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Reference: REQ0258 Description: This role will support the delivery of the Council’s economic development objectives, our community wealth building aims and the objectives of the climate and nature strategy. The role will act as the primary contact with business in the district, promoting a sustainable economy that reduces carbon emissions, promotes health and wellbeing and local resilience. The role focuses on working with and across local business, economic partnerships and with initiatives to create a thriving and sustainable local economy. Role Responsibilities:Lead the delivery of the Council’s economic development objectives, contributing to the creation of a thriving and sustainable local economy.Provide the main point of contact between local business and the Council to build good relationships and networks and, maintain the business section of the SDC and Natural Place websitesContribute to achieving the Councils Climate and Nature Strategy, Health and Wellbeing Strategy and community wealth building objectivesBe an active partner and seek out opportunities to collaborate with external organisations such as the County Council, neighbouring district authorities, education & skills providers, business support organisations and the voluntary & community centreContribute to the development and implementation of projects and initiatives that support the local economy, and increase the resilience and sustainability of local businesses. Requirements:Understanding of the local economy and links between climate change, economic development, inequality, and health and wellbeingExperience contributing to policy development, strategy delivery, or partnership projectsStrong analytical, research, and report-writing skillsAbility to work collaboratively across teams and with external partnersGood communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues clearlyExperience contributing to project delivery, policy development, or partnership working For more information about this role please email INTERVIEW DATE: 28th May 2026In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm we provide a range of staff benefits. Please click here for more information: local government reorganisation is planned for Gloucestershire, which may result in changes to structures and services. Potential changes are provisionally timetabled for April 2028. We are committed to supporting all employees through this transition and ensuring continuity of employment wherever possible. Joining us now means you’ll be part of shaping an exciting new chapter for local government. It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and people with disabilities. Responsible recruitment practices for safeguarding are in place within the Council’s HR policies and processes. This is part of our commitment as a Council to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people, and children. Stroud District has an energy unlike any other place. It’s green and dynamic, climate conscious and motivated, creative and collaborative, and unapologetically ambitious. To find out more about what makes our place, our people and our businesses so special, please follow the link to our dedicated website: Stroud District – The Natural Place Region: Location: Ebley Mill - Stroud Salary: 45,091 per annum (pay award pending) Package: Excellent pension scheme - Flexi Working Scheme - Hybrid working approach - Employee Wellbeing Offer - For more information please see the benefits section on our website Contractual hours: 37 Basis: Temporary

Are you a Speech and Language Therapist with Neuro experience, looking for a new opportunity where you will be supported to develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, join The Dean Neurological Centre in Gloucester. Where you will be working The Dean Neurological Centre has 60 beds in Gloucester (GL2 9EE), which is on the outskirts of the town within easy commute from Gloucester, Cheltenham and surrounding villages. The Centre delivers specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complex long-term neurological conditions who require ongoing support and assistance to maximise functional ability. It specialises in slow stream rehabilitation where the emphasis is placed on maximising each individual's abilities, comfort and quality of life. Bedrooms are fitted with high dependency equipment, including ceiling track hoists, wall mounted suction and oxygen equipment., with all rooms adapted to individual requirements. There are also well-equipped therapy facilities and other facilities such as gardens, gym and minibus. You will lead group therapeutic group sessions, helping people develop and improve their speech and communication. Building one-to-one rapport with service users, you will encourage engagement and empower recovery. You will have experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans. With a strong emphasis on teamwork, you’ll receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals and enjoy access to a variety of training courses to support you reach your career goals As a Speech and Language Therapist you will be: • Demonstrating specialist skills in dealing with complex cases, cultural and linguistic differences, and to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management., • Undertaking audits and contributing to research in the provision of treatments., • HCPC registration, • Experience of managing a caseload involving assessment and treatment of dysphagia, • Experience of working with families At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future: • Annual base salary of £45,996, • A welcome bonus of £3600, • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window., • Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals, • Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!, • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, • Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts, • Life Assurance, for added peace of mind, • Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support., • 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be, • Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time, • Pension contribution, to help secure your future Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

Event volunteer – Cheltenham Pretty Muddy – 27 June 2026 You can make a big difference in just a few hours. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to support our next Cancer Research UK Pretty Muddy event in Cheltenham, on the 27th June 2026. Whether you’re coming solo, bringing a friend or part of a larger group, your support means our event can run smoothly and raise money to fund lifesaving research. We’re looking for people who are: • Engaging, friendly and keen to make sure everyone has a brilliant day., • Willing to get stuck in and help., • Good communicators., • Flexible and can use their own initiative. Whether you’re a first-time volunteer or a seasoned veteran, we’d love for you to join us! Just click on the Apply on website link at the bottom of this page, and you will be re-directed to the Cancer Research UK volunteerin...

Next Generation Sequencing Scientist (NGS)/ Sneior Microbiologist Campden BRI offer microbiology analytical testing and consultancy services, including: analytical testing, safety and spoilage, molecular and microbiology methods, emerging microbiology, brewing microbiology research and industrial heat process microbiology to the food and drink manufacturing industry. Microbiology & Methods Team Are you an experienced Microbiologist looking to take the next step in your career? Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in delivering high‑quality, cutting‑edge microbiological and molecular services for a wide range of clients across the food & drink industry. This role is site based at our Head Office in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. Position • You will manage the implementation of contract projects in the Microbiology Section with a focus on molecular biology-based analysis., • You will be responsible for managing daily resource planning, health and safety issues, project results gathering and interpretation. You'll contribute to project costings and managing client interactions in conjunction with the Section Lead., • You'll provide our customers with technical support in the areas of molecular microbiology analysis, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), Library preparation (RNA/DNA), especially the 16s metabarcoding bacteria population profiling analysis, microbial genotyping, virus testing and involves testing food and non-food products., • This is a senior role for a competent Microbiologist with a commercial focus. Candidates should be competent in molecular microbiological techniques and have the ability to be client facing, with an operational focus on managing staff and resources. Requirements • Minimum Scientific Degree (or equivalent) plus proven technical experience in a laboratory environment ideally PhD/MSc, • Experience of next generation sequencing (NGS), library preparation and bioinformatic analysis of NGS, • Experience of sample preparation, library making and running NGS sequencing platforms, • Knowledge of analytical tools for NGS, • Working knowledge of UKAS accredited microbiological methods, • Working Knowledge of recognised quality systems e.g. UKAS. ISO 90001 and 17025, • Proficient at analysing microbiological results and making decisions based on this interpretation, • Experienced in supervising a team of technical staff and associated resources, • Competent with working with spoilage organisms e.g. Pseudomonas, yeasts and moulds, lactic acid bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, • Competence with working with food borne pathogens e.g. Salmonella, Listeria, Staph aureus, Bacillus cereus including knowledge of cell morphology, media, incubation times and temperature requirements, • Capacity to work off-site with clients if required Benefits • Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards, • 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays, • Buy and sell holiday scheme, • A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%, • Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays), • Subsidised onsite restaurant, • Salary £34,000-£45,000 pa dependent on experience Due to our rural location you must have your own transport and a valid UK driver's license. Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Click 'apply now' or send your CV to .

Senior Data Scientist & Machine Learning Researcher Gloucester, Manchester Benefits: £: Competitive salary Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution) 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr) Company bonus scheme (discretionary) Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others Enhanced sick pay Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave Work Culture 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements. Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early! Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role. Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year. Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team. What You Will Do Raytheon UK has a perm opportunity for a Senior Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher to join our Strategic Research Group (SRG). As a Senior Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher, you will be responsible for the technical development and leadership of AI/ML projects from initial idea scoping right through to final project delivery both in customer and internal domains. You will demonstrate novel thinking and propose new ideas for solving challenging problems while mentoring others on your project team to deliver towards your proposed solution. The Strategic Research Group (SRG) is a team of Data Science, Machine Learning and AI specialists who develop novel AI solutions to mission focussed problems. You can be based with our Gloucester, Manchester or London team, working in a hybrid capacity (average of 3 days a week on-site). You must already hold or be able to gain SC clearance (on Day 1) and eDV clearance (once started). Responsibilities Develop complex, novel data science solutions, contributing significantly to machine learning projects with minimal guidance. Brings experience in scoping, designing, and delivering data-centric solutions while working collaboratively across disciplines. Undertake research and applied AI/ML tasks on both customer and internal research projects Generate ideas for new research directions and provide technical leadership in small project groups. Mentor more junior team members within their project team and the wider SRG. Work with customers and internal stakeholders, with varied technical knowledge, to determine appropriate technical approaches and do the technical development required for delivery. Required Skills & Experience BSc in Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field Experience coding in Python and associated ML packages (HuggingFace, TensorFlow, PyTorch). Have an established track record of delivering ML solutions to customers and internal stakeholders. Demonstrate deep understanding of AI/ML algorithms for different data types and tasks including Generative AI, NLP and computer vision, sufficient to be able to undertake research and development beyond existing literature. Experience of training and developing AI models including Large Language Models. Ability to produce high-quality scientific writing for internal & external stakeholders as well as academic publications. Experience of mentoring other team members and undertaking technical leadership on small projects or sub-parts of larger deliveries. Desirable Skills & Experience PhD. or Masters degree highlighting experience of academic research. Experience using robust ML pipelines, appropriate version control and environment management (such as venvs or Docker) Working knowledge of Linux systems, using basic commandline functionality (e.g. AWS CLI, Docker CLI, Linux commands like ssh, ls, cd) Experience of deploying AI models in a scalable way for external users. Experience working in Cloud, preferably AWS but also GCP or Azure. Research publications in peer reviewed journals. Experience of writing technical project proposals RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. TPBN1_UKTJ

Plant Technician (Mobile Role) Birmingham, South Wales and London £22ph, OTE rate £33ph. Up to £55,000 OTE Monday to Friday, 07:00 – 15:30 (flexibility available) Your Role If you are looking to be part of an award-winning company, offering you a great career, then look no further! Our client is looking for an experienced Plant Technician. As a Plant Technician, your role will be to keep our customers’ vehicles and machinery fully maintained and compliant to maximise uptime. The right candidate will be able to deliver an exceptional service and to the highest quality. Being part of our team is about being experts in what we do. We are committed to investing in your career and skill set, so when you join our technical team, you will benefit from an annual appraisal and comprehensive, ongoing training Day to day, you will be: * Performing major and minor repairs to plant machinery. * Carrying out PDI works and attachment set up on plant machinery. * Mobile repair and maintenance of plant machinery. * Performing regular inspection and general preventive maintenance services according to machine hrs and schedules. * Maintaining inventory in the service vehicle and cleanliness from oil spills and dust. * Working with other departments, including the sales team to ensure a quality and reliable service level is provided to customers. * Working with repair teams to help diagnose and plan repairs for to machines/vehicles. * Maintaining records of machines/vehicles that have been repaired or handled. Skills & Behaviours Required for this Role: You will need to be level 3 (NVQ or City and Guilds or IMI Qualification) in Plant Machinery Repair and maintenance. What’s more, you will need the ability to identify worn and faulty components in accordance with the DVSA Standards and have a current, full UK driving license for the relevant vehicle and machinery classes. Additionally, you will need to be flexible on location and working hours. Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the criteria. As long as you are experienced for the role, and hold the relevant and required qualifications, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t feel like you meet all our requirements. We want to know about your passions, achievements, learning and growth. If this role excites you, start a conversation with us! Benefits for you * An extra day off for your Birthday * Overtime opportunities paid at X 1.5 basic hourly rate * Saturdays paid at overtime. * 20 days of annual leave per year PLUS Bank Holidays * Four times death in service benefit. * Internal Mentorship programme * Working for a workplace which champions women. * Awarded Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award (RLS) * Working with our award-winning team – several of our team were recognised at the MT WIMT awards and we won silver at the internal communication and engagement awards for our new starter onboarding process. * Auto-enrolment pension. * Self-development journal * Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies and return to work post mat-leave policy. * Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion). * Mental Health First Aiders. * Reward and recognition programmes * * Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training. * Long service recognition and annual leave increase after 5 years’ service. * Branded uniform * Charities of the Year programme, Army Sport sponsors and community engagement initiatives Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds