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Rainbox Fundraising Lead — Award-Winning Water-Tech Location: Mostly remote (UK but international considered), with occasional meetings in Bristol & London Hours: Flexible working hours Ways of working: Outcomes-focused; self-managed; collaborative About RainBox RainBox is an award-winning, one-year-old startup tackling water scarcity with modular, solar-powered systems that purify and recycle water for emergency provision, off-grid communities, agriculture, households, and municipal/grey-water networks. The need is immediate and global; our technology addresses safety, resilience and cost. We’re a right-place, right-time solution: we’ve already won 2 of our first 3 grants/competitions (others pending), we have many eligible grants and prizes to pursue, and we’re preparing for B Corp certification to lock in mission and standards as we scale. We’ve operated in “stealth mode” while developing our core technology and partnerships, but that’s about to change. The Team You’ll Join • World-class team working in a focused, collaborative environment, • 4 PhDs (core team + consultants) across thermodynamics, computational modelling and sustainable engineering, • 6 former Dyson engineers covering design, prototyping and productisation, • Global advisors at the top of their fields: MEP/grey-water systems, optics, international deployment, market & finance The Opportunity • Strong core technology with a clear, validated need, • A broad set of grants, prizes, philanthropic funders and investor networks to engage, • Rich technical content, validated claims and high-quality graphics — no need to start from scratch What You’ll Do • Lead and win grants, prizes and philanthropic funding; cultivate investor and partner-network relationships, • Own the process end-to-end: prospecting, qualification, drafting, submission, follow-up and diligence, • Work closely with the team to deliver credible, compelling proposals with strong technical/scientific input, • Manage ongoing funding activity: maintain active opportunities, progress them to decision, and report outcomes clearly, • Represent RainBox to funders with clarity, warmth and professionalism What We’re Looking For • Proven experience in fundraising, development or investor relations (startup, non-profit or impact), • Demonstrable success securing grants, philanthropy or investment, • Excellent writing and relationship skills; a collaborative, easy-to-work-with teammate Offer & Structure We’re early-stage, so the role begins on commission while we validate fit and traction together, then transitions to base + commission. • Months 0–3 (commission-only):, • 12% commission on funds secured through grants and prizes (a lower rate applies for philanthropy and investor funding), • After Month 3 (conversion):, • If success rate is ≥40%, move to £40,000 base (pro-rata) + 7% commission on grants and prizes (lower rate for philanthropy/investors), • Working pattern: Mostly remote, flexible hours, with occasional meetings in Bristol and London. The role is self-managed with clear OKRs and supportive, cross-functional collaboration. Why RainBox (it’s more than a job) • Save lives, build climate resilience, and keep children — particularly girls — in school, • Unlock grey-water recycling as a core solution for water-stressed cities

About DXB Perfume DXB Perfume is the UK’s leading distributor and retailer of Arabian fragrances, bringing Dubai’s bold, opulent spirit to customers across the UK and beyond. We combine heritage scents with modern innovation, building a disruptive fragrance brand designed to shake up the global market. We’re not here to blend in – we’re here to dominate. The Role We are looking for a Social Media Manager who is a disruptor at heart — someone who thrives on breaking rules, pushing creative boundaries, and driving measurable results fast. You will be obsessed with TikTok, Instagram, and emerging social platforms — not just to post content, but to hack growth, build viral momentum, and deliver immediate commercial impact. This isn’t just a scheduling role. This is about owning DXB’s cultural voice online, creating noise that converts into community, footfall, and sales. What You’ll Do 1. Aggressive Growth & Disruption • Build and execute bold, trend-led strategies that make DXB the most talked-about perfume brand online., • Drive explosive growth in followers, engagement, and reach — with clear weekly KPIs., • React at speed to cultural moments, trending sounds, and viral opportunities., • Use social listening + competitor monitoring to ensure DXB leads, not follows. 2. Content & Community Domination • Create viral-first content (short-form video, collabs, social stunts) that gets people talking., • Manage a constant drumbeat of posts, stories, and lives, ensuring DXB always has share of voice., • Build a loyal community — not just followers, but fans who engage, buy, and advocate., • Act as the voice of DXB Perfume across all social touchpoints. 3. Influencer & Creator Partnerships • Identify and lock in cutting-edge creators before competitors do., • Manage influencer campaigns that deliver real ROI, not vanity metrics., • Drive creator-led product launches, collaborations, and stunts that cut through noise., • Build an influencer ecosystem that makes DXB the fragrance brand influencers want to work with. 4. Commercial Accountability • Align social campaigns with sales, launches, and retail activations., • Track and report on weekly KPIs (follower growth, engagement, reach, traffic, conversions)., • Test and optimise constantly — if it doesn’t work, pivot fast., • Deliver quantifiable impact on awareness and revenue. What We’re Looking For • A natural disruptor — bold, fearless, and obsessed with making noise., • 3+ years in social media/influencer marketing, ideally in beauty, fragrance, or lifestyle brands., • Proven track record of viral content and rapid social growth (show us your wins)., • Deep knowledge of TikTok & Instagram mechanics — algorithms, trends, hacks., • Experience negotiating and running high-impact influencer campaigns., • Creative, fast, and resourceful — can make something out of nothing., • Data-driven: you know how to prove ROI from social., • Thrives in a high-pressure, high-speed, scale-up environment. KPIs You’ll Be Judged On • Follower Growth (TikTok & Instagram as #1 priority), • Engagement Rate (not just likes, but comments, shares, saves), • Content Reach & Virality (frequency of viral hits), • Influencer ROI (traffic, sales, awareness driven), • Social-to-Sales Conversion (trackable impact on online + retail campaigns) Why Join DXB Perfume? • Be part of a trailblazing fragrance brand rewriting the rules of luxury retail., • Autonomy to move fast and break things — no corporate red tape., • A brand backed by ambition, growth, and international expansion. 💥 If you’re not ready to disrupt the fragrance industry, this isn’t the role for you. If you are, let’s talk.

About the job Who Are We? Socrates is a global web3 social media and entertainment platform based on the blockchain, where users earn rewards by participating in multiple-choice Q&As, debating and sharing knowledge. Combining the best of Social-Fi and Game-Fi, the organisation aims to explore the power of technology to reshape the world and new ways of collective thinking. Benefits • Competitive salary, • Global remote work opportunities, • Flexible working hours, • Digital nomad friendly Why join us? You’ll have the chance to: • Shape global reward programs in a pioneering Web3 company., • Work at the intersection of finance, people, and blockchain innovation., • Grow your career in a dynamic, international, and supportive team. The role We are looking for a motivated Global C&B Specialist to join our team. In this role, you’ll help design fair and competitive reward structures while also managing hands-on payroll and benefits operations. This is a great opportunity for someone with 3–5 years of C&B/Total Rewards experience who wants to grow in a global and fast-moving environment. Responsibilities Strategy & Reward Design • Support the development of our pay philosophy, job levels, and salary ranges., • Partner with Legal on equity and token-based incentives (e.g. options, vesting, liquidity/lock-up)., • Contribute to annual/bi-annual compensation reviews (merit, promotions, bonuses, commissions)., • Help design incentive programs for different teams (e.g. sales quotas, project bonuses, on-chain bounties). Operations (Hands-on Delivery) • Manage global payroll with external providers, handling monthly updates, joiners/leavers., • Keep HR data accurate and create simple dashboards (e.g. pay equity, benefits usage)., • Ensure compliance with employment law and internal processes. Advisory & Business Partnering • Advise managers on offers, retention packages, and reward communications., • Provide tools, guidance, and training to help managers make pay and benefits decisions., • Be a trusted go-to contact for reward-related questions. Requirements • 3–5 years’ experience in C&B/Total Rewards, covering both compensation design and operations (payroll/benefits)., • Proficiency in written and spoken Chinese (required for cross-regional collaboration)., • Experience with equity plans, and ideally some exposure to token/crypto incentives (Web3, fintech, or tech is a plus)., • Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills with the ability to turn data into insights., • Detail-oriented and adaptable, with a hands-on approach in a fast-paced environment. Nice to Have • CIPP, WorldatWork, or other C&B qualifications., • Experience in start-ups/scale-ups with global distributed teams., • Exposure to sales/revenue-linked incentives., • Familiarity with on-chain rewards and vesting/lock-up structures.

Batonics builds high-throughput quantitative trading and research platforms and AI agents for leading funds and institutions across Asia, the U.S., and Europe. Our products deliver advanced market-microstructure analytics, backtesting, portfolio and risk tools, and formal verification for low-latency systems merging high-performance computing, AI, and frontier quantitative research. We’re looking for a part-time engineer to help develop end-to-end quantitative trading and research systems including high-frequency trading (HFT) platforms. Your initial work will be on quant2.batonics.com Process: • Interview., • Task(s) (1-2hrs), • (Optional) Go head-to-head with me where we both tackle a multi-tier coding challenge (AI tools allowed)., • Follow-up chat., • Decision. Any of the below is a plus but not neccessary: • High-performance database systems & transactional correctness (isolation/serializability), • Real-time data pipelines & market-data processing (ultra-low latency, burst tolerance), • Performance/latency optimization to sub-millisecond: CPU cache/NUMA, SIMD, vectorization, I/O tuning, • Concurrency & memory models: lock-free/atomics, race detection (TSAN), contention profiling, • Backend/platform architecture & multi-region reliability (failover, disaster recovery), • SRE/reliability engineering: SLOs, load shedding, autoscaling, chaos testing, tracing, • GPU compute & numerical methods, plus floating-point stability and mixed precision, • Formal methods & rigorous testing: model checking, property-based testing, fuzzing, • Security: applied crypto (use of vetted libs), web/appsec, sandboxing (seccomp/AppArmor), secrets/keys, • Distributed systems & consensus (Raft/Paxos), consistency models, backpressure, idempotency, • Build systems & developer tooling: Bazel/CMake, reproducible builds, hermetic CI, static analysis, • Supply-chain hygiene: dependency pinning/lockfiles, SBOMs, provenance/attestations, • Infrastructure as Code: Kubernetes/Terraform with policy as code (OPA/Kyverno) Details: Part-time Remote work with occasional in-person meetings Hourly pay initially, scaling with workload and contribution

Helping boats through the locks. Their role is to provide a polite and friendly welcome to waterway visitors, assisting boaters through the locks if they wish and helping to maintain the area. Lock keepers have been a fixture on Britain’s canals for hundreds of years and are one of the oldest trad

Their role is to provide a polite and friendly welcome to waterway visitors, assisting boaters through the locks and helping to maintain the area. Helping boats through the locks. Practical skills – it’s also about minor maintenance to ensure that your locks are functional.

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Real Estate Graduate – London – 12 months FTC – Ref: 25065.We are seeking a motivated and analytical.This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate with a passion for property and finance to gain hands‑on experience within a leading financial institution.As part of the Real Estate di

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Head of Operations - Retail / Private Banking - London/hybrid - Ref:25062.Head of Operations – Retail / Private Banking.We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Head of Operations to lead and optimise our clients operational functions across Retail and Private Banking.This pivotal role will e

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Real Estate Transaction Manager – Financial Services - London – Permanent – Ref: 25063 at Howard Lock Consulting Ltd.

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As a Lock and Weir Keeper, you will work alongside a dedicated team of Lock and Weir Keepers and Technical staff, reporting to the Team Leader and providing support to other teams. Providing safe passage for boaters through the lock and overseeing activities around the lock site, associated structur

Start a career with one of the best beauty brands around?World famous beauty and cosmetics brand Avon is looking for full and part time representatives in the UK right now as business expands.See the TV Ad campaignThis is your chance to work with a premier international brand with 130 years of prove

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This role is to provide assisted passage for regular freight movement from Lemonroyd lock at Woodlesford (LEEDS) to Birkwood lock in Altoffs (WAKEFIELD). Their role is to provide a polite and friendly welcome to waterway visitors, assisting boaters through the locks and helping to maintain the area.

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