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We are looking for a Management Accountant to join our Commercial Finance team, you will be responsible for producing monthly management accounts across our key client contracts including joint venture contracts, covering profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flows, variance analysis, key performance indicators and supporting commentaries in line with agreed SLA and reporting deadlines. • Produce financial statements including P&L accounts, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries, • Work with commercial colleagues to produce the budgets and forecasts for the contracts, monitoring performance against agreed targets and KPI’s, • Provide accurate and meaningful analysis to the Commercial Finance Manager and sup-porting data to assist with key decision-making at contract level, showing a thorough understanding of the contract, including joint venture arrangements where applicable, • Be responsible for the production of the contract management accounts and reporting model in line with required deadlines, • Work collaboratively as a member of the Contract Finance Team to ensure the execution of the strategic and operational objectives that apply to own area of internal reporting responsibility, • Support Projects as designated, including involvement in joint venture reporting requirements, • Ensure compliance with all financial controls, processes and regulatory framework, including adherence to joint venture agreements and governance requirements, • Proactively own and resolve issues including any business non-compliance through adopting a flexible approach and the creation of innovative solutions, which maintain an acceptable balance between risk, reward, and compliance, • Proactively identify improvements (through root cause analysis), making recommendations and successfully implementing new ways of working gaining the full support of stakeholders and colleagues alike, • Maintain consistent communication with commercial teams, build strong working relationships and ensure alignment on financial performance and business objectives, • Prepare and deliver monthly management accounting packs to commercial teams, presenting key financial insights, variances, and actionable recommendations, • Ensure the team always provide a high level of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders, including joint venture partners, • Qualified/Studying (ACA / CIMA / ACCA), • Accounting experience, ideally in a commercial finance role, • Intermediate / advanced Excel, Power Point and Word, • Excellent understanding and working knowledge of accounting and reporting systems, applicable legislation and the statutory and regulatory framework, • Problem solving and analytical skills, • A continuous improvement mentality with the ability to challenge existing processes, • Awareness of Financial Reporting Standards and other developments within global accounting practices and the ability to apply within the company We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package. Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy. Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater. We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer. We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.

Position Title: Business Development Representative Location: United Kingdom Employment Type: Full-Time Onsite, Remote or Hybrid: Remote/Flexible Department: Marketing Hiring Manager: Manager of Business Development Travel: Minimal COMPANY SUMMARY: Here at Aprimo, our mission is to empower the marketing organizations of today to build the brands of tomorrow. Aprimo is a pioneer of the marketing resource and digital asset management space, and we deliver an innovative, industry-leading SaaS solution that changes the way companies like AT&T, National Park Foundation, Laborie, and Bank of America work, create, collaborate, and learn in order to deliver exceptional brand experiences at scale. Aprimo helps enterprises unleash the power of their content by providing a marketing automation software and digital asset management software that manages the behind-the-scenes activities involved in marketing. Our product allows companies to manage content planning, creation and distribution all in one place, store content and media in a shared repository, and receive in-depth insights into how content performs. Founded in 1998, Aprimo has five offices internationally, including Chicago headquarters, and offers a flexible work-from-home/remote-work policy. Named a Leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Marketing Resource Management by Forrester and winner of the 2021 Tech Cares Award for our work with Aprimo HELPS, we build on the power of our people to make an impact both in our industry and in our communities. POSITION SUMMARY: At Aprimo, the Business Development Representative (BDR) will work with Demand Generation to assist Account Executives (AE) to drive new business revenue. You will be required to utilise leading sales technology to meet activity and opportunity quotas per month. WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: • Work with Demand Generation to identify target prospects/stakeholders to engage with, • Work with marketing and Account Executives to create and drive a nurture program to support pipeline development, • Build targeted lists for your outreach using ZoomInfo, Cognism and Salesforce, • Work with prospects to identify business challenges through structured discovery conversations, with a ‘solution first’ mindset to align their challenges with the values and outcomes Aprimo can provide, • Generate high-quality first-time appointments per month for your Account Executive to attend, • Continue development and maintain a qualified opportunity pipeline that exceeds 3x of the team annual quota, • Identify any gaps in KPI’s against strategic territory plan, • Utilise existing networks and relationships to build new business, • Accurately document information on each opportunity through Aprimo’s SFDC CRM tool while always recording/maintaining next steps/actions, • Share inputs and collaborate with other departments in preparing sales materials, presentations, and driving new initiatives, • Develop and maintain market knowledge and competitor positioning to be a credible advisor in this space, • Identify and attend relevant industry events that support pipeline creation, • Additional responsibilities and duties may be assigned as required CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS & WHY YOU’RE A GREAT FIT FOR THE ROLE: The Essentials • A minimum of 1-year experience in a similar role within a software provider, SaaS, digital or technical sales environment, • 1-2 years of related experience (marketing, sales, consulting, business process), • Fluency in English, French, and German are required, • Previous history meeting target goals, • Proven track record of generating opportunities in a purely new business BDR/MDR role – strong performance against target Additional Successful Qualities • Self-starter mentality with the ability to work independently, • The ability to focus on identifying and selling to business challenges, not just the technology, • The ability to demonstrate understanding of digital landscape and importance of multi-channel communications, • An agile mind and a person who thrives in a fast moving sales environment, • Aptitude to manage numerous requests and time demands concurrently, while achieving goals from assigned territory, • Proven business development success through effective use of core sales tools: Salesforce, Intent, LinkedIn SalesNav, ZoomInfo, Microsoft Office etc, • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a distributed sales team, • Capability of understanding customer pain points, requirements and correlating potential business to value that can be provided, • Promotes a strong sense of urgency for reaching goals and key deliverables. Acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company APRIMO CULTURE & WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE: • Aprimo offers a forward-thinking, progressive and employee-first culture that is based in both collaboration and flexibility with team members who are friendly, intelligent and enthusiastic people that are committed to the product and mission here at Aprimo., • With 5 offices worldwide and teams spread throughout the US, EMEA and Philippines, our multicultural teams work cross-departmentally and across continents and cultures towards a shared goal., • We offer a diverse environment that promotes DEI efforts, values multiple perspectives and fresh thinking and which includes Aprimo HELPS, an employee resource group (ERG) that is dedicated to giving back to our local communities, • Through its relaxed environment, Aprimo embodies a more casual “Silicon Valley” atmosphere., • We have a casual dress code that allows employees to express themselves as individuals and which fosters a creative and free-thinking approach to problem solving and business solutions. And it also allows us to wear hoodies and shorts during internal meetings., • Flexible work schedules and all positions allowing for either entirely remote or hybrid working arrangements create a deeply rewarding work-life balance., • With flexible work schedules, employees can attend to personal matters, such as stepping away to pick up their children from school or to get a much-needed haircut., • In a recent internal survey, 89% of staff cited work-life balance as being one of the most rewarding aspects of working at Aprimo!, • Part of the key to our success is that team members are not only successful at collaboration and open communication, but that they are also given a great deal of autonomy and freedom in their own individual roles., • Our culture is not a micro-managing environment – rather, employees are encouraged to be self-starters, to voice new ideas, and to exercise ownership in their individual roles., • As such, individual team members can leave a lasting impact and footprint within the organization – in fact, our average employee tenure is 7.7 years., • Aprimo employs a “choose your own adventure” approach to career advancement., • Staff members are not siloed into roles and for many of our teams there is no set ladder that one needs to climb to achieve growth and promotion., • Rather, we emphasize an organic approach to career development in which employees can and do frequently transition into newly created roles within their own teams or transition into other departments based on their interests in exploring new skills and responsibilities., • For additional learning and development, we recently rolled out Udemy, which is an online learning platform that employees have access to and which features over 200,000 courses on a wide variety of business topics., • Ranked #1 in AI Metadata & Search by Forrester, Aprimo sits on the cutting-edge of technology and is paving new paths forward by incorporating AI (artificial intelligence) into our product offerings., • We offer generative AI in a secure environment built for brand safety and governance. Our AI-powered content operations platform, with industry leading digital asset management (DAM) software at its core, helps to optimize the creative process and improve the user experience with better search, recommendations, categorization and summarization., • Our AI empowers marketing teams to automate tasks, analyze data, and personalize content, ensuring scalability without sacrificing productivity., • AI automatically identifies asset characteristics and transforms them into words a human would search for. Translation, image alterations, personalization, and more are all streamlined by AI., • With our platform, marketers can efficiently produce a larger volume of content, engage customers on a personalized level, curate relevant materials, and make data-driven decisions to drive their content strategies forward., • Our AI offers up to 72% increase in discoverability and productivity, up to 61% reduction in production time, and up to 66% faster time to market. APRIMO BENEFITS WE OFFER: • Target Compensation: Annual base salary target of the British pound equivalent of $55,000 USD and commissions target of $30,000 USD, depending on job related knowledge, skills, and level of experience. This is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, or other law., • Competitive benefits coverage that begins on the first day of employment

About the Role Our client is passionate about delivering meaningful outcomes, supporting their clients in achieving their objectives, enabling their people to reach their full potential, and contributing to the development of a prosperous and sustainable society. With a strong track record of delivering successful project outcomes, our client is entering an exciting phase of growth aligned to their ambitious future vision. To support this, they are seeking talented individuals who are driven to deliver excellence and play a key role in shaping the organisation's continued success. Their collaborative and entrepreneurial culture empowers individuals at all levels to influence business outcomes and take ownership of their career development. The Opportunity Our client has a number of exciting opportunities for Project Controls Managers to support major construction projects across the UK. In this role, you will lead a multi-functional Project Controls team, working closely with the Project Manager and wider supply chain to establish robust project baselines, implement effective controls, and drive successful project delivery. Key Responsibilities Develop and embed a robust project breakdown structure, integrating data across all control functions Lead estimating activities to establish a market-tested and realistic cost baseline Facilitate planning sessions and workshops to develop the master programme schedule Ensure procurement considerations and lead times are effectively incorporated into project schedules Manage the risk management process, including qualitative and quantitative risk assessments Engage with stakeholders to secure baseline approvals and ensure visibility of project performance Implement and maintain effective processes for schedule, cost, risk, change, and interface management Provide guidance and challenge to contractors and stakeholders to support delivery against KPIs Monitor and control project costs, applying knowledge of estimating, contingency, and funding governance Oversee and assure the integrity of the master programme, including quality checks on updates Lead change management processes, ensuring timely tracking, assessment, and approval of changes Analyse performance trends, identifying root causes of variances and recommending corrective actions About You Proven experience delivering Project Controls within major project or programme environments Experience leading multi-disciplinary controls teams Proficiency in tools such as Primavera P6, Power BI, and Microsoft Office Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and commissioning processes Experience facilitating collaborative workshops and stakeholder engagement sessions Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal A proactive, motivated approach with a strong focus on delivery Flexibility to travel to client sites as required What's on Offer Our client offers a supportive and inclusive working environment where individuals are empowered to contribute, grow, and succeed. They are committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance through flexible working arrangements and fostering a culture where everyone's voice is valued. Diversity & Inclusion Our client is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and communities. Interested? Please contact Ben Pascall on 07890 609 653 for a chat or apply for the role through the link JBRP1_UKTJ

Lead Tax Manager Contract Length: 6 months + potential extensions Location: Hybrid - can be based anywhere in the UK, with 40-60% attendance at a local office (York, Cambridge, Manchester, Carlisle) IR35: Inside Pay Rate to Candidate: £600 / day umbrella A Tax Manager is required to join a public organization on a contract role. The Lead Tax Manager will provide senior-level tax expertise and act as the lead specialist for IR35, taxable benefits, and corporation tax, while supporting VAT compliance as part of the wider Compliance & Financial Accounting Team. The role spans operational tax work, process improvement, advisory activity, and stakeholder engagement, including interactions with HMRC and the Government Tax Centre of Excellence. Key Responsibilities • Lead IR35 compliance, setting and maintaining robust processes and guidance., • Oversee data capture and review for PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) return., • Ensure full compliance and governance for all taxable benefits., • Manage the corporation tax function for Natural England, including accurate and timely re-turns., • Maintain tax policies, guidance notes, and training materials across the organisation., • Act as senior tax adviser on complex, ambiguous or high risk tax queries., • Work collaboratively with the wider tax team across VAT, benefits, IR35, and corp tax., • Engage externally with HMRC and the Tax Centre of Excellence as required., • Represent tax interests in finance system changes and upgrades., • Strong technical tax expertise, especially IR35, Taxable benefits, Corporation tax, • CTA, CCAB or ATT qualified or demonstrable equivalent experience., • Ability to interpret and apply tax legislation., • Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills., • Clear communicator able to simplify complex technical issues., • Experience supporting or leading dispersed teams., • Excellent organisational and project delivery skills., • Strong analytical/problem solving capability. JBRP1_UKTJ

Senior Manager - Assessment Design & Principles Permanent Manchester Salary: £52,000 - £60,500 Hybrid This is your opportunity to shape the future of assessment for millions of learners. As our Senior Manager for Assessment Design & Principles, you'll lead a team of experts who define and champion what high quality assessment looks like - both paper and digital. You'll be the organisation's trusted point of escalation for assessment expertise, the person people turn to for key assessment design decisions because reform needs a steady, experienced hand. With your leadership, AQA's assessments will remain fair, valid, reliable and inclusive. With assessment reform and OFQUAL's digital exam consultation on the horizon, you will influence the future of education and make a national impact. Key Responsibilities * Lead, support and develop a team of Assessment Design & Principles Leads. * Ensure assessment design principles are implemented consistently and effectively. * Oversee assessment model design for both paper-based and digital contexts. * Provide expert guidance and act as the escalation point for complex assessment design issues. * Collaborate closely with internal teams, including Product, Assessment and digital teams, to shape assessment models and digital assessment solutions that are fair, valid, reliable and deliverable. * Represent the area in governance and strategic initiatives, including regulatory responses. * Manage risks, resources, priorities and performance across your portfolio. What's in it for you If you're someone who wants their work to matter, this role will speak to you. Your team's work shapes the assessment experience for hundreds of thousands of students. The policies and principles you set ripple out through assessment models, exam papers, digital platforms, and the decisions teachers and learners make every day. You'll be influencing the direction of reform specifications and digital assessment across the organisation. You'll join conversations early, help define the roadmap, and ensure technology genuinely enhances assessment, rather than complicating it. And you won't be doing it alone. You'll be surrounded by colleagues who care deeply about getting assessment right, from product and research partners to operations, policy and regulatory specialists. It's a role where your judgement is trusted, your voice is heard, and your expertise makes a very real difference. AQA benefits also include a fantastic pension which could see combined contribution of 18.5%, 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) and additional office closure of up to 4 days at Christmas, Private medical insurance with BUPA, a variety of employee networks (including LGBTQ+, DisAbility, InterFaith, Parents and Carers, Neurodiversity, Empowering Women) and up to 4 days for volunteering with charities and causes that are important to you. You'll thrive in this role if you: * Have deep expertise and experience in translating assessment theory into practice * Can embed research evidence design principles into assessment models in reformed qualifications. * Bring deep experience in digital assessment or digital transformation at scale. * Understand digital assessment platforms and can translate assessment needs into technical requirements. * Are confident in accessibility and inclusive design in paper based and digital assessments. * Know how to communicate complex issues with clarity and calmness. * Are a natural coach who develops and motivates people. * Feel comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and balancing competing priorities. * Can interpret data and apply evidence to guide decisions. * Are decisive, pragmatic, and able to deliver at pace. Diversity and Inclusion At AQA, we are committed to fostering a workplace that celebrates diversity and promotes equity and inclusion. We believe that a diverse team brings richer perspectives and drives better outcomes. Our ED&I strategy ensures that everyone-regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background - is valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We actively promote inclusive language, avoid stereotypes, and strive for representation across all dimensions of diversity. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and lived experiences. How to apply Upload your most recent CV with a covering letter explaining your motivation and suitability for the role. Applications will close at 23:59 on Monday 6 April Interviews will be over two stages: * Teams interview in the week beginning 13 April * In person interview in the week beginning 20 April, this will include you giving a presentation, details will be given following successful shortlisting after the first stage interview. All applications will receive a response #PRO22 JBRP1_UKTJ

Location:Greater Manchester area/hybrid Reports to:Chief Financial Officer Benefits package: competitive base salary plus car/allowance and annual bonus Business Type:Private EquityBacked, Multi-Site Buy & Build Platform Capital Structure:Leveraged (Senior Debt + Potential Mezzanine/Unitranche) The Vella Group is seeking a highly capable FP&A Manager to play a pivotal role at a transformative point in the companys journey. Reporting directly to the CFO, this newly created position sits at the heart of a PE-backed organisationthat has recently secured significant investment and is entering an accelerated phase of growth through strategic acquisition and continued organic expansion. As a key member of the finance leadership team, the FP&A Manager will help shape the groups financial futurebringing rigour to planning and reporting, providing insightful analysis to drive decision-making, and partnering closely with senior stakeholders as the business scales at pace. • Lead the annual budget cycle, quarterly reforecasts, and long-range plan modelling., • Build and maintain integrated financial models incorporating multi-site P&Ls, acquisitions, pipeline scenarios, and leverage/covenant metrics., • Model acquisition cases, synergy opportunities, and post-integration performance trajectories. Performance Reporting & Insight, • Deliver monthly FP&A packs, including variance analysis, operational KPIs, trend insights, and actionable commentary., • Consolidate multi-site performance to provide group level visibility and benchmarking., • Develop dashboards/support cadence for real time performance monitoring (e.g., labour productivity, unit economics, site maturity curves). Private Equity & Lender Reporting, • Prepare board and investor materials including trading performance, covenant headroom, cash flow trends, and value creation metrics., • Support monthly and quarterly lender reporting requirements., • Monitor liquidity, headroom, and leverage ratios; highlight risks early and support mitigation strategies. Acquisition Support & Integration, • Build financial models for new acquisitions, including quality of earnings adjustments, normalised EBITDA, working capital needs, and integration impact., • Provide finance workstreams support during due diligence (commercial, financial, and operational)., • Track integration KPIs and synergy realisation across acquired businesses. Commercial Finance & Decision Support, • Partner with operations leaders across the multi-site network to improve profitability and performance., • Evaluate ROI for capex, new site openings, and strategic initiatives., • Conduct pricing, margin, and cost-to-serve analysis to support commercial decisions. Systems, Controls & Process Improvement, • Strengthen FP&A processes, data governance, and reporting infrastructure as the business scales., • Work closely with BI/IT teams to enhance data accuracy and automate reporting., • Implement discipline and structure typical of PE-backed environments, aiming for best-in-class reporting. 3. Skills & Experience Required, • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent, with 25+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, transaction services, or PE-backed business finance., • Experience in multi-site, operationally intensive businesses strongly preferred., • Strong financial modelling capability able to build and maintain robust, flexible Excel models from scratch., • Exposure to leveraged environments, lender reporting, or covenant monitoring desirable., • Experience supporting M&A or integration activities highly beneficial., • Excellent communication skills, able to translate financial data into clear insight for senior leaders and investors., • Strong commercial awareness and ability to challenge assumptions constructively., • Comfortable operating in fast paced, high growth, ambiguous environments. 4. Personal Characteristics, • Highly analytical, detail oriented, and intellectually curious., • Pragmatic, proactive, and solutions oriented., • High level of ownership and accountability., • Comfortable engaging with both finance and non-finance stakeholders., • Thrives in PE-backed cultures: fast pace, high expectations, data driven decision making. 5. Package, • Competitive base salary + performance-related bonus., • Potential participation in LTIP/management incentive plan (subject to level)., • Standard benefits + opportunities for growth as the group scales. #AH1 #LI-AH1 REF-227 237 JBRP1_UKTJ

A growing domiciliary care business is looking for a Registered Manager to provide high quality homecare services that support the rights of clients to live the lives they choose as far as they are able. This is a full-time role offering a salary of between £40,000 - £43,000 per annum (Dependant on experience) plus a range of benefits. The role is expected to cover the Manchester region. Job Purpose The Registered Manager is responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care to service users in their own homes. The role focuses on compliance with CQC regulations, staff management, care planning, and maintaining excellent standards of care and safeguarding. Key Responsibilities: Service Delivery & Care Quality • Ensure all care services are delivered in line with individual care plans and risk assessments, • Promote person-centred care, dignity, choice, and independence for all service users, • Conduct regular reviews of care packages and update care plans as required, • Respond appropriately to complaints, incidents, and safeguarding concerns, • Ensure care delivery complies with CQC Fundamental Standards and company policies Compliance & Governance, • Manage and maintain CQC compliance and inspection readiness, • Ensure accurate and up-to-date care records, • Monitor quality assurance processes and implement improvements, • Ensure policies and procedures are followed at all times, • Assist with audits and quality monitoring Safeguarding & Risk Management, • Act in accordance with safeguarding adults legislation and local authority procedures, • Identify, assess, and manage risks within domiciliary care settings, • Ensure incidents and concerns are reported, recorded, and investigated appropriately Communication & Partnership Working, • Maintain effective communication with service users, families, staff, healthcare professionals, and commissioners, • Liaise with social services, GPs, district nurses, and other professionals as required, • NVQ Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (or working towards), • Previous experience in domiciliary care management or senior care role - ESSENTIAL, • Strong knowledge of CQC regulations and domiciliary care standards, • Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills, • Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities, • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle Desirable, • Experience supporting CQC inspections, • Knowledge of local authority commissioning processes, • Experience with electronic care management systems Key Skills & Attributes, • Compassionate and professional approach, • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, • High attention to detail and commitment to quality, • Ability to motivate and support a diverse workforce JBRP1_UKTJ

Procurement Manager Permanent Full Time Leek Wootton Grade I (£58,431.00 - £62,195.00) Alongside a competitive salary we offer a market supplement of £5,000 per annum for a full MCIPS qualification The Contracts & Procurement Team work to a category management structure. This role is expected to focus on contracts in the areas of Facilities Management, Estates Projects, Estates Professional Services, Utilities, Uniform and Fleet purchase and maintenance. We offer a hybrid working, with team members able to work from home for part of the week. Those on the redeployment register will be given prior consideration. The main purpose of the role is to develop procurement strategies for designated business areas and provide business managers with procurement advice, enabling them to derive maximum commercial value from operational spend. Main Responsibilities: • Provide specialist procurement input to business cases, with due regard to full life costing, financial benefit over risk, flexibility, benefit through business re-engineering, enablers/barriers, longer term demand requirement and expected market development etc., • Support business transformation, by considering options and alternatives including innovative solutions to deliver value for money, social value and high quality of goods and services., • Gather market and commercial intelligence in order to understand demand and supply chain capabilities and develop appropriate contract category strategies., • Enforce the Scheme of Governance and Finance and Contract Regulations and provide expert professional advice to stakeholders in all areas of procurement., • Establish/implement appropriate routes to market, ensuring competition, collaboration (wherever possible), , and innovation, compliant to UK procurement legislation., • Use effective procurement practice to deliver value for money and ensure procurement projects are planned effectively, delivering to time, quality and cost. To ensure that procurement related risks are identified and relevant mitigations in place are in place that minimise the Force’s exposure to risk and uncertainty., • Support greater understanding of procurement practice and regulations across the stakeholder base including delivering training and awareness sessions, and development of contract and commercial management skills within customer teams., • To prepare and execute contract documentation, negotiate with suppliers, identify contractual risks and seeking legal advice where required., • To provide strategic support to implementation/contract managers, during the mobilisation of new contract arrangements and ongoing strategic performance reviews, with the emphasis on partnership and added value., • To support contract management activities including attendance at contract meetings, monitoring of key performance indicators and execution of contract variations., • To engage with and contribute to national groups and forums including BlueLight Commercial and Crown Commercial Services as relevant to the category areas., • To raise the profile of Contracts & Procurement, by taking a proactive and supportive role with services focusing on early engagement and contribute to the wider objectives of the Directorate by improving its effectiveness and extending its influence and ability to add value., • To undertake other duties commensurate with the nature, level of responsibility and grading of this post, as required. Person Specification: Knowledge: Qualifications: Candidates must be: • Have a Relevant degree (e.g. Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain), • Significant public sector procurement experience, • Experience of business transformation principles including a working knowledge of how strategic procurement activity can support change and effectively realise benefits, • Substantial and relevant experience of operating at senior manager level and influencing decision making, • Proven experience of managing procurement projects within a category area, • A track record of providing a high quality, customer focused procurement service, • Proven experience of managing challenging stakeholders and situations and resolving contractual performance issues and disputes, • Experience of driving commerciality within public service delivery models Key Skills: • Proven ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation, • Ability to interpret and extrapolate procurement data and present in a clear, well-structured way that can be easily understood by non-procurement colleagues, • Ability to look wider than the procurement implications of business decisions and identify and assess the wider strategic impacts, • Strong planning and organisational skills, • Excellent and effective interpersonal skills, • High level of communication, negotiation and influencing skills

Job Title: Senior Discovery and Configuration Manager Location: Reading- 3 Days a week Job Type: 12 Months Fixed Term Role purpose • The Configuration Management team are responsible for ensuring that the data in the CLIENT Configuration Management Databases (CMDB) acts as a single source of truth for all CLIENT configuration data because it is maintained, modelled and governed., • The role is responsible for developing the strategy for Discovery and Configuration Management along with the end-to-end Configuration Management Process at both high and low levels where appropriate. The role also provides subject matter expertise to support project teams, architects and designers as well as maintaining and advising on definition/dictionaries of data held within the CMDB., • The Discovery and Configuration Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Discovery and Configuration Management team, ensuring processes are being correctly followed, that data quality is being measured and maintained/improved., • The role is responsible for supporting the delivery of projects and programs, ensuring the seamless transition of deliveries into the CLIENT Configuration Management estate in a controlled manner, that aligns with our configuration management principles for service data modelling and data quality whilst protecting existing services and assisting the business to understand demarcation of our configuration management processes., • The Discovery and Configuration Manager is the Business Owner of the Discovery application and is responsible for the support, maintenance, and development of the application., • Management, coaching and development of the Discovery and Configuration team is also a part of this role, along with being an advocate of configuration management, data quality and automation., • The Discovery and Configuration Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of our Audit commitments (both internal and external) ensuring that our reporting obligations are delivered and completing any existing or new observations required to resolve/maintain compliance., • Define Configuration Management principles, policy, processes, and best practices across CLIENT., • As the Business Owner of the Discovery Application ensure there is a Roadmap and development plan in place that allows CLIENT to fully exploit the benefits that the tool can offer., • Engage with Solution Design, development, and architecture teams to influence the overall strategy for forthcoming technology & application changes and improve use of Discovery and the CMDB data structure., • Ensure that documentation exists and is regularly reviewed and validated for data architecture/data models, definitions of the configuration data and agreed data quality rules., • Ensure process documentation including high level process, procedures and work instructions are regularly reviewed and updated if necessary. Review and assess whether these are actual configuration management deliverables and escalate any concerns., • Ensure that Discovery design documentation (for example how TPL code have been designed applied, how precedence rules are being applied etc) is kept up to date and is regularly reviewed and validated., • Be the Discovery and Configuration Management lead on large projects, ensuring all configuration management requirements are in scope and that any data modelling/definition and architecture diagrams are produced/updated and that our data builds (CI's, application models, service to application mapping) are all delivered into our Configuration Management System to our defined standards and that any deployment of Discovery/TPL codes etc are delivered., • Support the production of project impact assessments and the delivery of smaller projects ensuring that new Configuration Items (CIs), and service to application mapping and application modelling are reflected in the CMDB's and that any deployment of Discovery/TPL codes etc are delivered., • Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and updating of the Configuration Management Systems. Ensuring that new Configuration Items (CIs) and their relationships to one another are identified and controlled/updated throughout their lifecycle. Ensure there are processes in place to process error logs/data exceptions/analyse reports for data changes/anomalies etc. Ensure the performance of processes can be monitored and measured., • Responsible for day-to-day maintenance of BMC Discovery. Tasks include design, build, deployment & configuration of new discovery infrastructure as well as managing Discovery support & data feed issues, including TPL errors and owning resolution end to end, working closely with Vendors and Suppliers alike., • Responsible for the resolution of Incidents raised against Configuration and Discovery tools, ensuring Incidents are resolved within SLA and Root Cause Analysis is completed and acted on where appropriate., • Measure, monitor and report on the quality of the data in the Configuration Management System and look to identify improvements to the data quality in line with business needs and priorities by tackling data quality issues at source., • Ensure that Configuration Items are owned, and that the ownership is regularly checked and validated in line with best DQ practice., • Support the development of targets, measures and KPI's for Discovery and Configuration Management and then when delivered develop a plan for how to meet/exceed the targets., • Management of Suppliers, developing the relationship and ensuring that our suppliers are delivering against their contractual obligations., • Experience or understanding of project management methodologies including planning, risk and issue management and delivery., • Experience of maintaining and managing Enterprise level Configuration Management and BMC Discovery tools and processes., • Excellent understanding of the Discovery Tool, best practices and how to fully exploit the benefits that the tool can deliver., • Application Modelling Experience - Including BMC SAAM (Start Anywhere Application Mapping), CAM (Collaborative Application Mapping) and at the forefront of new developments and education of the wider team during version upgrade/systems maturity., • Good understanding and use of BMC Helix/Remedy and Atrium CMDB with a good understanding of BMC Common Data Model and the SID (Shared Information Data model), • Excellent understanding of technologies used by IT Infrastructure (Virtualisation, LDOM, Cloud etc)., • Strong understanding of Configuration Management's role within other ITSM functions, including exposure/experience of Change Management, Incident Management (including Major Incident) and Problem Management., • Experience or understanding of project management methodologies including planning, risk and issue management and delivery., • Imaginative and innovative thinking particularly relating to problem solving and new opportunities to enhance the integrity of Configuration Management, its systems, processes and data., • Experience of analysing current processes to proactively identify improvement opportunities., • Excellent people management skills focussing on performance, development, and softer skills., • Excellent Stakeholder Management skills helping them to understand the benefits of Discovery and Configuration Management as well as developing strong working relationships with key infrastructure teams and asset managers., • Supplier Relationship Management skills, developing strong partnerships with suppliers and ensuring that they are delivering against contractual obligations., • ITIL Service Management Accreditation., • Strong Data Science/Analysis and reporting skills, • Able to produce good quality documentation & Architecture Diagrams (Visio) and processes., • BMC Discovery TPL (Tideway Pattern Language) experience., • SQL/MySQL/VBA/Python/Java/Perl/Bash and or similar scripting language knowledge. 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