Total 231 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in BRISTOL, BS34 7ST

EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Aztec West, Bristol or Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater.

Are you an experienced Project Manager ready for the next step in your career? Do you have a background in leading projects in complex engineering environments, managing timelines, processes, and quality standards? Are you good at working with cross-functional teams to ensure project success? If you're passionate about improving efficiency and delivering great results, we have an exciting opportunity for you at Hinkley Point C as a Project Manager!


The Opportunity

As our Project Manager, you will play a key role in securing industry support to ensure the continuous, smooth operation of Hinkley Point C (HPC). You will oversee service contracts ranging in value from a few million to tens of millions, with the total portfolio estimated at around £750 million. Reporting to the Commissioning & Pre-Operations Senior Project Manager within the PMO group, you’ll lead the delivery of over 100 Long-Term Service Agreements (LTSAs) and manage a growing project management team.

You will work closely with various departments including Commercial, Technical, Finance, and Legal to ensure the timely procurement and execution of contracts that enable the successful operation of HPC. Your role will involve effective coordination with stakeholders to ensure that all contractual and operational requirements are met, delivering on time and within budget.

In addition, you will manage the Commissioning Alliance, collaborating with the Capability Manager to meet both technical and strategic resourcing needs. This includes taking ownership of the overall LTSA budget, valued at approximately £200 million, to ensure efficient and cost-effective project execution.


Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a starting salary of £70,000 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.


What you’ll be doing

You'll lead the procurement activities, ensuring contracts are delivered on time and meet quality standards. You will manage a team of procurement engineers, guiding them to define roles, identify key resources, and communicate responsibilities clearly. A key part of your role will be delivering the LTSA procurement schedule, ensuring contracts are in place for the required timelines and coordinating with technical teams to define contract scope.

You’ll also be responsible for driving LTSA procurement activities in alignment with licensing, safety, quality, time, and cost requirements, ensuring all technical and business needs are met. You will track and manage the procurement schedule, providing stakeholders with regular updates on progress against milestones, deadlines, and budgets. Additionally, you'll develop and maintain an LTSA procurement execution plan to effectively manage and organise the programme.

Your role will involve collaborating with other programmes to ensure LTSA procurement integrates smoothly with the wider schedule. You’ll also adopt best practices, work closely with Sizewell C teams to ensure value for money, and manage the Commissioning Alliance framework, including annual contract negotiations and resource planning.


Who you are

As our next Project Manager, you’ll bring significant experience in project management or procurement, with a strong focus on service contract procurement. While a degree in engineering or a related subject and being chartered is preferred, we’re more focused on your ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and tackle complex technical and commercial challenges. A solid understanding of Health & Safety legislation will also be essential for success in this role.

You’ll demonstrate a strong understanding of quality standards in a project environment and be familiar with Quality Assurance documentation. Your ability to manage complex technical, commercial, and legal negotiations with suppliers or contract bidders will be key, as well as your expertise in handling high-stakes negotiations and reaching workable outcomes.

We’re looking for someone with a proven track record of delivering projects within technically complex and dynamic environments, ideally within the Nuclear Energy sector or similar regulated industries. Strong leadership, presentation, and communication skills are a must, along with the ability to influence and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!


Closing date for applications: 14th October 2024


Success is personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.

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EDF Energy is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.

Location: Bristol or London (hybrid working arrangements).
Employment type: Permanent full-time/ part-time.
Employment basis: The role is expected to be a full
- time position however we are open to discussing a more flexible or part
- time approach where possible.Salary: £45,000 –£55,000 dependent on experience, plus bonus and other benefits.
Closing date: Monday 14th October 2024



The Opportunity...

Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C (SZC) team and work on one of the most exciting and largest megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy.

Following on from the success of Hinkley Point C (HPC), the SZC Project is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk, which has obtained planning approval and Government financing support. The project has started construction and is now seeking private investment. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050.

We’re recruiting an Assistant Project Manager to support this unique project, as we enter critical phases across a number of our delivery programmes.

Responsibilities


As our Assistant Project Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting our Project Managers to deliver critical systems, structures, and components within a nuclear power plant programme. You'll gain hands-on experience working on high-impact projects, ensuring the successful execution of key contracts while developing your skills in a dynamic and highly collaborative environment.
We value flexibility, offering a hybrid working model that lets you split your time between our office and your home. You'll also receive all the IT equipment you need to work comfortably and efficiently from home, so you can thrive wherever you are. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future of nuclear energy!
Who you are We're looking for Assistant Project Managers with a proven track record of supporting project delivery in technically complex and fast-paced environments, where safety, security, and environmental responsibility are paramount. Ideally you’ll bring experience from the nuclear energy sector or another similarly regulated industry.
The Skills:

- You’ve successfully supported projects from concept through to handover, showing your ability to guide them through their full lifecycle.
- You have a strong background in mechanical or civil, chemical or engineeringsimilar engineering for large-scale industrial plants.
- You understand the intricacies of major projects, including managing interfaces between different areas of scope.
- You can demonstrate achievements in one or more areas in engineering design, procurement, construction and commissioning for project delivery.
- Excellent communication skills are key, both in client-facing and contractor-facing situations.
- You're comfortable managing engineers, consultants, and other advisors throughout large, complex projects.
- You're comfortable managing a multi-disciplinary-team which is made up of Engineers or Managers from different disciplines and could lead them to achieve project targets.
- You have experience of leading a team made up of team members from different background, experience and knowledge level and drive the team to success.
- You have the technical understanding which specify the requirements and provide guidelines for project delivery.
- Capability of learning new things and quickly use the learned knowledge to adapt complex project environment.
- Proficiency with analytical software such as Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, to manage complex spreadsheets and create detailed reports to support project decision-making.Desirable:

- Previous engineering or project management experience in the nuclear industry.
- Previously working experience in high safety and quality required environment such as Oil &Gas, MoD
- A solid background in Engineering or Mechanical engineering.
- Formal Project Management experience (PM or APM)
- Formal project management qualification would be a plus.If you thrive in a high-stakes environment and are ready to help deliver some of the most complex projects in the energy sector, we’d love to hear from you!
A full job description is available on application.

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Power in Diversity


Sizewell C is a great place to work, where everyone is welcome.
To fulfil our commitment of doing the power of good for Britain, our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Every worker on SZC, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work and a more successful project.
We create the right environment where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work. Whilst working together there is mutual trust and appreciation created through the building of meaningful relationships with one another, aligned with our key values:

Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate

Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance

Humility: Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise

Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other

Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently


Everyone is able to get the most from their work and the workplace, and in return, give their best.


Competitive Salary and Benefits

We’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives and we’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts and employee pricing.

Please let us know if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements by highlighting this on your application.

What's involved with this role:

Title: Temporary Business Support Officer/ Admin - Note Taking

Job Ref: Bristol 5255662

Pay Rate: £13.93 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 2-3 months

City: BRISTOL

Standard DBS disclosure required

Meetings are in person at various BCC sites in Bristol, so candidates will need to be flexible and be able to either drive or use public transport.

Normally there is one conference a day either morning or afternoon after which the candidate will write up notes. Some conferences will be shorter and on some occasions, may ask candidates to cover two conferences in a day, but will allow necessary time for writing up notes.

Candidates should be aware that the conferences deal with difficult conversations and should have the skills needed to note take and resilience to sensitive and sometimes distressing information.

The role is a Business Support Officer to support notetaking in Safeguarding Children’s Case Conferences, Adult Safeguarding meetings, Fostering Panel and support to Disabled Colleague's Network.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide a range of business support services for one or more service areas, taking ownership and responsibility.
Make real time service decisions in response to operational issues in line with local procedures and established guidance.
Carry out specific administrative tasks requiring a discrete skill or in-depth knowledge base.
Respond to enquiries from internal and external customers and stakeholders including escalated issues, resolving at the point of contact where possible.
Prepare and provide documentation and information.
Check service delivery and processes are in line with local guidance and legislation.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, senior management, internal customers and external agencies.

Qualifications:

Relevant level 3 qualification e.g. NVQ level 3, BTEC, relevant A levels etc. and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and understanding through experience.

Knowledge:

Working knowledge of business support systems and procedures.

Experience:

Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
Experience of developing effective business support systems and procedures - desirable

Skills & Abilities:

Good literacy and numeracy skills.
Minute taking skills.
Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise a diverse workload.
Interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in ways that promote understanding including the ability to converse with citizens and provide advice in accurate spoken English, or through a BSL interpreter
Able to work well as part of a team by communicating effectively with colleagues and have a willingness to assist where needed.
Ability to deliver work to agreed targets and standards.
Ability to solve problems and to make balanced decisions in relation to own work area.


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to/or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states in broad terms where you reside - no need for a full address.

Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

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Job Ref: Bristol 5255662


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.

We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.

Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.

Facilities Management Business Partner
£40,000 - £45,000 plus benefits, including company car (Work level 6A)
Field Based role covering a selection of Co-op Food Stores and Funeral branches in the South of the UK, in Birmingham, Worcester and Bristol - with some outlying sites. You must live in or close to these areas to be able to meet the travel requirements for the role.

At Co-op, we're proud to be the owners of one of the UK's largest and most varied property portfolios with more than 6,500 properties across food, funeralcare, support centres and residential.

In this role, we'll look to you to provide an excellent FM service to circa 130 sites. In this varied role, you'll build relationships with colleagues and suppliers across your region and at our support centre, becoming the key partner for any facilities issues. Your responsibilities will range from handling facilities escalations, to collating information to support decisions on strategy and investment. You'll also be our first response following major incidents such as crime and flooding so the ability to work under pressure and think on your feet is a must. It's a big job. But one where you'll get the chance to develop your profile in a role where no two days are ever the same.

In this role, you can expect to

* Deliver operational facilities management consistently and to a high standard across your sites
* Visit sites periodically, engaging and building relationships with field colleagues and partners
* Build meaningful relationships with 3rd party suppliers and make sure services are delivered to a high quality, in time and within budget
* Carry out property audits and inspections, making decisions on how to best maintain our assets in order to keep our colleagues and customers safe and our sites trading
* Work collaboratively with our property teams to support the delivery of capital programmes
* Play your part in providing out of hours support across your division on a rota basis
* Work closely with the senior business partner to plan activity and tackle more complex issues

This role will suit people who have

* Strong experience of working in an FM role and of managing single/multi sites
* Experience of supporting re-fit activity
* A talent for building and managing strong relationships with a broad range of colleagues, field leaders and partners
* Good general IT skills with the ability to use programmes in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams etc.)
* Great organisational skills: you'll be highly self-motivated and able to prioritise and organise your workload effectively and work on your own, whilst also being part of a high functioning team
* A full UK driving licence

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).
* An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
* Coaching and training to support your career development
* Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

Your new company
Hays are working with a South West retail business to recruit a Finance Business Partner - a newly created role reporting into the Financial Controller.

Your new role
This is a great opportunity for someone to take a newly created role and make it their own. It's a broad role, acting as a main point of contact for key business areas while supporting the business with key reporting as well as some ad hoc projects. Key elements of the role will include:

• Prepare management accounts with supporting analysis for the management team
• Create and monitor KPIs for key business areas
• Business partner with various site teams and internal departments to ensure cost drivers and analyse cost efficiencies that can be made.
• Work to month-end deadlines whilst supporting year-end auditors
• Streamline the current process and suggest new ways of working
• Support the ongoing development of the finance team and mentor more junior members of staff.

What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for a qualified accountant, with both good technical and commercial experience. You should be comfortable creating management accounts but also be able to analyse financial information and present it to non-financial stakeholders. You should be able to work on your own initiative, be a team player and have good written communication.

What you'll get in return
The role is offering hybrid working, good progression opportunities and various benefits. This is a great opportunity to make a role your own and support in the ongoing development of the business.

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Merididan requires Plumbers for a long term commercial project in Bristol Temple Quarter BS1.

Starts for plumbers available from Monday 30th September.
44 Hours per week initally - Monday to Friday
Long term work available

Plumbers are required to assist with RWP installation and then to progress SVP installation.
Works include the installation of brackets and HDPE fusion welded pipework for both the RWP and the SVP.

Must have a valid Plumbers CSCS/JIB card

Pay Rates - PAYE ONLY - (Inclusive of Holiday Pay)
£22.13 p/h - first 37.5 hrs Mon-Fri
£33.20 p/h - after 37.5 hrs Mon-Fri & first 6 hours Sat
£44.27 p/h - First 6 hrs on Sat & all of Sun

If you are a Plumber and interested in this long term opportunity please call Mike at Meridian on 0208 8438190 or apply within this job posting to be shortlisted

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

A full time Optometrist is required to join an award winning independent Opticians based in Bristol. They are a growing, forward thinking business, and this is an excellent role if you wish to develop your clinical skills and career.

The Role

• Providing 30-45 minute sight tests to patients of all ages
• Contact lens appointments
• Opportunity to provide specialist clinics - myopia control, Ortho K, Dry eye: syringing, punctal plugs, and Dyslexia (all training will be provided)
• Helping to develop and grow the business
• Knowledgeable and supportive team with a qualified Dispensing Optician
• Excellent equipment including humphrey, pulsair, fundus and slit lamp cameras, combi unit, Thomson test chart, topographer
• Support with any additional accreditations
• Ideally full time 9am to 5.30pm
• Excellent salary - £45,000 to £70,000 DOE
• Great work life balance with no Sundays, bank holidays, and a guaranteed 10 Saturdays off a year
• Regular day off will typically be a Monday
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• opportunity to develop clinically and professionally
• regular clinical training, peer review and CET points
• Pension contributions
• let them know your ideal career and they will work with you to help you achieve it

The client is looking for an Optometrist with a passion for Optometry and a good commercial understanding. An Optometrist with the IP qualification (or working towards) would be ideal.

In order to discuss this position further please call Zest Optical on 0114 238 1726 or email a copy of your CV

Job Title: Senior Maintenance Planner - Combat Systems
Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £49,943 - £55,870 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56863

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Maintenance Planner at our Bristol Business Park site.

The role
As a Senior Maintenance Planner, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be involved in a programme of work to maintain the UKs fleet of in-service submarines and associated weapon systems.

Day-to-day, you'll look at MOD policy for maintenance and optimise requirements into packages of work to maximise efficiency.

• Providing in-service support to the Royal Navy's fleet of submarines.
• Provide a holistic view and approach to management of maintenance requirements through life, with a primary focus on submarine weapon systems.
• Liaising with the MoD and Waterfront teams to discuss submarine maintenance requirements.
• Provide reactive support to the customer for emergent engineering and programme challenges contributing to impact statements and option assessments.
• Capture, collate and communicate engineering risks, issues, and opportunities through understanding the submarine material state and through life maintenance.

This role is full time 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Senior Maintenance Planner

• An in-depth knowledge of Combat Systems as well as a broad knowledge of strategic systems and whole boat engineering requirements.
• Experience and understanding of Submarine Weapon Systems and associated maintenance requirements.
• Vanguard and Astute Class Submarine knowledge and experience is highly desirable.

Qualifications for the Senior Maintenance Planner

• Minimum of HND Foundation Degree with relevant experience.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Potential to develop skills.
• A dynamic working environment.
• Autonomy to perform the role.
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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POSITION: Project Accountant

SALARY: £45,000 to £50,000 dependent on experience, + benefits

LOCATION: England wide

TERM: Full time or Part Time (min 4 days per week), Maternity cover, 1+ year

ABOUT CREATIVE UK: Creative UK is the independent network for the UK Creative Industries, we champion, connect, support and invest in creative people and businesses. Our specialist Support programmes offer opportunities to the UK creative sector.

The Role:
• Management Reporting
• External Reporting to funders
• Audit
• Budgeting
• Business Partnering, advisory services

The person:
• CIMA qualified or part-qualified (or equivalent or QBE)
• Demonstrable experience in project accounting, budgeting, forecasting and business partnering
• An understanding of technical financial management information systems and processes
• Public and private sector funding experience would be beneficial, but not essential

The package:
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Market leading salary
• Full benefits package

Apply:
CV and cover letter to jobs@wearecreative.uk by 7th October 2024

Please see below for detailed JD and package


We are looking for a Project Accountant to provide maternity cover for minimum 1-year fixed term. You will be strategically focused on providing financial insight and guidance from a commercial viewpoint. Acting as the lead Finance Business Partner for our regional and national funded Programmes you will support the team with project financials, identifying and measuring key success drivers and risks, project-managing the programme budgets and reporting performance against target.

This role is an integral member of a small yet highly motivated and fast-paced Finance team, working alongside wider creative teams and contributing to all areas of the business. You will be provided with
training for Xledger cloud accounting software, our primary platform for financial reporting.

This is a development opportunity for a financial professional to business partner with creative talent, leading on project reporting, budgets, supporting audits and developing relationships and knowledge across the UK Creative Industries. The ideal candidate must be CIMA part or fully qualified or QBE and available to commence appointment from 25th November 2024.

LOCATION*: England wide, preference for Bristol or Manchester. Hybrid and remote working options.
SALARY: £45,000 to £50,000 FTE + benefits dependent upon experience
CONTRACT: Full or Part-time MIN 4 days per week, Maternity cover MIN 1 year fixed term with scope to extend
REPORTS TO: Finance Director

TO APPLY: Email your CV, cover letter (cover letter may be replaced with a 1-2-minute video link*) to jobs@wearecreative.uk by midday 7th October 2024. Please complete our anonymous diversity and inclusion survey. First interviews will take place via Teams video calls between 10th October and 28th October 2024, final interviews w/c 21st October 2024.

* Video link optional. Creative UK is an inclusive recruiter and happy to make adjustments to our selection process by request

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Business Partnering
• Build close working relationships with Programmes teams to foster open communication and ensure success of programmes overall, as well as maximising contribution from programme activities
• Oversee that programmes spend is in line with budgets through monthly forecasting meetings/calls with Programme Managers/ Heads of Programmes.
• Update Finance Director on pipeline income opportunities to monitor progress against annual Income targets and feed into quarterly reporting.
• Collaborate with New Business teams to produce proposals/bids for new projects, conduct scenario planning and review contracts from a financial perspective – finding the balance between competitiveness and maximising company contribution.
• Facilitate joining-up of Business Areas by sharing budget and forecast information with other teams e.g. share programmes marketing budgets with Director of Marketing to enable collaboration across the organisation.
• Attend and contribute to company meetings to assist collaboration between teams and ensure a joined-up approach to all company events and activities.

Management Reporting
• Prepare, review and analyse information used for management, forecasting, control and monitoring, with ownership of the Programmes budgets.
• Develop and analyse various income and expenditure scenarios and generate accurate forecasts to assist in sound management decision-making.
• Produce accurate and timely information, including variance analysis and commentary, for quarterly internal and Board reporting.
• Support with cash-flow forecasting and management.

External Reporting
• Ensure all external reports are delivered and submitted timely in accordance with funder requirements
• Provide/ review evidence requested from the relevant regulatory bodies and support in the preparation of project audits.

Audit
• Support the Finance team during the year-end auditing process, ensuring all required information is accurate and delivered to the auditors on time.

Budgeting
• Support the Finance Director in producing annual and strategic growth budgets for the group, with ownership of Programmes budgets.
• Consult with teams and project managers to plan and develop detailed programme and departmental budgets annually.

Other Activities
• Conduct continuous reviews of working accounting practices and processes to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations within the Finance function.
• To undertake any other reasonable activities as directed by Finance Director.

Role - PA / Project Support

Location - Bristol

Pay rate - £120 per day

Full Time

Admin tasks - what you'll be doing…

• Provide professional, accurate and reliable administration support to the Technical Directorate.
• Prepare meeting packs, co-ordinating room bookings, book travel, accommodation, pool/hire vehicles and hospitality as required.
• Checking of formatting and presentations of documents before submission for approval.
• Completing and sending out Minutes of Meetings
• Support with Engineering trackers such as: action trackers, open point management, support with updates to reviewer distribution matrix, support with List of Applicable Documents.
• Work and closely liaise with other secretaries across the business.
• Ad-hoc projects as and when needed

Who you are…

Your background may include some of the following:

• Good organisational skills (flexible/organised/methodical), a collaborative approach to emergent/unexpected challenges.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, prioritise actions and deliverables and be proactive.
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills, notably with various levels of the organisation and externally.
• The ability to work as an integral part of a team contributing to team success.
• Discretion - confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
• Attention to detail, ability to effectively manage tasks through to completion.
• Ability to adapt to new and changing systems.
• Use of Outlook or similar diary/email application; Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Power Point.

Experience/strong competence in the following:

• Time management, support with scheduling & re-scheduling
• Ability to work well with people with a range of different working styles.

Manpower UK is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

What's involved with this role:

Title: Temporary Business Support Officer/ Admin - Note Taking

Job Ref: Bristol 5254805

Pay Rate: £13.93 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 6 months

City: BRISTOL

DBS disclosure required

Most meetings can be supported online and the post is suitable for a home worker. Some occasional meetings may need to be done in person at the office.

BSO note taker and business support for services across the Council for statutory, strategic, multi-agency and complex meetings; support to Democratic Services’ full council/e-petitions and Equalities Commissions.

Skill needed to note take and resilience to sensitive and sometimes distressing information.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide a range of business support services for one or more service areas, taking ownership and responsibility.
Make real time service decisions in response to operational issues in line with local procedures and established guidance.
Carry out specific administrative tasks requiring a discrete skill or in-depth knowledge base.
Respond to enquiries from internal and external customers and stakeholders including escalated issues, resolving at the point of contact where possible.
Prepare and provide documentation and information.
Check service delivery and processes are in line with local guidance and legislation.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, senior management, internal customers and external agencies.

Qualifications:

Relevant level 3 qualification e.g. NVQ level 3, BTEC, relevant A levels etc. and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and understanding through experience.

Knowledge:

Working knowledge of business support systems and procedures.

Experience:

Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
Experience of developing effective business support systems and procedures - desirable

Skills & Abilities:

Good literacy and numeracy skills.
Minute taking skills.
Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise a diverse workload.
Interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in ways that promote understanding including the ability to converse with citizens and provide advice in accurate spoken English, or through a BSL interpreter
Able to work well as part of a team by communicating effectively with colleagues and have a willingness to assist where needed.
Ability to deliver work to agreed targets and standards.
Ability to solve problems and to make balanced decisions in relation to own work area.


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

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Job Ref: Bristol 5254805


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.

We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.

Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.

Business Support Officer - Minute Taker (Hybrid) needed in Bristol, £14.23ph PAYE - Reference: 5254805

BSO note taker and business support for services across the Client for statutory, strategic, multi-agency and complex meetings; support to Democratic Services’ full council/e-petitions and Equalities Commissions.

Sometimes distressing information.

Most meetings can be supported online and the post is suitable for a home worker with some occasional meetings may need to be done in person in the Office.

The role provides support for: 

• case discussion and provider forums putting vulnerable adults and children at risk
• the Equalities Commissions - Women, RACE and Disability Equalities Groups
• statutory work for Full Council/e petitions
• Mayor’s Office meetings (City Funds & Full Governing Board; History Commission)
• YOT; Safer Bristol; Disabled Children’s Complex Needs Groups; Education Strategy/Capital Boards; Equality and Inclusion Directorate meetings.
• HR investigations; disciplinaries; appeals; grievances

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

You can also follow us at Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn or via our website www.essentialemploy.co.uk.

JOB TITLE: Business Agility Lead (FTC)

SALARY: £62,874 - £69,860

LOCATION: Bristol

HOURS: Full Time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the office

About this opportunity

The Purpose of the Business Agility Lead (BAL) is to work in partnership with Labs. For this 12 month fixed term contract, you'll be placed in one of our teams to drive effectiveness, efficiency and predictability to deliver value to customers and colleagues at pace. The Business Agility Lead (BAL) is jointly responsible for the performance of the Lab including data quality, optimised flow of work, Lab topology, and agile practices. You'll do this by transitioning to a data led approach to increase speed to market through related measures, introduce proactive continual improvements and coach back to delivery when off track. This will be achieved by working hand in hand with Lab Leaders who hold accountability for performance and maturity, whilst providing coaching and transferring capabilities so that Teams are ultimately able to do this for themselves in time.

In this role, you'll support colleagues within your lab and platform to implement and refine agile practices (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, scaled frameworks etc.), using experience, data and relevant business knowledge. You'll have an understanding of different agile approaches and use judgement to decide when and where to apply them.

You'll be familiar with Agile Methodology and Tooling, helping to stand up new agile teams, providing coaching and advice and sharing experience on the most appropriate methods and tools to use for the specific work required.

You'll be a keen problem solver, understanding the challenge, and creating possible solutions using a variety of methods through your experience, data, creativity and knowledge of the customer, business and industry. You'll support and coach teams with various technique, including brainstorming, process flows and value hypothesis setting.

We have a spectrum of agile maturity across our teams and labs, from those trying it for the first time, through to those with established practices and maturity, and we're looking for motivated and experienced Agile enthusiasts to join our team of committed Business Agility Leads.

What you'll need:

• Proven experience in Agile Coaching / Scrum Mastery (with relevant certifications)

• Understanding of Agile Delivery Metrics and Evidenced based decision making

• Experience in coaching and influencing Lab leadership in Agile Ways of Working

• Experience of using JIRA, JIRA Align and Confluence

• Ability to drive data quality and the accurate use of JIRA and JIRA Align

• Ability to use data and insights to problem solve and support Lab performance and productivity to drive Lab cadence

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Agile certifications e.g. PSM 1, PSM 2, PK1 or similar

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Estate Planning Solicitor
£32,000-£44,000 plus excellent benefits (Work level 6A)
Full time, 37.5 hours
We're now working in a hybrid way, with colleagues dividing their time between home and any of our offices in Manchester, Sheffield, Bristol, or Stratford upon Avon. Visit colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy for more information.

We're looking for estate planning solicitors to join our technical Estate Planning team within Co-op Legal Services.

At Co-op Legal Services we do things differently, whether that's continuously innovating our technology to support your delivery or our tailored internal progression framework to support your development. We're committed to providing an exceptional client experience and the opportunity to build a rewarding career with us. In this role you'll manage estate planning cases end to end with a client-focussed approach to targets. You won't need to bring a following of clients with you as we will source new work for you. We've doubled our Estate Planning team within the past few years, and as we continue to grow, there will be plenty of opportunity for progression.

What you'll do

* own caseload of complex Estate Planning cases to include Wills, Trusts and LPAs
* use our case management system to make sure information is recorded accurately
* engage with clients mainly by telephone and email
* work collaboratively with expert support from the team to continually develop your legal skills, administrative support will also be provided at certain case levels
* use your legal knowledge to mentor more junior members of the team

This role would suit people who have

* qualified as a solicitor or chartered legal executive or TEP qualification, with a background in estate planning
* knowledge of tax systems within England & Wales;
* strong attention to detail and the ability to draft documents
* the ability to use your initiative and effectively prioritise your work
* a client-focused approach with the ability to build positive relationships in a remote setting

Why Co-op?

Here you'll do work that matters. Co-op is an organisation with a purpose beyond profit, and by contributing to our success you'll help us to realise our vision of co-operating for a fairer world. You'll also get a package that includes:
* competitive salary
* private healthcare
* coaching, training and support to help you develop
* pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* annual incentive scheme
* Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service) plus bank holidays
* discounts on Co-op products and services

Building an inclusive work environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.

Job brief – Business Development Executive.
Our client, OMSHIVAY LIMITED, has seen a tremendous growth in its business activities. OMSHIVAY LIMITED is an experienced RETAIL BUSINESS and has been in the field of Retail for many years. Our client is looking for a Business Development Executive to oversee all aspects of our business development. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Business Development department, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of implementing effective business development strategies. As a Business Development Executive, you will help Business owners to help in developing the business and revenue by planning and forming the strategy on how to increase the business by contacting various existing as well as new clients. The ideal candidate will be the point of reference for all queries, requests or issues and will be an integral part of the company’s workforce. The work may impose deadlines suddenly, demanding flexibility and reprioritisation of workload as emergency work may arise anytime. The nature of the role is to help directors in developing the business by strategies the planning in relation to develop the business activities and gain the maximum profits in long run. Overseas candidates can apply as sponsorships may be available for the deserving candidate.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Identify and attract local partners and suppliers to expand product offerings.
- Generate business growth opportunities within the local community.
- Develop and implement sales strategies to increase customer traffic and loyalty.
- Negotiate with vendors for competitive pricing and quality products.
- Build strong relationships with the community to drive customer satisfaction.
- Organize promotions and events to boost sales and engagement.
- Conduct market research to understand local trends and customer preferences.
- Collaborate with the team to introduce new products based on demand.
- Track and analyze sales performance to refine strategies.
- Participate in community events to raise awareness and foster relationships.
- Support inventory management and in-store promotions to optimize sales.
- Stay updated on retail trends and adapt strategies to meet evolving needs.

Requirements and skills

Excellent communication and networking abilities, Strong sales skills, including lead generation and closing deals, Deep understanding of market trends and customer needs, Strategic thinking for identifying growth opportunities, Effective problem-solving and negotiation skills, Proficiency in CRM software and project management, Adaptability, resilience, and maintaining high ethics.

Salary: £35000 to £39000 or depending on experience.
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom.
Working hours: A working week typically 37.5 hours, with the working day usually taking place between 10am and 6pm, Monday to Friday. Flexitime is sometimes available depending on the organisation.

Note: By applying for this role, you confirm to share your CV and details communicated to Success Recruitment Consultancy Limited, with the Employer and that you agree with the Terms and Conditions set out by Success Recruitment Consultancy Limited.