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Job Title: Employment Specialist – Connect to Work Salary: £28,383 – £31,683 per annum Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week Contract: Permanent Location(s): Based in the North East Combined Authority Region – 1 x Newcastle & 1 x North Tyneside About the Employer Our client is a long-established environmental and community charity with over 30 years of experience creating greener, healthier and more resilient places across the region. Their mission centres on Creating Better Places, Improving People’s Prospects, and Promoting Greener Living, helping communities thrive no matter the challenges they face. This charity delivers hundreds of locally-led projects each year, including initiatives that support young people into education, training and employment, helping them overcome barriers, build life skills, and reach their full potential. About the role They are looking for an Employment Specialist to support the delivery of their Connect to Work programme. You’ll use the Individual Placement & Support (IPS) model to provide person-centred IAG (Information, Advice and Guidance) support to a caseload of around 25 clients, helping them move into and sustain meaningful employment. You’ll build strong employer relationships to source suitable vacancies and work closely with partners including health providers, mental health services, Job Centre Plus (JCP), and other employment organisations to ensure joined-up support. About you They are looking for someone who is: • Passionate in supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve their potential., • A strong communicator, confident engaging with clients, employers and partners., • Equipped with strong analytical and problem-solving ability, able to assess needs and identify effective employment solutions., • Person-centred, empathetic and passionate about helping others succeed., • Skilled at building positive, trusting relationships., • Highly organised with the ability to manage a varied caseload and meet deadlines. Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 24th March 2026 Please note, should a high volume of applications be received, the employer may look to close the role early, therefore completing your application early is recommended. Interested? To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position. This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Make yourself at home: This employer wants you to be yourself and they value everything that makes you unique. They recognise and celebrate your difference and together you make this a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer they offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. This organisation ensures that they provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that they organise. They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people they appoint are suitable to work with children, young people and adults This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract. No agencies please.

At Health Partners, we pride ourselves on being one of the UK’s leading providers of occupational health and wellbeing solutions. We partner with organisations across diverse industries, helping them to support the physical and mental health of their employees. Please note that the closing date for this vacancy is subject to change and the advert may close earlier if sufficient applications are received. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment. About Psych Health Psych Health, part of the Health Partners group, is one of the leading providers of psychological services to the workplace sector, offering a range of psychotherapeutic assessments and treatments, from CBT, counselling, to EMDR. Established in 2008, and proud to still be a clinically led organisation, we place our clinical work and the quality of it at the heart of everything we do. Working across a varied and rapidly expanding client base including employers, insurers and Occupational Health providers, we provide high quality psychological assessment and therapy to employees across a diverse range of sectors, from manufacturing to blue light services. At Psych Health, we believe that excellence in clinical care is achieved by supporting our clinicians to do what they do best. We are passionate about helping people get better, stay better and live better and by creating a truly nurturing culture, not only are our clinicians able to grow, develop and thrive, but our patients benefit from our ongoing commitment to improve patient outcomes. Ref: POS880 (Remote) / JOB6097 (Hybrid/West Midlands) / JOB6098 (Hybrid/Liverpool) Role Outline Are you a dedicated CBT Therapist looking to make a significant impact within the workplace environment? Join our team at Psych Health (part of the Health Partners Group), a UK leading provider of workplace mental health services, and become an integral part of our mission to create healthier, happier, and more productive workplaces across the country, by working on a one-to-one basis with employees. We are seeking passionate, skilled, and empathetic Cognitive Behavioural Therapists who are committed to delivering exceptional care and brief, evidence-based interventions. At Psych Health, you will have the unique opportunity to work with a diverse clientele, helping individuals to overcome a range of psychological challenges and enhancing their wellbeing in both their work and home lives. You’ll be supported by a large admin team so you can focus on your role being purely clinical, offering one-to-one CBT therapy virtually to the employees of the clients we work with, following a brief, solution-line focused model (between 8-12 sessions on average). As a core part of your typical working week, you will also benefit from fortnightly individual clinical supervision and weekly team meetings focused on peer supervision, self-care slots, CPD and training, and team business updates. We can offer both remote positions or hybrid positions (across the West Midlands or Liverpool, working on our JLR contract), available Monday to Friday on a part-time or full-time basis. We offer contracts ranging from a minimum of 2 days (15 hours) to 5 days (37.5 hours per week) per week, catering to your work-life preferences. We are happy to offer flexibility regarding the pattern of your working hours, within service parameters. Working hours must include a Tuesday or a Thursday to attend weekly team meetings. Please note that our remote roles are for remote working from home in the UK only. Working from abroad is not allowed and will not be considered for this role. Applicants must ensure they are able to legally work and reside in the UK, and must be available to work during UK working hours. Any applications from individuals who are not able to meet these requirements will unfortunately not be considered. What you'll be doing: This is a fast-paced clinical role, where you’ll have variety in your caseload and be treated as a valued member of the team. On a weekly basis, you'll deliver exceptional one-to-one, brief, goal-oriented cognitive behavioural therapy treatment to a caseload of adult patients who are motivated to get well and presenting with varied clinical presentations and contextual factors. All of our patients are referred to Psych Health via workplace resources such as Occupational Health, on-site GPs, private medical insurers or income protection insurers. You’ll also benefit from fortnightly individual clinical supervision and weekly team meetings, which rotate between specially curated CPD sessions, training, peer supervision, self-care practices, and team business updates. What are looking for: • BABCP accredited CBT Therapist., • Holder of a post-graduate diploma qualification in CBT., • Experience in a similar role, providing high intensity CBT interventions, ideally in primary care or workplace/Occupational Health settings., • Individuals who are keen to develop in their role as a CBT Therapist and learn new skills in new contexts., • Individuals who are wishing to offer only online therapy (or a mixture of face-face too, if looking for a hybrid role at one of our JLR West Midlands sites! Subject to availability)., • Team player who is keen to be part of a large and growing group of mental health clinicians and able to work effectively in a fast-paced service setting., • Experienced working with adults (essential) and has a broad range of clinical experience to draw upon., • Ideally, you will also have experience working with children, young people and families, although this is not essential., • Experience in designing and delivering mental health-related training sessions or workshops is highly desirable., • EMDR training is desirable. Education & Qualifications Masters Degree or Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Salary The salary range on offer for this position is between £38,000 to £47,000 FTE (Pro Rata for days worked), depending on experience and qualifications. Company Benefits We value the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect this. Our current benefits package is: • Competitive annual salary dependent on qualifications and experience, • Contributory pension scheme up to 6%, • Life assurance, • Starting on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service, • Have a day off for your Birthday (non-contractual benefit), • Discounted gym membership, • Health cashback plan, • Private Medical Insurance Certifications BABCP accreditation (essential) About Health Partners Health Partners are committed to transforming the way health and wellbeing services are delivered in the UK. As one of the UK’s leading providers of occupational health and wellbeing solutions, we work with organisations across a wide range of industries to support the physical and mental health of their employees. Our mission is simple: to empower people to lead healthier, happier, and more productive lives. With a strong focus on innovation and excellence, Health Partners combines clinical expertise with a personal, compassionate approach. Our multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including occupational health advisors, physicians, physiotherapists, and counsellors, delivers tailored, evidence-based solutions designed to meet the unique needs of our clients and their workforce. We pride ourselves on fostering long-term partnerships built on trust, professionalism, and results. Whether it’s through workplace health assessments, proactive wellbeing initiatives, or mental health support, Health Partners is dedicated to making a real difference. At the heart of Health Partners is a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. We believe in investing in our people and providing opportunities for growth, ensuring that our employees feel valued and inspired to deliver their best. By joining Health Partners, you’ll become part of a dynamic team that’s passionate about driving positive change in the workplace and beyond. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in the field of health and wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we can build healthier futures. Diversity & Inclusion Statement Health Partners are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Health Partners are extremely proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you. We aim to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Diversity and Inclusion forms an integral part of everything that we do, bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being yourself at work and delivering an outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference. Please note, unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship either now or at any time in the future.

Senior Data Engineer – Remote UK or Europe Are you a Senior Data Engineer who wants to join a scaling SaaS startup that is just about to close its Series A? A hospitality SaaS company are shaking up the industry, building a modern platform designed around real data. 📍 Remote in UK or Europe. You will need to be +/- 2 hours UTC 💷 £80,000 - £90,000 + Equity 🤝 Interview Process 3 stages – Interview with Founder, Interview with team members, Final Technical Interview Tech Stack: Angular, TypeScript, Liveview, Tailwind, Elixir, Node, Nest, Postgres, GraphQL, Git, Kubernetes, Websockets, AWS Today the platform already processes a large volume of transactional information and has a strong data foundation in place. • ~500GB of structured transaction data, • 100M+ transactions across multiple restaurant types, • A data platform ready to scale The next step is turning this into a high-performance analytics and data infrastructure that powers benchmarking, product insights and machine learning. That is where you come in. We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer who can design and build the analytics architecture that sits alongside the transactional platform and unlocks the value of this data. The Role: You will design and build the analytics infrastructure that powers data across the business. This includes building scalable pipelines, selecting and implementing the right warehouse architecture and ensuring analytical queries can run in seconds across hundreds of millions of records. You will work closely with engineers, data scientists and ML engineers to ensure the platform supports both product intelligence and machine learning use cases. This is a hands-on role where you will own the architecture, pipelines and performance of the analytics stack. What You Will Be Doing • Design and build a scalable analytics architecture capable of handling hundreds of millions of transactions, • Build and optimise an OLAP analytics stack separate from the transactional database, • Design and maintain ETL / ELT pipelines moving data from transactional systems into the analytics warehouse, • Ensure data integrity across 100M+ transaction records, • Optimise analytical queries to deliver sub-second or few-second performance, • Implement monitoring, alerting and testing across data pipelines, • Support data modelling and suggest improvements to existing database structures, • Manage supporting infrastructure across the data platform, • Work closely with ML engineers to support model training and inference, • Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to turn business questions into efficient data models, • Contribute to the long term data architecture strategy, • Help establish data governance, consistency and quality standards across the platform Experience We Are Looking For • Strong experience as a Senior Data Engineer, • Advanced SQL skills and strong query optimisation experience, • Experience building large scale analytics systems, • Hands-on experience with OLAP databases such as ClickHouse, Snowflake or Amazon Redshift, • Experience designing and implementing ETL pipelines from scratch, • Experience implementing caching strategies using Redis or AWS ElastiCache, • Strong knowledge of AWS infrastructure, • Ability to explain complex technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders Nice To Have • Experience with real time analytics systems, • Experience building benchmarking or BI platforms, • Experience working with very large datasets, • Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Airflow, Kafka or AWS Glue, • Knowledge of partitioning and sorting strategies for large datasets, • Experience in startup or high growth environments, • Understanding of data science concepts such as clustering or recommendation 90 Day Outcomes Within the first 90 days you will be expected to deliver clear progress on the analytics platform. This includes: • Selecting the appropriate analytics warehouse based on performance, cost and scalability, • Designing and deploying ETL / ELT pipelines ingesting data from Amazon Aurora into the analytics warehouse, • Implementing monitoring and alerting across pipelines and warehouse infrastructure, • Reducing benchmark analytics query times to under 2 seconds, • Implementing a caching layer for frequently used analytical queries, • Evaluating the current data architecture and recommending improvements to support long term scale If you’ve spent most of your career working for a large business, think about applying. You’ll need to be able to adapt, pivot and face the challenges that happen in startups. Apply or DM for more information

Senior ML & AI Engineer Remote Up to £80,000 About the Role We’re partnered with a fast-growing tech startup focused on how brands and retailers use data. Their AI platform brings together data science, immersive visualisation, and large-scale machine learning to optimise product ranges, plan shopper journeys, and drive smarter commercial decisions. They’re now looking for a Senior ML & AI Engineer to join their lean, high-impact engineering team. This is a pivotal role at the intersection of ML engineering, backend systems, and LLM integration - ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced, hands-on environments where ML systems are core. Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems that power advanced ML and LLM applications., • Develop and manage end-to-end MLOps pipelines with automation, reproducibility, and scalability at their core., • Deploy and monitor machine learning and LLM models in production, identifying model drift and performance issues., • Drive research and development in modern ML, AI, and LLM approaches, applying SOTA techniques in a real-world setting., • Champion clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best engineering practices. What We’re Looking For • Strong academic background in Computer Science, ML, AI, or a related field., • Deep hands-on experience with Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face)., • Proven background in MLOps, including model versioning, CI/CD for ML, and production monitoring., • Experience building robust backend systems and APIs to serve ML models at scale., • Strong understanding of big data technologies and data orchestration tools (Airflow, DBT)., • Familiarity with LLM integration and optimisation in production environments., • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills., • Experience fine-tuning LLMs (e.g. Unsloth, cloud-based methods).

Full Stack Engineer (Java, React, AI/ML/LLM/SDK) – Cutting-Edge Series B scale up Location: Remote EU - Spain Salary: £70K - £110K About: We are seeking a Full Stack Engineer with a proven track record in building and scaling applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). This role requires deep expertise in Java, React, and modern AI/ML development, including LLM frameworks, SDKs, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems. Key Responsibilities • Design and develop scalable full-stack solutions involving both frontend (React/TypeScript) and backend (Java)., • Build and optimise AI/ML pipelines leveraging LLMs and RAG architectures., • Develop SDKs and APIs to support AI-driven applications in resource-constrained or production-grade environments., • Collaborate across engineering, product, and research teams to drive innovation in AI/ML-based products., • Ensure high performance, testability, and reliability across the stack. Key Qualifications • Strong proficiency in Java and React/TypeScript, • Hands-on experience building and deploying LLM-based systems (e.g., OpenAI, Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, etc.)., • Deep understanding of AI application architecture, including RAG systems, vector databases, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning., • Experience with ML model serving, SDK development, and working in production-grade environments., • Ability to work across the full stack and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment., • Product-focused engineer What We Offer: • The chance to work with cutting-edge hardware technologies in a high-growth environment., • A collaborative team culture that values innovation and technical excellence., • Competitive salary and benefits package.

Location: Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5TP Salary: Up to £38,500 per annum (plus sleeping-in allowances and benefits) Shift Pattern: 2 days on, 4 days off Are you looking for an exciting new role where you'll make a real difference in residential childrens care? Are you ready to make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of young people within a specialist residential care setting? As part of our ongoing growth plans, Adored Care's looking for a Deputy Manager to join our expanding residential care team and help lead our Morecambe-based children's home with excellence and empathy. (We're also on the lookout for a Team Leader, so if that's more your level, we'd love to chat). As well as offering a competitive starting salary of up to £38,500, you'll get all the support you need from our Registered Manager to develop your career in a progressive, supportive residential environment. About Adored Care Adored Care's committed to turning around the lives of children with complex needs. We strive to create a residential care home that nurtures mental well-being and helps every child grow into a responsible adult. Our leadership team, including our Outstanding-rated Responsible Individual, has decades of experience in the residential care and education sectors. We're committed to hiring the best people and offering genuine development opportunities. With a second home opening in the foreseeable future, its a really exciting time to join us as we grow our presence in the care sector. About Our Home We're proud of the EBD (Emotional Behavioural Difficulties) home we've created in the seaside town of Morecambe. Our detached residential house on a quiet street's been designed to be as homely as possible. It's been recently redecorated with the input of our staff team and even features a massive trampoline in the back garden. We're only a short walk from the beach, Toby Carvery, and the best pie shop in the area. We've a full residential care team currently being trained and we're looking for a Deputy Manager and a Team Leader to join us as we prepare to reopen at the end of March. The Role: What you'll be doing As the Deputy Manager, you'll act as a vital role model for our residential care staff and children. You'll contribute to a positive safeguarding culture and work closely with the Registered Manager, deputising where necessary to ensure continuity of leadership. Your day-to-day will involve: • Leading with Heart: Supporting the residential care team to ensure the highest standards of care're consistently maintained., • Operational Management: Managing daily operations, including staff rotas and team coordination., • Child-Centred Care: Developing individualised care plans tailored to each child's unique needs., • Team Development: Supporting staff through training and supervision, while helping the Registered Manager with recruitment and onboarding., • Compliance: Ensuring the residential home remains compliant with Ofsted regulations and Quality Standards., • Who you are: You're energetic, fun, and bring a high level of integrity to everything you do. You're someone who genuinely likes a challenge and is passionate about developing others., • Approach: Youve a proven ability to set firm and fair boundaries, creating a safe and structured environment for our young people., • Background: Experience as a Deputy Manager or Senior Team Leader within a residential childrens care setting, with a deep knowledge of Ofsted regulations and Quality Standards., • Qualifications: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)., • Life Experience: We value lived experiences. If you have a personal understanding of the challenges our young people face, your insight will be incredibly powerful here. Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or a willingness to work towards this). Your Package and Perks • Salary: Up to £38,500 per annum, based on experience., • Well-being: Employee Assistance Programme with access to a confidential helpline and therapy., • Discounts: Wide range of retail, leisure, travel, and food discounts., • Progression: With our second residential home opening soon, there'll be genuine opportunities for promotion into Registered Manager roles. 1. Apply: Submit your CV for review., 2. Screening: An initial call with the Registered Manager., 3. Interview: A face-to-face meeting with the Responsible Individual and Registered Manager. JBRP1_UKTJ

Lead Enterprise Architect Pay up to £99,836, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. Join us and shape how one of the UK's largest digital organisations connects, scales and secures the technology that underpins services for millions of citizens As a Lead Enterprise Architect, you'll join DWP Digital's Enterprise Architecture community - a team that designs the strategic technology direction for our entire organisation. You'll lead the development of DWP's reference architectures and digital blueprints, ensuring our systems evolve in a secure, modern and sustainable way. Your work will influence multi-billion-pound services, helping us manage technical risk, reduce complexity and drive transformation across a vast and critical technology estate. This is a high-impact, highly visible role. You'll be the recognised expert in integration architecture across DWP, shaping strategic decisions, guiding senior leaders and enabling the adoption of modern technologies. You'll balance big-picture vision with deep technical insight, helping teams across DWP and government deliver better, more resilient services. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? • You understand modern and legacy integration patterns, and know how technologies like APIs, events, messaging, file transfer and cloud-based integration all fit together across a large, complex organisation., • You have experience leading enterprise-scale architecture for major, business-critical systems - not just designing individual solutions, but shaping whole ecosystems and guiding major technology decisions., • You're confident presenting complex topics to a wide range of audiences - senior leaders, technical teams, cross-government partners and external stakeholders., • You have experience running architecture governance that helps organisations make consistent, informed decisions., • You know how to create reference architectures, principles and standards, and can explain them clearly to technical peers. As a Lead Enterprise Architect, you will be at the heart of shaping DWP's future technology landscape. You'll develop and maintain the DWP Enterprise Architecture, guiding how our systems evolve and ensuring teams have the patterns, standards and frameworks they need to build services confidently and consistently. This role is deeply strategic. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders and executive boards, helping them understand architectural risks, trade-offs and opportunities - ensuring our technology direction stays aligned with DWP's business strategy. You'll lead horizon scanning, keep us aware of industry, government and digital trends, and translate emerging thinking into actionable recommendations for DWP. This position will also play a central role in influencing how we integrate platforms and services across the enterprise. This isn't command-and-control: success comes from chairmanship, collaboration and the ability to bring people together behind a shared architectural vision. You'll work across teams, portfolios and programmes to unblock challenges, shape roadmaps, spark pathfinder projects as well as help technical teams adopt modern integration approaches. As the expert in this domain, you'll often represent DWP across government, contributing to cross-department initiatives and briefing senior leaders (including ministers) on specialist topics. You'll mentor other architects, support Product Delivery Unit teams, and help ensure the architectural 'jigsaw' across DWP fits together coherently. This is a role for someone who wants to originate strategy, shape technology direction at national scale, and leave a legacy that improves the way government works for years to come. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to We offer pay up to £99,836. That's £75,026 salary plus a Government Digital and Data Allowance of up to £24,810 subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: • Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies, • Time off volunteering and charitable giving, • Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP', • Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more, • Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference, • Sports and social activities, • DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards, • Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024, • Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a two-stage interview online. Click APPLYfor more information and to start your application. JBRP1_UKTJ

DWP. Digital with Purpose. Join DWP as a Senior Performance Analyst and drive evidence-based decision making that improves service performance and shape the future of public services in the UK. Our DWP Digital teams use fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UKs largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. Wed love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Strong ability to design and implement performance measurement frameworks, including KPIs, goals, user needs based measures, and benefit tracking to drive improvement. Experience setting and upholding Performance Analytics standards, ensuring high quality- measurement across digital teams and alignment with the Governments Digital by Default Service Standard. Proven capability in collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, using multiple data sources to create meaningful measures and demonstrate the value delivered by services. Experience building capability and supporting recruitment across the Performance Analytics profession, alongside acting as a community leader who shapes practice and shares expertise. Advanced technical skills, including expertise in Google Analytics, Looker Studio, Google BigQuery, Power BI, and strong SQL proficiency for complex querying, dataset joins, and dashboard creation. Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. You and your role As a Performance Analyst in DWP Digitals Working Age Services, youll put data at the heart of some of DWPs most critical products and services, including Universal Credit. Youll lead the delivery of high-quality performance analytics, setting measurement standards and embedding best practice across product teams. Youll shape effective performance frameworks, provide expert guidance, and ensure services are designed and iterated with clear, user-focused insight at their core. Youll develop KPIs, goals, and user-needs-based measures, analyse complex datasets, and communicate clear insights that influence decision-making. As a leader within the Performance Analytics community, youll also help set standards, support recruitment, and guide teams in using tools like Google Analytics, Looker Studio, BigQuery, Power BI, and SQL to meet the Digital by Default Service Standard. The work you do will help put better, more efficient and effective DWP services in the hands of millions of users. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - youll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £75,497. Pension: Youll get a civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £16,786 per year. Holidays: A leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. Youll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Bring your authentic self to work with I Can Be Me in DWP Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket. Professional development, mentoring and progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: Recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just three stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application

Pay up to £68,205. , plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an experienced Content Designer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? How will this be assessed? The application process for these roles includes both a technical statement and a personal statement. This is your opportunity to showcase clear examples and evidence of how you meet the following: Technical statement: Tell us about a time when you took a user-centred content design approach to a content task. We will ask you more about this example if you progress to interview. Personal Statement: Substantial experience of designing accessible and plain English content and of contributing to content patterns, processes or guidelines Substantial experience of using quantitative and qualitative data to make content decisions Ability to use different types of prototypes to show, explain and test your content Substantial experience of peer review and of contributing to a community of practice Experience collaborating with other disciplines and advocating for the role of content design Experience managing relationships with stakeholders and influencing them to make more user-centred and evidence-based decisions Experience contributing to content strategies or initiatives to help your organisation achieve the right outcomes You and your role Our Content Designers design and create clear, user-centred content, usually words, that help people understand and use government services. You will shape how information is structured across digital journeys - from GOV.UK pages and application forms to error messages, letters and emails - always guided by user needs. You'll take a strategic role in solving complex problems. You'll work with multidisciplinary teams to design effective user journeys, set standards and promote good practice. You'll build strong relationships to influence user-centred approaches, contribute to community-of-practice activities, and support recruitment and induction. You'll also lead, coach and develop other content designers. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of £57,946. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application. JBRP1_UKTJ

Location: Remote (UK or Greece) Salary: Competitive, based on experience Job Type: Full-Time Working for Krotos We revolutionize sound creation by making Hollywood-quality sound accessible to everyone. Our groundbreaking software, featured in blockbuster productions like Avengers and Game of Thrones, empowers creators to design high-quality sound faster and more intuitively. Our mission is to change the way people design and perform sound. As a fast-growing, remote-first company, we are pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation in content creation. The role Join our R&D team as an ML specialist to research, develop and ship technologies that change how people create sound. We're building systems that understand, manipulate and generate audio in ways that feel genuinely intuitive to professionals and we're nowhere near done. You'll own problems end-to-end, from identifying the right approach to getting it in front of customers, working closely with product to make sure what we build actually matters. Key objectives • Research and develop multimodal AI technologies that improve the way people work with sound, • Build and optimise LLM-powered audio pipelines and extend our Qwen-based vision model for audio production use cases, • Identify opportunities to apply the latest advances in generative AI and multimodal research to the professional audio field Responsibilities • Work within the team and research engineers to solve problems for film makers & sound designers, • Design and maintain backend inference systems that meet the latency and quality demands of professional audio workflows, • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to implement ML research in commercial products, • Work with the product owner to identify where ML creates the most value for customers, • Clearly and effectively communicate ML concepts, model behaviour and tradeoffs to the wider business, • Provide technical guidance on model architecture, fine-tuning strategy and deployment decisions Skills and experience Essential: • A degree in a relevant field or extensive professional experience, • Experience in commercial machine learning research and development, • Strong hands-on experience fine-tuning and adapting large language models (LoRA, QLoRA, PEFT, DPO/RLHF), • Experience working with data, training and evaluating machine learning models, • Experience with multimodal architectures — audio-language, vision-language, or both, • Extensive audio and signal processing knowledge — spectral features, neural codecs, generative audio models, • Experience deploying models to cloud inference (AWS or GCP) with awareness of latency and cost tradeoffs, • MLOps competency — experiment tracking, model versioning, evaluation pipelines, ML CI, • Experience with Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX), • Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, • A desire to innovate and push current practice Desirable: • Experience with vision-language models, particularly Qwen-VL or similar, • Experience with Agile software development practices, • Familiarity with VST/AU plugin architectures and real-time audio constraints, • Experience delivering ML technologies shipped in commercial audio software, • Knowledge of sound design and audio post-production workflows, • C++ reading ability, • Previously registered audio machine learning patents Team Core Values Inventive. Driven. Transparent. Our values define who we are and how we work: • Honesty & Transparency: We communicate openly, share the truth even when it’s difficult, and build trust through clarity, • Team Player: We collaborate, support each other, and put collective success above ego, • Problem Solver: We face challenges head-on and find creative, practical solutions., • Open-Minded: We listen to others, consider different perspectives, and recognise the complexity of good decisions, • Politeness & Respect: We treat colleagues and customers with courtesy and professionalism, • Curiosity & Growth: We love learning, experimenting, and continuously improving, • Data-Driven: We let insights and evidence guide our decisions, not guesswork, • High Standards: We take pride in excellence and pay attention to the details that matter, • Strong Work Ethic: We commit, follow through, and work hard to achieve ambitious goals Benefits • Competitive salary and benefits package, • Private health insurance, • Opportunities for professional growth and development, • Flexible, remote working environment, • Access to cutting-edge technology and tools, • Exciting projects in a fast-growing, innovative company Next steps Send your CV and a cover letter to explaining why you are the best candidate for this role, referencing the requirements above and including two to three brief examples of relevant results. Note: All offers are subject to eligibility to work in the UK or Greece and satisfactory references. At Krotos, we value diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the application and interview process.

Job Title: Employment Specialist – Connect to Work Salary: £28,383 – £31,683 per annum Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week Contract: Permanent Location(s): Based in the North East Combined Authority Region – 1 x Newcastle & 1 x North Tyneside About the Employer Our client is a long-established environmental and community charity with over 30 years of experience creating greener, healthier and more resilient places across the region. Their mission centres on Creating Better Places, Improving People’s Prospects, and Promoting Greener Living, helping communities thrive no matter the challenges they face. This charity delivers hundreds of locally-led projects each year, including initiatives that support young people into education, training and employment, helping them overcome barriers, build life skills, and reach their full potential. About the role They are looking for an Employment Specialist to support the delivery of their Connect to Work programme. You’ll use the Individual Placement & Support (IPS) model to provide person-centred IAG (Information, Advice and Guidance) support to a caseload of around 25 clients, helping them move into and sustain meaningful employment. You’ll build strong employer relationships to source suitable vacancies and work clo...

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Lead Technical Architect Pay up to £99,836, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work-life balance. Do you want to lead on the modernisation of systems that deliver billions of pounds in payments every week to citizens who rely on our support? As a Lead Technical Architect in DWP Payments, you'll operate at one of the highest levels of architectural leadership within DWP Digital. Payments is one of the most critical service areas in government, responsible for ensuring accurate, reliable and timely payments to millions of people. We are one of the biggest payers in the UK, across benefits and pensions and we're modernising our payments estate. We are moving away from legacy systems and designing future-proofed, event-driven, API-led architectures that are resilient, scalable and secure. You'll guide the technical strategy for major transformation initiatives, shaping how our next-generation payments platform will work. You'll provide expert architectural leadership across cloud, on-premise and hybrid environments, and work with multidisciplinary teams to design and govern high-risk, high-impact solutions. You'll collaborate closely with delivery teams and senior stakeholders, offering clear options and recommendations that influence technology decisions at scale. This is an exciting time to join us. The scale is huge, the challenge is real, and the opportunities for impact are significant. You'll help transform the backbone of one of the UK's largest public services. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? You know how to design microservice and API-led architectures, and you understand the tools, techniques and best practices behind them. You have hands-on experience with event-based architectures, including pub/sub models, data streaming and modern integration patterns. You can design architectures that span cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments, and understand networking, security, middleware, databases and integration. You use architecture principles, standards and patterns to guide design, making sure solutions align with strategy. You've shaped or supported delivery across agile, waterfall and hybrid environments, from initial concept all the way to go-live. You can take complex business needs and turn them into clear, traceable technical solutions that stakeholders can understand. You use architecture modelling techniques and tools to represent designs in a way that supports decision-making. You and your role As a Lead Technical Architect, you'll have a strategic role shaping how our Payments team designs, builds and operates the platforms that deliver billions in payments safely and reliably. We're taking on a major modernisation - moving from complex legacy systems to modern cloud-based, event-driven architecture. You'll help lead that change, ensuring our new platforms are robust, secure, flexible and future-ready. You'll work across multiple teams and programmes, guiding architectural direction, setting standards and ensuring solutions meet both technical and business needs. You'll inspire, mentor and support the architecture community, helping others grow and ensuring consistent and high-quality design across the organisation. Leadership in this role means influence: setting strategy, supporting communities, guiding decisions and creating clarity in complex environments. You'll solve some of the biggest and most important challenges in government technology: modernising legacy payment systems, improving resilience, handling huge volumes of data, and ensuring that millions of people get the right payment at the right time. Your impact will be felt in the reliability and security of services that people depend on every day. This is a role for someone who thrives on complexity, embraces large-scale transformation and wants to leave a lasting legacy in public service. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to We offer pay up to £99,836. That's £75,026 salary plus a Government Digital and Data Allowance of up to £24,810 subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a two-stage interview online. Click APPLY for more information and to start your application. TPBN1_UKTJ

Job Title: Employment Specialist – Connect to Work Salary: £28,383 – £31,683 per annum Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week Contract: Permanent Location(s): Based in the North East Combined Authority Region – 1 x Newcastle & 1 x North Tyneside About the employer Our client is a long-established environmental and community charity with over 30 years of experience creating greener, healthier and more resilient places across the region. Their mission centres on Creating Better Places, Improving People’s Prospects, and Promoting Greener Living, helping communities thrive no matter the challenges they face. They deliver hundreds of locally-led projects each year, including initiatives that support young people into education, training and employment, helping them overcome barriers, build life skills, and reach their full potential. About the role The organisation is looking for an Employment Specialist to support the delivery of their Connect to Work programme. You’ll use the Individual Placement & Support (IPS) model to provide person-centred IAG support to a caseload of around 25 clients, helping them move into and sustain meaningful employment. You’ll build strong employer relationships to source suitable vacancies and work closely with partners including health providers, mental health services, JCP, and other employment organisations to ensure joined-up support. About you The employer is looking for someone who is: • Passionate in supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve their potential., • A strong communicator, confident engaging with clients, employers and partners., • Equipped with strong analytical and problem-solving ability, able to assess needs and identify effective employment solutions., • Person-centred, empathetic and passionate about helping others succeed., • Skilled at building positive, trusting relationships., • Highly organised with the ability to manage a varied caseload and meet deadlines. Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 24th March 2026 Please note, should the employer receive a high volume of applications, they may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application. Interested? Please click the job board apply button to be taken to the next stage where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions (you may need to scroll down). This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Make yourself at home: The employer want you to be yourself and they value everything that makes you unique. They recognise and celebrate your difference and together you will make the organisation a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer they offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. The employer ensures that they provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that they organise. They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.? Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people they appoint are suitable to work with children, young people and adults This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract. No agencies please.

Pay up to £92,522, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for an exceptional Head of Secure Design to help protect some of the UK's most important digital services, including Universal Credit. We're building secure, resilient digital services that millions of people rely on every day. As the UK's largest government department, DWP supports people at key moments in their lives and delivers over £195bn in payments each year. Security is central to everything we do. From safeguarding Universal Credit to protecting critical data and systems, the scale and purpose of our work are extraordinary. You'll play a pivotal role in strengthening the security foundations behind some of the UK's most widely used digital services. You'll shape our secure-by-design approach, reduce fraud and cyber risk, and ensure our teams can deliver safe, consistent, user-centred services at scale. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven leadership skills, with the ability to influence, engage and communicate effectively with senior leaders and lead direct teams with clarity and confidence. Expert knowledge of protective security, with the ability to drive innovation while balancing security requirements with service delivery and transformation needs. Strong ability to integrate external threat intelligence, organisational context and situational awareness to build a holistic threat picture, including the effective use of threat models and clear communication to stakeholders. Ability to provide strategic oversight and leadership to specialist security functions (e.g., penetration testing, Security Architecture, DevSecOps, product and compliance assurance), including confidently challenging assumptions and driving change. Demonstrable experience managing risk across the full risk lifecycle, communicating risk in clear, actionable terms to enable informed prioritisation and decision making. Significant experience working in large, complex and mission-critical programme or enterprise environments. CISSP or similar certification or can demonstrate equivalent skills and experience across those domains. You and your role You'll lead the security design function across Working Age Services, shaping secure, resilient and user-centred systems used by millions every day. You'll oversee our security posture, fraud-risk frameworks and tooling, ensuring strong controls, informed risk-based decisions and clear visibility of vulnerabilities. Working with product teams, subject matter experts and senior leaders, you'll drive consistency in secure design, support the modernisation of our technology landscape, and champion best practice across cyber, fraud and error prevention. This is a hands-on leadership role, owning security and fraud standards and ensuring robust, scalable solutions that safeguard our services and the citizens who rely on them. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £92,552. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application. TPBN1_UKTJ

Backup and Recovery Engineer Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an outstanding Backup and Recovery Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Hands on experience in Implementation, Migration, Operations and Support of Backup applications. Demonstrable use of Rubrik backup solutions across multi-cloud (AWS, Azure, OCI GCP) and on-premises infrastructure and experience of Integration of Rubrik with external platforms (e.g. ServiceNow, Splunk, vSphere, Azure AD) using REST APIs and automation tools (Ansible) Proven ability of managing Cloud compute, storage, and configurations, ensuring solutions are repeatable, scalable, resilient, and highly available Experience and knowledge of service management frameworks (ITIL - Incident, Problem, Change and SLAs). Demonstrable experience of producing and rapidly delivering minimum viable solutions, results focused with ability to prioritize the most impactful work. Working experience of regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, DORA and their organizational impact. Support audit and regulatory compliance efforts related to data protection. You and your role A day as a Backup and Recovery Engineer is all about keeping the organisation's data safe and recoverable, whether it lives in the cloud or on-prem. You'll spend your time making sure backup systems are running smoothly, spotting issues before they become problems and jumping in to fix things fast when they do. You'll work closely with Architects, SREs, Delivery Managers and Product Managers, so there's plenty of collaboration as you help shape and run the backup services everyone relies on. Some days you'll be involved in designing or improving how we back things up across public cloud and traditional infrastructure. Other days are more hands on, checking alerts, dealing with backup failures, looking into suspicious activity or helping colleagues understand how the systems work. When major incidents happen, you take the lead in getting everything back to a healthy state, working with security teams if there's anything unusual going on, like potential ransomware or unauthorised access. You'll move between Linux and Windows environments depending on what needs doing. Overall, it's a mix of problem solving, teamwork, technical know-how and keeping the department's data safe and recoverable every single day. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £ 52,442 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% , worth over £12,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexitime. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application. TPBN1_UKTJ

DWP. Digital with Purpose. Join DWP as a Lead Security Architect and shape the secure design of large-scale digital services, lead innovation in security tech, and drive strategic security initiatives that protect millions across the UK. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Security Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards. Presenting architecture design to technical governance forums. Shaping and supporting technology initiatives, projects, programmes and portfolios. Technical authoring skills, particularly for the production of technical design and specification documents. Being the security lead in technical governance forums. Mandatory Criteria/Qualifications CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) or a Master's in Cyber Security. SC Clearance. You and your role As a Lead Security Architect at DWP, you will shape and govern the security architecture behind some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. You'll work across high-complexity services, setting long-term security strategy, defining architectural principles, and guiding senior stakeholders to make secure, informed decisions that protect our systems and millions of users. You'll take the lead in designing secure, scalable solutions across a wide range of digital services. This includes providing expert guidance, producing high-quality technical documentation, and contributing to key governance forums to ensure all solutions remain aligned with secure-by-design standards and organisational goals. The role also places you at the forefront of innovation-researching emerging technologies, solving complex security challenges, and sharing best practice across the profession. Your expertise will play a crucial part in ensuring DWP delivers modern, resilient and user-focused digital services for people across the UK. Details. Wages. Perks. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home (40%) and some time collaborating face to face in a hub (60%). Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £99,836. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £21,735 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket. Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just three stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview 1: Delivery of a 10-minute presentation. Interview 2: Assessment of Behaviours and Technical Skills CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application TPBN1_UKTJ

Job Title: Employment Specialist – Connect to Work Salary: £28,383 – £31,683 per annum Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week Contract: Permanent Location(s): Based in the North East Combined Authority Region – 1 x Newcastle & 1 x North Tyneside About us Groundwork NE & Cumbria is a long‑established environmental and community charity with over 30 years of experience creating greener, healthier and more resilient places across the region. Our mission centres on Creating Better Places, Improving People’s Prospects, and Promoting Greener Living, helping communities thrive no matter the challenges they face. We deliver hundreds of locally‑led projects each year, including initiatives that support young people into education, training and employment, helping them overcome barriers, build life skills, and reach their full potential. About the role We’re looking for an Employment Specialist to support the delivery of our Connect to Work programme. You’ll use the Individual Placement & Support (IPS) model to provide person‑centred IAG support to a caseload of around 25 clients, helping them move into and sustain meaningful employment. You’ll build strong employer relationships to source suitable vacancies and work closely with partners including health providers, mental health services, JCP, and other employment organisations to ensure joined‑up support. About you We’re looking for someone who is: • Passionate in supporting young people to overcome barriers and achieve their potential., • A strong communicator, confident engaging with clients, employers and partners., • Equipped with strong analytical and problem‑solving ability, able to assess needs and identify effective employment solutions., • Person‑centred, empathetic and passionate about helping others succeed., • Skilled at building positive, trusting relationships., • Highly organised with the ability to manage a varied caseload and meet deadlines., • Confident working independently and collaboratively. A full driving licence and the ability to work flexible hours when required would be beneficial. Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 24th March 2026 Please note, should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application. Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Make yourself at home: We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract. No agencies please

DWP. Digital with Purpose. We need software engineers with skills in COBOL. As a COBOL Software Engineer, you'll join one of DWP Digital's specialist engineering teams responsible for maintaining, modernising and transforming the core platforms that keep vital payments flowing to over 15 million people every year. These systems - built using Microfocus COBOL - are at the heart of DWP's operational stability, and your work will directly impact the availability, accuracy and resilience of services relied upon by millions. This is a hands-on engineering role with real leadership impact. You'll guide and develop a team of 5 engineers, drive technical direction across multiple applications and lead the modernisation of some of the most significant legacy services in government. Over time, you'll play a role in helping DWP transition these core systems into Java-based services, giving you continued exposure to new and emerging technologies. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Strong, hands-on experience working with Microfocus COBOL, especially building or maintaining large-scale systems. Awareness of additional technologies such as Tuxedo, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and scripting languages. Understanding of tools or languages like Python, Java, Ansible, Jira, and cloud platforms such as AWS. Knowledge of SQL and the fundamentals of object-oriented principles. Awareness of test-driven development and approaches like business-driven development. Understanding of automated testing and how it fits into continuous deployment environments. You and your role As a COBOL Software Engineer, you'll be central to maintaining and modernising the platforms that deliver over £150bn in payments every year. These services are some of the largest and most important in the UK, and you'll be responsible for ensuring they remain stable, secure and resilient. You'll work within our delivery teams, helping to lead refactoring work across some of our major COBOL applications, modernising how they operate today and preparing them for the strategic technology shift DWP is undertaking over the next decade. This role has a strong leadership and development focus. You'll coach and mentor junior engineers, support those progressing through our Engineering Academy, and help grow the next generation of specialist COBOL talent. You'll also provide 3rd-line support when needed, resolving complex technical issues that require deep system understanding. We can promise challenge and variety. One day you might be leading technical improvements to legacy codebases; the next, planning infrastructure maintenance, resolving live service challenges, or influencing how we deliver future modernisation programmes. If you enjoy solving complex engineering problems and developing the next generation of engineering talent, then this is an opportunity to make a real impact and leave a long-lasting legacy on the future of public services. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer pay up to £59,813. That's £46,547 salary plus a Digital Allowance of up to £13,266 subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £13,485 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days and rising to 26 days after one year. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. And we have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024 Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025 Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards Process We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. Click APPLY for more information and to start your application. TPBN1_UKTJ

Human Resources Business Partner (x 2) Newcastle United Permanent Newcastle Upon Tyne Competitive Salary We are the heartbeat of the city. Come and be a part of a long and proud history where we strive to be the best in everything we do, on and off the pitch. Bringing the people and communities together, join the Newcastle United Family, as we embark on the next steps of our exciting journey. About the role We are looking for experienced, strategic HR professionals who thrive on shaping high‑performing environments. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact at one of the fastest‑growing and most ambitious clubs in world football. As our HR Business Partner, you’ll work closely with senior leaders to develop strategic people priorities that drive performance, strengthen culture, and support our ambition to be a world‑class organisation. You’ll bring insight, influence and coaching, helping leaders embed strong people management capability while ensuring our people experience remains consistently high across the club. This is a role for a credible, values‑driven HR professionals who enjoy building relationships, challenging constructively, and creating solutions that deliver real impact. About you You’ll possess: • Significant experience at senior HR level within a business partnering model., • Proven experience working with senior stakeholders, building trusted and collaborative relationships., • Strong experience managing complex employee relations matters and mitigating risk., • Highly developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills., • The ability to analyse and present data to inform decisions and drive meaningful action., • Experience of managing performance and driving accountability through leaders., • High levels of empathy, collaboration and resilience., • Degree, CIPD Level 7 or significant equivalent experience in HR or people management. It would be great if you have the following experience (but not essential): • Mediation, coaching or employment law qualifications., • Experience in a professional sporting environment., • Experience with CORE/Access HR & Payroll systems About the team We’re building a People & Talent function that not only supports our future success but drives it — on and off the pitch. Location This role is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Please note, if you are not located in the Northeast and unable to relocate, we regret that we will not be able to progress your application. We work together, face‑to‑face, five days a week at St. James Park and Academy, First Team and Women’s Team sites. This rhythm is fundamental to who we are; it helps us build trust quickly, share ideas easily, learn from one another, and drive a genuinely collaborative culture. United As One We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and believe in equal opportunities for all. We recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths. We work together to reflect the communities we serve and to maintain an inclusive environment in which everyone can be their authentic self and is enabled to achieve their full potential. Safeguarding We’re committed to being a place where everyone is safe, heard, valued and able to thrive so we place high value on the safeguarding and welfare of everyone we engage with. How to apply To access the full job description for this role please click here. For further information on this role and about the club and our values please visit our careers page. Please apply as soon as possible as this vacancy may close early should we receive a high volume of suitable candidates. Recruitment Agencies – please note that we do not accept unsolicited / speculative candidate details or applications. Any candidates supplied, unless formally requested, will be taken as a direct / free candidate