep technical expertise, providing insights and guidance, ensuring solutions are secure, compliant, scalable, maintainable, and efficient.

• Advocate for the adoption of best practices, new technologies, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives in both technical and privacy domains.

• Foster a DevOps model of success by building a culture of shared responsibilities and transparency leading to higher quality and quicker delivery of outcomes.

• Stay updated on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, and apply this knowledge to improve engineering processes and drive innovation within the organization.

• Ensure that privacy and security are an integral part of the system design, not merely layered on.

Coaching & Mentorship

• Participate in or lead code reviews, where applicable.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, facilitate knowledge sharing and taking an active role in supporting the development of the wider team and their careers. Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning within the engineering team.

• Act on Developer Experience (DX) survey findings and feedback from the engineering team members, to drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase the “Ease of Delivery” of the team.

Incident Management & Recovery

• Lead or assist in the response to security incidents, ensuring rapid containment, mitigation, and recovery.

• Lead troubleshooting during operational outages, guiding the team to diagnose and resolve issues quickly.

• Work towards system resilience and implement post-mortem analyses to identify root causes and prevent future incidents.

• Ensure that solutions are designed with data privacy considerations from the outset.

Qualifications and education requirements (include ‘basic’ and ‘preferred’ qualifications / skills)

In order to fulfil the responsibilities listed above, we expect that you possess and demonstrate:

• Extensive experience in software engineering, with a focus on leading complex projects.

• Deep technical expertise from a well-documented background as a senior-level engineer.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen attention to detail.

• A broad technical knowledge of digital pharmaceutical sciences platforms and best practices across both user interfaces and back-end systems, as a “jack of all trades”.

• Proven technical leadership skills, mentorship, with the ability to motivate and inspire team members and fellow engineers towards achieving common goals.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in a matrix environment with geographically distributed resources, and establish strong partnerships with senior non-technical stakeholders, with a talent to explain complex topics simply.

• Ability to influence and work with cross-functional teams to deliver complex projects in accordance with broader strategies.

• Deep understanding of software development methodologies and best practices for implementing principles of privacy & security ‘by design’.

• Understanding of the implications, regulations, and best practices of data handling in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Understanding of the DevSecOps best practices that should be in place, driving an “Everything as Code instead of paperwork” mentality.

• Familiarity with the multiple policies, standards, systems, and organizations within the pharmaceutical industry, to minimize risk of challenges or duplication in implementation.

Qualifications & Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience with increasing responsibility delivering digital solutions, products, and services.

• Professional certifications in engineering leadership are a plus.

• Demonstrable experience operating in a DevOps environment.

• Proven capability handling large scale, enterprise software delivery in a global 24/7 environment.

At a technical level, we are looking for engineers with qualifications and expertise in the following areas:

• Experience driving and participating in technical discovery to architect and deliver solutions that meet program business objectives.

• Systems thinking experience demonstrated by architecting complex solutions that require integrating multiple solutions.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience using AWS services to build real-life large-scaled solutions.

• Understanding of CI/CD practices, RESTful APIs, integration patterns, microservice patterns and other areas of interest to modern software development.

• Excellent experience with API-led development using Postman and Open API 3.0 is a must.

• Excellent experience with Agile team processes, including Scrum and Kanban delivery - we enjoy working with lean methods.

• Experience with the types of process problems that come when trying to build complex, new applications and comfortable when things are uncertain and require problem solving.

• Excellent experience estimating complex technical stories and breaking them down.

• Strong written and spoken English with excellent asynchronous collaboration and communication.

We don't expect you to know everything, but we want people with sufficient experience to do most of the job and who are open to learning new things.

Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

This is a global role, with vendors largely based in North America. Travel therefore may be required from time to time.  Attendance at meetings in the Eastern US timezone will be required.

Last Date to Apply for Job: 3/27/2024

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

[What you will be working on]

• Thought leader in the areas of risk management, business continuity, ops-tech integration and use of technology and AI and apply best/good practices to NCSS.

• Lead the design, development and implementation of strategies, plans and initiatives in risk management, business continuity and leverage technology and AI in NCSS.

• Lead in the engagement and consultation with Divs in NCSS on the continuous review strategies, plans and initiatives in risk management, business continuity and leverage technology and AI in NCSS, to remain relevant and current.

• Lead in the conduct of communications and engagement sessions with staff on risk management, business continuity and use of technology and AI in NCSS, to build awareness and deepen ownership.

• Lead in the building and deepening of risk management, business continuity and use of technology and AI as a work culture in NCSS.

• Lead in the design and co-ordination of delivery of competency-based programmes on risk management, business continuity and use of technology and AI.

• Lead in the regular conduct of table-top exercises and simulation exercises to stretch-test the risk management and business continuity plans including After Action Review Sessions

• Lead in the briefings and engagements with Board, EXCO, SMT and staff on work related to risk management, business continuity and use of technology and AI.

[What we are looking for ]

Competencies:

1.Analytical skills

2.Communications and engagement skills

3.Regulatory knowledge

4.Leadership and influencing skills

5.Strategic thinking skills

Skills & Knowledge:

1.Risk management knowledge

2.Business continuity knowledge

3.Technology and AI knowledge

Experience:

At least 10 years of work experience, with at least 5 years in a Leadership/Managerial position with practical experience in risk management/business continuity.
 

Special Certification(s):

ISO31000 (ERM), ISO22301 (BCMS) will be an added advantage.

[What you will be working on]

Identify needs in sub-sector:

• Engage SSAs and key partner agencies to understand national strategies and key services in the sub-sector
• Analyse the service landscape to identify key needs and gaps in the sub-sector
• Develop and oversee implementation of sub-sector strategy aligned to NCSS’s to meet the identified needs
• Communicate needs and gaps to SSAs and encourage development of services to meet the needs

Develop new initiatives to meet identified gaps in NCSS’s service priority areas:

• Conceptualise new programmes and initiatives that meet sub-sector needs and work with relevant partners to refine proposals and implement solutions
• Drive collaborations with SSAs in the development of services that meet the needs in the priority areas
• Oversee assessment of funding proposals of new programmes in accordance with NCSS’ service and funding priorities within the sub-sector
• Provide guidance to team members in refining proposals, service models and evaluation for funding approval at the Services Committee

Grow effective services 

• Oversee implementation and management of services and initiatives in subsector
• Assess and evaluate initiatives and programmes implemented
• Advise SSAs on areas relating to service development and improvement
• Engage SSAs and policy agencies to scale or mainstream effective programmes and initiatives

Facilitate linkages and collaborations in the social service sector and ensure sustainability of services

• Build capabilities of SSAs to develop good and sustainable services
• Facilitate linkages and collaborations between policy agencies, service providers and key stakeholders

[What we are looking for]

Personal Competencies:

• Resilient
• Team player but also able to work independently
• Foresight; Analytical; Think Critically
• Creative
• Good engagement and interpersonal skills

Skills & Knowledge:

• Stakeholder Management Skills
• Project Management Skills
• Programme Evaluation Skills
• Research and Basic Statistics Analysis
• Sector/Domain Knowledge

Experience:

7 to 10 years work experience in social service sector, with prior supervisory experience

We are seeking a dynamic, transformational leader to join our team as the Senior Director of Corporate IT Service Desk. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of operational and automation skills, dedicated to driving high-quality customer service and elevating our Service Desk operations. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about:

• Empowering self-service solutions-Enhancing user independence through intuitive self-service options.

• Proactive and predictive support-Anticipating user needs and preventing issues before they arise.

• Omni-channel experience-Providing seamless support across multiple communication channels.

• AI and automation integration-Leveraging technology to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

• Cultivating a stellar support team- Building and developing a team of top-notch support professionals.

• Mastering shift-left with repeated issue analysis-identifying patterns and addressing root causes to reduce recurring issues.

• Integrating Self-Healing and ITSM Flow- Implementing solutions that automatically resolve issues and optimize service management.

Key Responsibilities

Transformational Leadership: Inspire, motivate, and guide the service desk team to achieve their full potential while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.

• Mentor, manage, and motivate a high-performing team, setting clear priorities to achieve goals and OKRs.

• Monitor and evaluate team performance, providing feedback and coaching for improvement.

• Ensure service level targets are met and address all service-level complaints.

• Apply creative thinking to drive automation goals and align with technology strategy.

• Be an exemplary leader, embodying the organization's culture, vision, mission, and goals.

• Build strong relationships with leaders and stakeholders to command their attention.

• Orchestrate effective communication and employee engagement initiatives.

Proactiveness: Anticipate potential issues and implement preventive measures.

• Develop and execute a strategic plan for the service desk, aligned with organizational goals.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for continuous improvement initiatives.

• Proactively manage internal organization initiatives from ideation to execution.

Innovation: Continuously seek new ways to improve operations and enhance customer experience.

• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies.

•  Support the adoption of new technologies and tools.

•  Ensure information security and risk management are embedded within the culture.

•  Direct the secure operation and maintenance of corporate computing and networking infrastructure.

•  Provide subject matter expertise and manage external and internal collaboration projects.

•  Ensure change management best practices are followed for organizational initiatives.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.