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Location: LeedsSalary: 47,665 - 50,908 per yearEmployment: Full timeCategory: LegalPosted: 2026-09-29Valid to: 2027-03-07Apply: https://ce0992li.webitrent.com/ce0992liwebrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCYID=724331UVJK&WVID=04238200UO&LANG=USAEmployer: Leeds City CouncilJob title: Principal Legal Officer (PO4) (Social Care Legal)Salary: PO4 47,665 - 50,908Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per weekContract: PermanentLocation: Leeds City CentreThis is a rolling advert, however applications will be shortlisted at the end of each monthLeeds City Council is a progressive authority which works closely with local communities and businesses to create a vibrant and economically thriving city.We serve an outstanding Children’s & Families Department, and seek a full time Principal Legal Officer (PO4) to practise primarily in the area of Children’s Social Care Law.Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.About youAs a Principal Legal officer (PO4), you will bring to the role:good interpersonal skills,ability to prioritise your own workload,manage a personal caseload,act as an advocate in contested hearings and work to tight court deadlines (with more complex advice and advocacy being dealt with by higher grade officers)be able to work as part of a team and be flexible, enthusiastic and committed.About the role You will undertake a substantial personal caseload of legal professional work in the area of Children’s Social Care.As our next Principal Legal officer (PO4), you’ll actively support the delivery of the Council’s strategic objectives as set out in the Best City Ambition.The role is integral to our Social Care Legal team. You will be supported by an experienced team of Principal legal Officers (PO6), Legal Officers and Legal Assistants; with supervision and management by a Team Leader. The section comprises of a mix of PLO posts, with allocation of work accordingly.This position would suit a newly qualified solicitor or Legal Executive (with advocacy certificate (family). Previous experience of childcare law would be welcomed but not essential.What we offer youWe take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidaysmembership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributionsflexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirementsa clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunitiesa range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go furtherHow to applyUpload your CV and complete a personal statement of no more than 500 words.Read our guidance for further advice on completing your application.If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role contact Rebecca Roberts (Section Head) on tel:0113 3789134 or Safeena Koshar (Team Leader) on 0113 3789101 or email at rebecca.roberts@leeds.gov.ukor safeena.koshar@leeds.gov.ukClosing date for applications: 6 months from date of advert.Interviews shall take place periodically in the month following each round of shortlisting. We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced peopleThis role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visaroute before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least 41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.Job DescriptionJob Purpose: The section covers the following areas of work: Childrens Social Care Law. The postholder will provide a high quality, value for money legal service, which actively supports the delivery of the Council’s strategic objectives as set out in the Leeds Ambitions. The post holder would be expected to deal with advice and contested hearings, with more complex advice and advocacy being dealt with by higher graded officers. RESPONSIBILITIESUndertake a substantial personal caseload of legal professional work primarily in the area of Children’s Social Care Legal Work. The post holder will be expected to have this area of work as a focus but also to provide support on other areas of law as required, and any other local government legal matters and /or matters dealt with by Legal Services.Contribute directly to the generation of external income and work flexibly across the Service as and when required.Undertake a substantial personal caseload of legal matters in one or more areas as set out aboveDraft and issue court and other documentation as necessary including instructions to counsel.Conduct investigatory and preparatory work as necessary to ensure effective presentation of cases to court and provide advice/updates as to the progression of cases and the value of particular strategiesAttend court/tribunals/inquiries/appeals with counsel as instructing representative if requiredUndertake advocacy on cases where appropriate including contested hearings.To draft legal documentation, agreements and advice.Work flexibly to support other staff across the Service and as part of a team to cover court, tribunal/inquiries/appeals commitments and other work as required.Provide advice to clients both orally and in writing.To provide and develop high quality legal services for clientsMaintain an awareness of all legislative and case law developments which might impact on the work of clients and advise them as appropriate.Prepare and deliver training for clients and colleagues with regard to law and practice relating to their functions and work.Contribute directly to the generation of external income.Meet all professional requirements, for example and as appropriate, the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) competence framework in relation to personal development and SRA Standards and Regulations.Undertake work for other authorities under partnership and/or other arrangementsAttend meetings, tribunals, inquiries/appeals and courts outside the boundaries of Leeds City Council as requiredCarry out such other duties within Legal Services and the Council, and for other clients as required commensurate with the gradeFlexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to gradeParticipate in appraisal, training and development activities as necessary to ensure up to date knowledge and skillsImprove own practice through observation, evaluation, discussion with colleagues and development programmes.Work collaboratively with colleagues, knowing when to seek help and advice.Contribute to the overall ethos, work, and aims of the service by attending relevant meetings, training days/events as requested.Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures e.g. child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate personBe aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding and promoting the values, standards and equal opportunities of Leeds City Council.Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment or victimisation and any form of abuse of equal opportunities, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures.The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and this role will be expected to work within these parameters.The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.Qualifications: Solicitor or Barrister entitled to hold a practising certificate or FCILEX. [and Legal Executive Advocate Certificate (Family).PERSONAL SPECIFICATION ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: It is essential that the Candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post within the context of the specific role duties and responsibilities: Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate on the application form that they meet all the essential requirementsMethod of Assessment will be through one or more of the following Application Form, Test, Interview, and CertificateSkills RequiredAble to work flexibly across different work locations and areas as appropriate. Plan and organise own workload, with minimum supervision, and to strict deadlinesAct as an advocate on behalf of the Council including dealing with contested hearingsWork and communicate effectively as a member of a team.Establish productive relationships with people and organisations at different levels inside and outside the CouncilGrasp and assimilate new information quicklyResolve a wide range of legal problems in a local government contextDraft and prepare clear and concise documents, procedures, guidance notes, reports, statements, letters and memoranda.Carry out effective legal researchContribute directly to generate external incomeWork flexibly across the Service as requiredProfessional approach and presentationA willingness to work flexibly beyond normal office hoursKnowledge RequiredOf the law and practice relating to [AREA OF LAW] and to local governmentAwareness of the sensitive and confidential nature of the workExperience RequiredOf managing and dealing with a personal caseloadOf advocacy e.g. courts/tribunal/inquiries/appeals including experience in dealing with contested hearings, as appropriateOf providing advice to clientsOf assisting others in providing training, preferably legalBehavioral and other Characteristics requiredUnderstand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct.Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero CarbonAble to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.Carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities. Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade. Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.Be aware of and support difference ensuring equality for all, working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity. Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.

• Leeds, United Kingdom, • London, United Kingdom Permanent Full time We support a range of flexible working patterns including hybrid working, flexible start and end times We also support: • Flexible start and end time to each day, • Ability to adapt calendar as needed, this could be to fit in the school run, gym, or appointments, • Expected a 50% (with a minimum of 40%) in-office attendance requirement can be spread across the month to accommodate diverse working patterns, such as the flexibility to purchase a weekly train ticket for certain weeks, • Compressed hours (subject to approval and policy within the team), • Working from abroad policy (subject to approval and policy within the team) You’ll begin your day with team meetings, project stand-ups or stakeholder check-ins, followed by focused time developing architectural artefacts, reviewing roadmaps, or contributing to governance forums. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across Technology and the wider organisation, offering thought leadership and driving innovation. You and your team will also engage in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and the development of architectural blueprints, high level design and technical options. The role allows flexibility in how and where you work, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, support, and continuous learning. Do you have a passion for enterprise data analytics solution design, team leadership and a track record of driving strategic change? Maybe you already have experience in shaping technology landscapes or are eager to enhance your leadership in architecture? • Experience in IT architecture, including applying architectural principles, standards and reference patterns to the to the design of modern data analytics platforms and AI solutions., • Strong understanding of the data, analytics and AI technology landscape, including the ability to assess existing estates and develop roadmaps focused on reuse, simplification, and rationalisation., • Proven ability to translate business strategies, goals, and requirements into architecturally coherent data architecture designs, blueprints, target architectures for data analytics platforms., • Experience defining enterprise architecture artefacts such as blueprints, technical options, design patterns, standards and guardrails, high‑level designs for complex data and analytics solutions., • Proven experience leading the data architecture of data analytics platforms from design through to implementation providing design assurance and leadership across engineering teams and business stakeholders., • Expertise in developing data architecture artefacts such as data models, data flows, interface designs and migration and transformation strategies for data analytics and AI solutions., • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to build and maintain stakeholder maps and communicate architectural outputs effectively., • Experience leading a team of architects, focussing on their personal development and training, and supporting them with their own workload fostering capability uplift and consistent standards., • Experience representing architecture at governance forums and advocating for strategic solutions., • Experience in IT leadership and management, including the development of highly skilled and engaged teams., • Critical thinking with the ability to develop long-term strategies and advocate those strategies with stakeholders., • Understanding of cloud-based services and their role in enterprise solutions., • Deep domain expertise and demonstrable hands-on design experience with cloud-based services for modern analytics on the Microsoft Cloud (e.g. e.g. Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks & Unity Catalog, MS Purview, PowerBI, Ms Fabric), • Deep expertise in data architecture, including data modelling (conceptual and logical), Master and Reference Data Management, data quality, security, cataloguing, integration and governance capabilities across the data lifecycle in enterprise environments, • Experience shaping and driving adoption of enterprise data architecture principles, and governance practices to manage data risks and auditability, • Self-managing and self-motivated, with the ability to anticipate and solve problems., • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present and influencesenior stakeholders., • Working knowledge of quality standards, legislation, and best practice., • Ability to think strategically, manage multiple initiatives, prioritise effectively, and work independently., • Experience working with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman) and data modelling tools (e.g. Sparx Enterprise Architect), • Enterprise Architecture skills such as technical reference model development, building block design, applications and role design, systems integration, and evaluation of architectures., • Broader expertise of technologies and applications relevant to the Bank’s enterprise applications (e.g. Cloud, Azure, Databricks), and enterprise data and analytics ecosystems, including medallion architectures, data lakehouse designs, master data systems, legacy data warehouses, data engineering (ETL, ELT, CDC) for enterprise scale analytics), • Experience with data product thinking, domain-oriented ownership or federated operating models, • Understanding of data standards and industry models (e.g. ISO20022, FIBO, SDMX), • Experience in platform selection, vendor evaluation and strategic technology direction, • Experience of working in a public, private Enterprise or FTSE 100 organisation This role is central to the Bank’s mission to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. As part of the Technology Strategy and Architecture division, you’ll help shape the Bank’s future technology landscape, ensuring it remains resilient, innovative, and aligned with strategic goals. You’ll work with a team passionate about setting the direction for strategic change and collaborate closely with key partners throughout the Bank to define roadmaps and craft our future landscape. This is a people management role. You will be responsible for day to day management of the team and for defining roles and responsibilities. You will develop your team through sharing information effectively, coaching and communicating a clear vision to ensure that your staff are productive, engaged and motivated to deliver the area's aims. This will include setting clear goals and smart stretching objectives that are aligned to those of the team, division and directorate. You will also be responsible for managing all staff-related matters that may arise including performance, absence and sickness. This is a people management role. You will be responsible for day to day management of the team and for defining roles and responsibilities. You will develop your team through sharing information effectively, coaching and communicating a clear vision to ensure that your staff are productive, engaged and motivated to deliver the area's aims. This will include setting clear goals and smart stretching objectives that are aligned to those of the team, division and directorate. You will also be responsible for managing all staff-related matters that may arise including performance, absence and sickness. The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve. At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public. We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed. For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 50% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders. Finally, we're proud to be a member of theDisability Confident Scheme . If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application. We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate. This role offers a salary of: In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below: • Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time., • A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool., • An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits., • 26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits., • Private medical insurance and income protection. Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in theBank's Privacy Notice . The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process. The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages. This role closes on 28 August 2026 We are the UK's central bank - and we are a bank like no other; known by our peers for our world-leading thinking on policy and strategy. Our mission is to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. We seek to keep prices stable and people's money safe. We know our work matters to people, to families, up and down the UK. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to do important, challenging work. It takes a great team to run the Bank of England. We rely on each #J-18808-Ljbffr

We’re on a mission to close the world’s tech skills gap. We help organisations navigate the future of technology, combining human expertise, emerging tech and AI to deliver better outcomes, faster. Since 2014, we’ve worked side-by-side with clients to solve complex challenges, build high-performing teams, and create lasting capability. As technology continues to evolve, we believe the most successful organisations will be those that combine the best of both: human ingenuity AND intelligent technology. That belief is embedded in everything we do. We call it the genius of the AND: deep expertise AND practical delivery, innovation AND responsibility, ambitious work AND sustainable careers. Through our Guide, Build and Equip approach, we help organisations embrace change, deliver meaningful impact, and develop the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly agentic world. • You care deeply about producing high-quality work that delivers real value, • You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively, • You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning, • You communicate clearly and build trust quickly with clients and teammates, • You’re pragmatic, adaptable and outcome-focused, • You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping others grow, • You value low-ego collaboration and enjoy working as part of multidisciplinary teams As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will be a specialist in your team, building scalable cloud solutions to solve a variety of problems. To do this, you will need to be able to: • Have solid experience of managing and deploying production services in Azure covering all aspects of service delivery such as architecture design, infrastructure provisioning (IaC), CI/CD pipeline automation, high availability, monitoring, security, and cost optimization., • Build and maintain an IaC codebase using tools such as Terraform, Powershell and Azure Devops. You will understand Cloud & DevOps best practices and standards, and embed these into client projects., • Be comfortable discussing the business/commercial benefits of Cloud whilst being equally comfortable deep diving into Cloud or on-premise platform configurations where required., • Demonstrable knowledge of AI models and agent implementation using Microsoft Foundry, • Be just as comfortable troubleshooting across brownfield platform and application domains, as when designing greenfield cloud platforms., • Have an ability to horizon scan and evaluate new technology options and vendor products and understand how these can be used to solve our clients problems., • Sharing your skills and experience by being an advocate for mentoring and upskilling of client and other ANDi’s as part of day-to-day activities, • Have experience in leading technical teams, • Show previous experience in a DevOps or platform engineering role, • Have led or worked in a Continuous Integration or Continuous Delivery environment. Specific Key Experience Required Solid understanding and experience of: • On-premises legacy systems to be integrated with, e.g., Active Directory, DNS, Certificate Management, SQL Server, Windows Server, • Networking in Azure (Azure Firewall, ExpressRoute, DNS Zones, VNet planning, routing and peering), • Public networking including public DNS and working with public Certificate Authorities., • On-premise networking including routing and firewalls, • Azure Front Door and API Management including VNet Integration, • Azure App Services and Function Apps including VNet Integration, • Maximising security of services exposed publicly (Web Application Firewalls etc) and implementing monitoring and alerting, • Deployment and ongoing management of Azure resources using Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines, • Working with application developers and third parties collaboratively to develop ideas, test with PoCs, assist with troubleshooting Azure Administrator Associate Azure Network Engineer Associate Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Azure) DevOps Engineer Expert We’re building a culture where talented people can do meaningful work, continue growing, AND enjoy the journey along the way. Our model is designed to build belonging and connection: we’re organised into regional ‘Clubs’ of no more than 80 people, so you (and our clients) get the benefits of that small company feel while also being connected to a larger whole. Our Practice Areas act as a ‘second home’ for our ANDis - a place where you can innovate and learn with like-minded experts who care deeply about their craft, support each other generously, and believe the best ideas come from collaboration, not hierarchy. Our culture is rooted in our values of Wonder, Share and Delight, and shows up through five traits that we celebrate and nurture in all our ANDis: we value curiosity, ambition and a growth-mindset. We are deeply client-centric. Most important of all we are human - we create an inclusive environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to be themselves. • 25 days bookable holiday + flexible Bank Holidays, • Pension: 6% of salary paid by AND Digital with a further 2% paid by you (can be increased by choice)., • Aviva healthcare cover (including pre-existing condition cover) for you., • Flexibenefit: £1000 assigned to you via our benefits portal to select or upgrade the benefits that suit you the most. Any unused allowance from the £1000 can be taken as cash., • Life Assurance., • Income Protection., • Eye test + first pair of glasses., • Parental Benefits: Generous Enhanced Maternity and Enhanced Partner (Paternity) Leave. We champion tech that helps people work smarter, but we want to get to know you! If you use AI to assist with your application or interview prep, please ensure all information submitted remains an accurate, truthful representation of your personal achievements and capabilities rather than generating false or misleading information. We may reject applications where AI is used inappropriately at any stage of the recruitment process. Diversity and inclusion are hugely important to us, and we’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We’re actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application. We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you need any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process, so please speak to our recruitment team. #J-18808-Ljbffr

We recognise our people are the best thing about Red Badger and that a truly diverse workplace where people are free to be themselves is essential for great culture and great outcomes. If you like solving difficult problems, working with great people and making a real impact, join us and become a Badger. At Red Badger, our purpose is to make a positive impact on the world around us. Our mission is to transform blue‑chips into next‑generation digital product organisations. We believe in creating opportunities for all. We benefit from diversity. That said, we’re far from perfect – we want to be more diverse and representative. Join us and help make that happen. About Red Badger: We’re a tech and product consultancy, building enterprise software products for blue‑chip companies, multinationals and PLC’s. The best thing about Red Badger is the team. We’ve been around for 15+ years and are over 120 strong. We are proud of our people; we support and learn a lot from each other; we work really hard but have fun doing it. We are a diverse group made up of 22 different nationalities, speaking 17 different languages. Headquartered in London we also have offices in Leeds and Cape Town. Red Badger is looking for a Tech Lead to join our Data & AI practice. This is a delivery‑focused role: you’ll work directly with clients and Red Badger consultants, from all the cross‑functional disciplines, to shape complex technical solutions from the discovery phase, and then lead a team of data engineers to build the solution through to production. Based in Leeds with a national remit, you’ll work closely with the Director, Data & AI, and partner on pre‑sales and proposals to add technical credibility and deepen our client partnerships. As a Tech Lead, you will work with one of our amazing Delivery Leads. Together, you will lead your team to deliver high quality software. The work we do for our clients involves dealing with the core complexities of their business and the technology we employ varies from project to project. You love solving complex problems, and customer value is your north star. You are comfortable consulting with technology stakeholders outside of your team. You are a technology polyglot, and an evangelist for agile ways of working. Day to day, you will spend roughly half of your time hands on, pairing with data engineers on the team, and helping them pick the right design to solve the problem. In the other half, you’ll be supporting the other functions (delivery, product, software engineering) and our clients with decisions impacted by the technical strategy of the project and providing support and line management to data engineers on your team. • Discipline Expertise and Leadership, • Technology breadth: Deep, production‑grade experience across AWS & or Azure native services, with expert-level Databricks and/or Snowflake and an Agile delivery mindset., • On AWS, you’re fluent across the core services, for example:, • Storage & Lakehouse: RDS, DynamoDB, S3, SageMaker Lakehouse, • Processing & ETL: Glue, EMR, Athena, CDC/DMS, DataBrew, Kinesis, dbt, • Data management & metadata: Lake Formation, Glue Data Catalog, SageMaker Catalog / DataZone, • AI: Bedrock (including AgentCore) and SageMaker AI, • On Azure, you’re fluent across the core services, for example:, • Storage & lakehouse: SQL, PostgreSQL, Cosmos, Blob, Data Lake, OneLake, Fabric Warehouse, • Processing & ETL: Fabric Data Factory, Data Factory CDC, Fabric/Synapse Spark, ADF, Synapse Pipelines, Fabric, dbt, • Data management & metadata: Purview, • AI: Foundry, (including Agent Service), ML, • Data Product mentality: You build Data Products where every pipeline and dataset is discoverable, addressable and secure by design., • Data capabilities: You know the full data lifecycle, from discovery, storage, pipelines, ETL and streaming to data quality, governance, metadata management and cataloguing, through to advanced analytics and decision‑making., • AI: You understand how AI is built and deployed in modern data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake) and cloud‑native services like Amazon Bedrock, with enough depth to guide teams and advise clients, spanning LLMs and SLMs, agentic automation, Human in the Loop and MLOps., • Data Architecture Design: You know when to use RAG (Retrieval‑Augmented Generation), Serverless, DWH models, Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Medallion and Data Products., • Hands on mindset: Fluent in the language of data, whether SQL, Python, PySpark, R or Scala. Open formats including Parquet, Iceberg and JSON., • Agile Ways of Working, • Run and contribute to agile ceremonies, helping to shape and improve the agile process, • Work with the project’s delivery manager and product owner to lead the team in delivering high quality digital products, • Lead and support your peers in technical conversations, • Be an advocate for lean development, building for what is required now, • Pairing with other members of the team, including designers, • Consulting with Clients, • Own the relationship with the client’s technical stakeholders, • Proactively engage with clients to shape and move the project forward, including giving updates on the delivery progress and highlighting potential technical blockers, • Upskilling and embedding modern data practices in client teams where necessary, • Leadership & Influence, • Data Leadership: A proven track record of managing and inspiring teams, navigating enterprise‑scale problems and turning them into opportunities for clients., • People-first leadership: You guide, mentor and grow your team, bring the Red Badger culture with you, and build effective, high‑trust teams where everyone is heard and valued., • Stakeholder Artistry: You are a master of client‑facing delivery. You can translate complex data concepts into business value, managing multi‑vendor environments with a focus on long‑term partnership. Lanyards off, you embed as one team rather than an outside supplier., • Designing for People and Purpose: Your expertise goes beyond just building scalable architectures; you design systems with a focus on delivering value. You ensure that your extensible and scalable solutions are implemented because they consistently meet the evolving needs of both the business and its users., • It’d be great if you, • Quality Advocate: You take pride in the integrity of your work, championing quality assurance and performance tuning so the data solutions we build are robust, reliable and respected., • Industry Stewardship: A lifelong learner who keeps a pulse on industry standards and best practice., • Partnership Focus: You build strong relationships with technology partners, established or new, to deliver the best outcomes for clients., • You care deeply about high‑quality work that delivers real value, • You’re comfortable with ambiguity and solving complex problems collaboratively, • You bring strong expertise in your craft, alongside a willingness to keep learning, • You communicate clearly and build trust fast with clients, data engineering leaders and data and software engineers, • You’re pragmatic, adaptable, outcome‑focused and low‑ego in multidisciplinary teams, • You lead with a people‑first attitude, helping others grow and making sure people are heard, valued and set up to thrive, • It’d be amazing if you can also, • Negotiate SLAs and SLOs with the business and supporting teams, • Help shaping and resourcing technical teams, • Articulate commercial objectives into a technical strategy, • Show a track record of owning the tech leadership on complex data projects, setting the technical vision for the project and managing technical stakeholders, • Coach and line manage data engineers and data delivery individuals who are starting their line management journey, • Be a part of the public face of the company in media and at meetups, conferences, etc., • Annual £2,000 training budget, • Enhanced pension with employer contribution of up to 5% of your salary, • Group Life Insurance, • Income Replacement Benefit, • Critical Illness Cover, • Private Medical Insurance, • Your choice of hardware and mobile phone, • £1,000 home‑office set up budget and contribution to home broadband, • Matched (pre‑tax) charity GAYE donations, • Cycle to work, • Enhanced parental leave, • People people We respect and care for each other, giving us the space to be our true selves., • Find a way We’re comfortable with uncertainty, and want to take ownership for outcomes, which we are proactive in delivering., • Always learning We’re curious. It’s how we learn and grow as individuals, continuously testing and improving what we do, and how we do it., • Open & Fair We build trust by telling things as they are, being open, and seeking to achieve fair and equitable outcomes., • Collaborative We are united by our desire to get to the best ideas. We are generous with our knowledge, actively listen to each other, and are open minded. Red Badger is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire, employ, train, promote and compensate regardless of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, creed and colour. We are fully focused on equality, and it is our fundamental belief that the fascinating characteristics that make us all different enable us to continue to do amazing work for our clients. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. Fanatics Markets is the real-money prediction and trading app where you can invest in moments you care about. Built on a secure platform, we let users predict real-world outcomes and trade on events they actually follow - from sports and entertainment to political elections and beyond. Our mission is to redefine how fans engage with the moments and markets that matter most. We're looking for the right people to help us build the future of prediction markets. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will be a key driver of our core infrastructure and developer experience. You will design and implement durable platform abstractions and partner with engineering leads to ensure our systems enable rapid innovation without compromising stability or security. This role requires a balance of deep hands-on engineering and systems thinking. You will own complex features from ideation to production, championing best-in-class platform standards and mentoring mid-level engineers while remaining deeply embedded in the codebase. On the engineering side, we are pioneering the use of AI as a code collaborator. We need engineers who have moved beyond experimentation—who actively use tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot to ship production code faster while maintaining exceptional quality. • Implement team-level standards for AI-augmented development, utilizing prompt engineering and validation frameworks to increase velocity without sacrificing code quality., • Identify and mitigate AI-generated code pitfalls, such as security vulnerabilities or over-abstraction, and assist in tracking team productivity metrics., • Design, build, and maintain highly available cloud-native infrastructure, ensuring the platform scales reliably with our growing user base., • Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling to eliminate friction in the software delivery lifecycle., • Implement and maintain platform security safeguards and compliance standards to protect the integrity of the firm’s systems., • Contribute to the system observability roadmap by implementing monitoring, tracing, and alerting to ensure high operational reliability., • Partner with product and engineering teams to translate technical requirements into scalable platform solutions., • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, lead incident response for team-owned services, and advocate for modern engineering best practices., • 5 plus years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or backend engineering, with a track record of building scalable, cloud-native environments (AWS/Kubernetes)., • Strong proficiency in using AI collaborators (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) to ship production code and an ability to optimize personal development workflows., • Ability to evaluate AI-generated code for security gaps or architectural "hallucinations" and implement rigorous testing strategies., • Strong hands-on experience with IaC frameworks such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation., • High proficiency in Java and Python (Golang is a plus). You should be comfortable bridging the gap between infrastructure and application logic., • Experience building mature CI/CD pipelines and working with observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)., • Proven ability to take ownership of complex projects in a fast-paced environment, balancing speed with architectural health., • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with distributed engineering and product teams., • Experience in high-growth startup environments., • Experience with financial systems, real-money transactions, or regulatory compliance., • Background in building internal developer tools or CLI applications., • Experience leading small project groups or 'squads' within a larger team. Depending on the role, your interview and onboarding experience may include in-person components, such as onsite interviews or Launching into Better: LIVE—a multi-day cultural immersion in New York City for full-time, non-seasonal hires. These sessions are designed to build connection and bring our culture to life, though specific travel and participation requirements will be confirmed based on your role and location. Your recruiter will provide clear guidance at each stage of the process. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position. We are open to fully remote candidates based in the United Kingdom. Remote employee may also be eligible for a home office setup stipend. By submitting your application, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our Candidate Privacy Policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Data Architect to lead and optimise our data architecture initiatives, focusing on enhancing our industry presence within the insurance sector. This role will require you to apply your extensive experience to design, implement, and govern scalable, high‑performance data solutions that meet the needs of our clients. Your expertise will foster collaboration between technical and business stakeholders, ensuring data strategies are aligned with the overall business objectives and industry best practices. You will play a crucial role in driving innovation and improving data‑driven decision‑making processes within the organisation and client implementations. • Develop and execute comprehensive data strategies that align with business goals, focusing on the design and maintenance of scalable data architectures., • Implement industry‑leading data governance practices to ensure data quality, integrity, and security., • Design solution architectures for data lakes, warehouses, and mesh frameworks, promoting seamless data access and integration., • Utilise cutting‑edge technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Lakehouse to build effective data infrastructure., • Advocate for the adoption of data mesh principles, enhancing data accessibility and flexibility across the global organisation., • Leverage expertise in SQL and database management to optimise performance, supporting scalable data operations., • Apply your knowledge of the insurance industry to drive data initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and regulatory compliance., • Expert knowledge of AWS or Azure technologies., • Work closely with clients to understand their data requirements, providing strategic insights and solutions tailored to the insurance domain., • Foster cross‑functional partnerships with departments such as sales, operations, finance, underwriting, and actuarial teams., • Ensure alignment between technical architectures and business objectives, translating complex data concepts into actionable insights., • Proactively stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, driving continuous improvement of the data architecture., • Promote a culture of innovation, best practices, and a collaborative team environment., • Advanced experience as a Data Architect or in a similar role with specialised experience in the insurance industry, and a proven track record of developing and implementing successful data strategies within large, complex organisations., • Strong background in SQL, data solutions, and solution architecture for data lakes and warehouses, coupled with exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills., • In‑depth knowledge of the insurance domain and experience with technologies such as Alaiddin, Guidewire, or similar is advantageous., • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. #J-18808-Ljbffr

As part of the development of our Digital Services function, we are recruiting to strengthen internal digital capability within the Digital Services within the Product and Delivery Team. These roles are central to building sustainable in-house expertise that supports the design, development, and delivery of digital solutions across the transport network. A key focus of this campaign is creating new opportunities. As a result, we are recruiting a Product Manager to help drive the vision, delivery, and continuous improvement of products that deliver real value for users and the business. This role will help shape product strategy, prioritise value-driven work, and support multidisciplinary teams in delivering high-quality digital services. Working closely with stakeholders, delivery teams, and users, you will help create the right environment for successful product delivery by applying Agile principles. You will champion user-centred design, accessibility, and data-driven decision-making, while ensuring alignment with organisational goals, policy objectives, and service standards. This is a hybrid role, requiring two days per week in the office, based at any National Highways office location and travel to attend team meetings will be required. • Define and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with user needs, policy objectives, and organisational priorities to deliver meaningful outcomes., • Own and prioritise the product backlog using user research, data insights, and stakeholder input to ensure teams focus on delivering the highest-value work., • Champion user-centred design, accessibility, and service standards, ensuring products are inclusive, compliant with GDS and DDaT guidance, and built around real user needs., • Work collaboratively with delivery teams to provide clear product direction, define acceptance criteria, and enable continuous, iterative delivery of value., • Build strong stakeholder relationships, using data and performance insights to support decision-making, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure alignment across teams and suppliers, • Professional certifications such as Professional Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Master (Scrum.org / Scrum Alliance), or Kanban certification., • Experience applying Agile practices, with the ability to select appropriate delivery approaches, encourage experimentation, and help teams measure and visualise outcomes to continuously improve ways of working., • Strong user-centred mindset, able to use research and insight to represent user needs, prioritise work, and advocate for inclusive, accessible, and service-standard aligned products., • Ability to make value-driven decisions by balancing effort, risk, and business value when prioritising roadmaps, while supporting investment decisions with data and stakeholder insight., • Strong stakeholder, product, and strategic thinking skills, with experience building relationships, defining outcomes, and using performance data and KPIs to track success. Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership. The Digital Services Directorate is helping to reshape the way National Highways operates by delivering digital, data, and technology services across all areas, from frontline to back office, in a modern and efficient manner. Our vision is to develop integrated information and technology that empowers our colleagues and provides real-time information to our customers, as well as integrating with intelligent vehicle and transport systems as they evolve, to enhance journey safety and reliability. External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Business Area: Nespresso Retail Location: Leeds, Trinity Shopping Centre Salary: Competitive salary Some of our fantastic benefits: • Potential for up to a 10% annual bonus, • Private medical insurance, • Complimentary Nespresso coffee machine and monthly capsule allowance, • 25 days holiday entitlement with bank holidays on top This is a full-time permanent opportunity but please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs, don’t let it stop you from applying. We are recruiting for an inspiring, passionate and visionary Retail Manager to lead the team in Leeds, based in Trinity shopping centre. You will lead the boutique to successfully achieve its commercial objectives, identifying opportunities to optimise the boutique’s success, ensuring the commercial deliverables and KPI’s are achieved. Nespresso is a name synonymous with luxury, innovation and sustainability. Our story began with a simple but revolutionary idea: to enable anyone to create the perfect cup of espresso coffee – just like a skilled barista. Now we would like you to be a part of our Nespresso story, be passionate about our coffee, our customers and how we are evolving. We are a B Corp certified company and committed to Reducing, Reusing and Recycling: making coffee a force for good. Your impact Ultimately, you will be responsible for the entire daily operations of the boutique, embedding a culture of exceptional customer experience, empowering your team to communicate our Nespresso brand purpose and work to exceed the expectations of our customers at every interaction. Your other key responsibilities will include: • Translate the boutique’s commercial objectives into tangible KPI’s, providing clear goals for the team to achieve., • Develop and execute the strategic plan aligned to the wider business goals with internal and external stakeholders., • Align employee work schedules with sales plans to ensure appropriate floor coverage., • Role model and develop a culture of outstanding service and best in class customer experience, ensuring every customer interaction is elevated., • Advocate the importance of being a passionate Nespresso brand ambassador., • Inspire and develop a team to be the best they can be, being supportive, caring and leading by example., • Deliver a local calendar of events to drive awareness of the brand and engage with our existing customer base. Think new product launches and more!, • Ensure the boutique is working in a safe and compliant way throughout the day-to-day operations. Your ingredients for success To be successful in this role you will have proven retail leadership experience, ideally within a luxury environment. You will be accustomed to managing teams at pace with a passion on customer centric experiences. Other key attributes include: • Supporting people to develop coupled with a solid understand of HR best practice and management of employee relations cases., • The ability to rapidly build great working relationships with your customer base and be comfortable to support and challenge where needed., • Experience of making strategic decisions and action planning to drive the right results., • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process. To find out more about Nestle’s commitment to DEI: Nestlé's Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken! #J-18808-Ljbffr

About The RoleHippo Digital is recruiting for Senior Delivery Managers to join our growing consultancy. Delivery Managers work with our clients to embed agile ways of working and support your multi-disciplined teams to focus on the priorities to deliver the associated product or services. You’ll also run ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives and show and tells. As a Senior Consultant, specialising in Delivery, you’ll already be an expert in your field. You’ll also be a leader of people and teams and advocate for user-centred design approaches. Hippo will provide exciting opportunities to share your expertise with, and influence, clients and team members, and to continue to develop as a leader.[Please note we are looking for candidates who are looking for growth at the Senior level; therefore, the advertised salary band represents the entry point for this level, allowing for clear progression within the role, which we are very keen to support.]Your role in a nutshell:Help to build and maintain the team on-site, making sure that they are motivated, happy, and working well togetherIdentify obstacles and help the team to overcome themFacilitate and track team risks and dependenciesHelp the team to focus on the priorities to deliver the product or serviceEncourage and facilitate continuous improvement of the delivery teamCoach and mentor team members and others to apply the most appropriate agile and lean tools and techniquesBuild great relationships with your team and stakeholdersSkills and experience that you needPeople are at the centre of everything we do. We’re a diverse and close-knit community united by a love for solving complex problems for our clients and their users. We take a common sense approach to getting things done. We get things wrong, we learn from experience and we adapt. We stay curious and never stop learning.We don’t need you to have any certificates or qualifications, but we do need to be confident that you can demonstrate experience in:Delivering complex digital projectsAgile project management and working practices (SCRUM/Lean/DSDM/APMG)Leading teams of various configurations and sizes, from a fully resourced consultancy team to running hybrid consultancy/client teamsCollaboration and project management toolsUnderstanding of user centred design principles and practicesWhat makes us greatAlongside working with some of the most talented people out there and on-top of a competitive salary, which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:Contributory Pension Scheme (Hippo 6% & Employee 2%)25 Days Holiday plus UK Public HolidaysPerkbox access for a wide range of discountsCritical illness coverLife assurance and death in service coverVolunteer daysCycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclistsSalary sacrifice electric vehicles schemeSeason ticket loansFinancial and general wellbeing sessionsFlexible benefits scheme with options of:Private health coverPrivate dental coverAdditional company pension contributionsAdditional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)Wellbeing contributionCharity contributionsTree plantingDiversity, Inclusion and Belonging at HippoAt Hippo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive.We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices.Hi, we’re Hippo At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering. We're a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes.We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human-centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world. Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. Have a look through our Website at Our Story & Purpose, Our Culture & Values, Case Studies and Our Solutions & Services to find out some more!Hippo LocationsWe are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We're on the lookout for top talent nationwide but you need to be located within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on-site at a Hippo office or at an in/out of town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel and working on one of those sites at least 2 days per week. We offer a generous relocation support package of up to 8,000 (please ask for terms and conditions) to help make your move a smooth one.LocationVarious LocationsAdvertising Salary57,500 - 66,000 + BenefitsVacancy TypePermanentDivision:DeliveryLevel:Senior Consultant

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. Our Mobility team is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for a Planning Manager to join our team in Immingham to be part of a Port Expansion project. As Planning Manager, you will support the Planning function in ensuring projects and tenders are effectively planned, scheduled, and monitored. You will be required to work on site 2-3 days per week. • Advocate of Mace's value of Safety First, and be accountable for leading and maintaining exceptional safety, quality, cost, programme, sustainability and project compliance standards., • Possessing expertise in local Health and Safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio., • Championing a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people you manage., • Managing the delivery of key assignments and defined business areas, providing strategic direction and monitoring delivery aligned with overall vision and objectives., • Supporting the long-term success of Planning performance for specified engines/sectors/hubs, and the overall contribution to the broader company goals., • Supporting the Planning function in ensuring projects and tenders are effectively planned, scheduled, and monitored., • Supporting senior management in negotiations, contract development and other business development, ensuring that due diligence is applied., • Supporting the long-term development of strategy for a function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future., • Committing to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values., • Supporting your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experience., • Actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace Group, the centres of excellence, Mace way control centre and knowledge hub., • Developing and maintaining effective communication and collaborative relationships with the client and other project stakeholders, both internal and external., • Membership of APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development., • Extensive experience in the successful planning of projects and programmes in the infrastructure sector., • Strong commercial and financial acumen., • Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams., • Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders., • Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on., • Strong P6 Experience. Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team. Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients. Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations. Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop. Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation. We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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Location: Calverley St, Leeds LS1 1UR, UKSalary: 50,908 - 54,143 per yearEmployment: Full timeCategory: Independent Reviewing OfficerPosted: 2026-10-07Valid to: 2026-10-25Apply: https://ce0992li.webitrent.com/ce0992liwebrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCYID=458169WEur&WVID=04238200UO&LANG=USAEmployer: Leeds City CouncilJob title: Safeguarding and Reviewing Officer (Independent Review Officer IRO)Salary: PO5 50,908 - 54,143Hours: 37 hoursContract: PermanentLocation: Various office basesMake your experience count — champion the voice of children and help shape brighter futures.About youAre you an experienced social worker with the confidence to champion children’s voices and challenge practice when it matters?We are looking for a qualified, Social Work England-registered practitioner with at least five years’ post-qualifying experience, including work with children looked after and care leavers. You will bring sound judgement, professional curiosity and up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, alongside the ability to build restorative relationships with children, families and professionals. You will chair complex meetings with authority, analyse information objectively, communicate clearly and remain well organised under pressure. Above all, you will be child-centred, reflective and courageous—recognising strong practice while constructively challenging drift, delay or plans that do not meet a child’s needs.About the role Ready to use your social work expertise to make a lasting difference for children looked after in Leeds? Become an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) and join our team. In Leeds we have three teams who work together within the Integrated Safeguarding Unit (ISU) to champion children’s voices and strengthen the quality of care planning.As an Independent Reviewing Officer in Leeds, you will join an inspiring and supportive team committed to restorative practice and to creating a Child Friendly Leeds, aligned with the Best City Ambition. You will build purposeful relationships, develop strong professional partnerships and bring creativity, social work values and confident leadership to every aspect of your practice.In this influential statutory role, you will safeguard the interests of children looked after in Leeds, including those placed or authorised to be placed with prospective adopters and young people remanded into care or custody by the Youth Court. Appointed under the Children Act 1989 and working within the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010, you will help ensure that every care plan is ambitious, timely and firmly focused on the child’s best interests.As an Independent Reviewing Officer, you will use your expertise and professional influence to improve outcomes for children in care, ensuring their needs, wishes and feelings shape every decision.You will lead purposeful statutory reviews at key stages of each child’s journey, bringing professionals together to agree clear, timely actions and keep plans firmly focused on achieving the best possible outcomes.Your impact will continue beyond the review meeting. You will track progress, challenge drift or delay and ensure agreed actions maintain momentum towards permanence.You will also provide an independent view of how effectively Leeds fulfils its responsibilities as a corporate parent—recognising excellent practice and confidently challenging where improvement is needed.Bring your experience, judgement and passion to one of the region’s largest employers. At Leeds City Council, you will join more than 14,000 colleagues who share our council values and are working together to deliver our ambitions for the city.What we offer youWe take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidaysmembership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributionsflexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirementsa clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunitiesa range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go furtherHow to applyPlease complete the online application form.Read our guidancefor further advice. Please check your information carefully and ensure you complete all sections before submitting your application. If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Sam Taylor SDM ISU Call 07598065326 Email Samuel.taylor2@leeds.gov.ukSarah Riddle IRO Team Manager Call 01133782954 email sarah.riddell@leeds.gov.ukThe closing date for application is 25th October 2026 We will inform the candidates to be interviewed via email before the end of day on 2nd November 2026. Interviews will take place between 09/11/26 - 11/11/26. Please hold the full day in your diary. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is recognised in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2024. We are also an Age-friendly Employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.If you do not have the right to work in the UK, candidates must consider their own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least 41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. For more information visit Skilled Worker visaon the government website. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.Job DescriptionSpecial conditions this post is subject to a higher-level check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please note that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining employment; this will depend on the circumstances and background to any offence.Job purposeResponsible for ensuring quality-of-care planning for looked after children, ensuring their needs are met and their voices are heard, by chairing review meetings and monitoring progress. The IRO will fulfil the statutory requirements of the role as set out in the IRO Handbook and The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations (amended 2015).ResponsibilitiesMonitor the performance by the local authority of their functions in relation to the child’s care planParticipate in the review of the child’s case.Ensure that any ascertained wishes and feelings of the child are given consideration by the local authority.Perform any other function prescribed in care planning regulations.Establish relationships with children and young people who are looked after, ascertain their wishes and feelings, and promote the voice of the child.Ensure plans for looked after children are based on a detailed and informed assessment, are up to date, effective and provide a real and genuine response to each child’s needs.Make sure children and young people understand how an advocate could help and know their entitlement to one.Highlight and prevent any ‘drift’ in care planning for looked after children and the delivery of services to themMonitor the activity of the local authority as a corporate parent in ensuring care plans have given proper consideration and weight to the child’s wishes and feelings and that, where appropriate, children and young people fully understand the implications of any changes made to their care plan.Confidently challenge any deficits in the quality or delivery of the child’s care plan either informally or through the statutory Dispute Resolution Process.Chair statutory Looked after Child Reviews and Adoption Reviews in line with regulatory requirements and liaise appropriately with operational staff.As well as reviewing those children placed within the city, to review care plans of children placed out of area, and those in secure accommodation.Chair some other types of reviews e.g. pathway plans and supervision orders where children have been previously looked after.Collate information arising from reviews relating to policy, practice, resources, and inter-agency participation.Contribute to monitoring reports submitted to Senior Management.Identify and respond to any issues of poor practice and highlight areas of good practice which might be used to support a learning organisation.Remain aware of developments in relation to Legislation, Guidance and Regulations and Departmental procedures.Contribute to developing consistency and high standards in the reviewing process.Contribute to practice and performance improvement activities in respect of social work services to childrenContribute to service and multi-agency training and development activity relevant to the role.Represent the Independent Reviewing Service on service development projects relevant to the role.Take part in the delivery of training and development activities relevant to the IRO role.Actively promote and support Leeds City Council's and Departmental Policies on Equal Opportunities and to work in an anti-oppressive manner.The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.Qualifications Appropriate professional qualification (Dip SW, Degree, CQSW or equivalent). The post holder must be registered as a social worker (Social Work England) and maintain yearly registration.Essential requirements Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the following essential requirements.Able to engage positively and creatively with looked after children and involve children and young people in reviewing their plans.Able to identify and promote good outcomes for looked after childrenAble to develop and maintain good relationships with parents and carers of looked after children.Able to chair multi-disciplinary meetings, ensuring they produce clear recommendations focussed on good outcomes for children.Able to identify good, child centred practice in all agencies working with children.Able to identify deficits in policies or practice that impact negatively on children (individually or collectively) and present these assertively and clearly to relevant managersGood organisational, diary management and report- writing skills, and ability to complete work within required timescales.Able to work with and consult staff at all levels within the organisation using restorative practice principles.Good IT skills including the ability to interrogate and update children’s care records.Analytical skills and ability to reflect on own practice, using peer and manager supervision to inform and guide judgements and decision making.Comprehensive and current knowledge of Legislation, Guidance and Regulations relating to looked after children, care leavers, adoption, safeguarding and child protection reviewing process and child protection procedures including the role of the LADO.Knowledge of the role of all agencies in delivering good outcomes for looked after children.Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of partner agencies and working together to safeguard children 2023 statutory guidance.Five years post-qualifying experience as a social worker including working with looked after children and care leavers.Essential Behavioural & other CharacteristicsUnderstand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct · Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Leeds Ambitions of health and wellbeing, inclusive growth, thriving strong communities and a resilient sustainable cityAble to understand and observe Leeds City Council policies and procedures.Carry out duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health, Safety and WellbeingParticipate in appraisal, training, and development activities to ensure up, to date knowledge and skills.Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding equality & diversity of Leeds City Council.Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate personFlexible and adaptable to change to assist other services is required commensurate to grade.The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol, and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.

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Our Regulatory team is looking to recruit full-time advocates with a minimum of year's experience of carrying out contested and uncontested hearings in a regulatory / fitness to practise context.

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We are looking for a Specialist Prison & Probation Advocate. The Advance Prison Advocate will support sentenced women facing imminent release from custody, providing pre-release support;. The Prison Advocate will develop a referral pathway with the Offender Management team within the prison, for wom

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Join our award-winning school cleaning team.We’re proud of our award-winning service, recognised with:.ASSIST-FM Contribution to Cleaning Award - 2022.APSE Building Cleaning Innovation Award - 2023.Building Cleaning Most Improved Performance Networks Award – 2024.ASSIST – FM Contribution to Cl

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This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working.As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve.You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great

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Part-Time Cleaner - Shopping Centre We are currently recruiting an experienced Cleaner to work at a shopping centre in Morecambe, LA4.Job Details: Location: Morecambe, LA4 Start Date: Monday 26th October 2026 Duration: 2 weeks, with the possibility of an extension Working Hours: Monday to Friday,

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