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About the Role This role will cover two charities, with 0.6FTE at the CareTech Foundation and 0.4FTE at COSARAF Foundation. We are seeking an organised and motivated Grants & Finance Officer to provide grants management, financial administration, and operational support to both the CareTech Foundation and the COSARAF Charitable Foundation. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the work of two impactful foundations, one corporate and one family, each delivering life-changing projects in the UK and internationally. The role combines the administration of grants programmes with responsibility for day-to-day financial processes, ensuring smooth and effective operations across both organisations. We are looking for a candidate with strong financial acumen, excellent organisational skills, and an understanding of the grant-making process. You will have a keen eye for detail, a collaborative approach, and the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently. About the Foundations The CareTech Foundation delivers meaningful impact to communities in the UK and overseas by supporting and championing the social care sector, carers, and those living in care. Learn more: The COSARAF Charitable Foundation is a family foundation supporting disadvantaged communities in the UK and abroad. Its key priorities are Building Sustainable Communities, Enabling Young People to Realise Their Potential, and Empowering Women and Girls. Learn more: Key Responsibilities Grants Management • Lead on the administration of all the grants programmes (e.g., Community, Match-Funding, Hardship Grants)., • Support the management of major and partnership grants, including processing applications, due diligence, payments, and monitoring., • Maintain accurate records of grants, payments, and communications using Salesforce CRM and other relevant systems., • Provide advice and support to applicants and grantees throughout the grant lifecycle., • Liaise with the Communications team to share impact stories and promote funded projects at CareTech Foundation. Financial Administration • Process invoices, grant payments, and expenses across both foundations., • Maintain accurate financial records, reconcile accounts, and provide monthly budget updates., • Support the preparation of management accounts and assist with audit and independent examination processes., • Monitor expenditure against budgets and ensure compliance with financial controls., • Track receipt of monitoring and evaluation reports from grant recipients., • Review and compile impact data for internal reporting and public impact reports., • Support the use of data to assess grant outcomes and inform strategy development. Communications & Stakeholder Engagement • Act as a key point of contact for both foundations, responding to grant and funding enquiries., • Support relationship management with grantees, donors, and partners., • Assist with updates to websites and social media to highlight funded projects and achievements for COSARAF Foundation., • Contribute to written reports and presentations for trustee boards and other stakeholders. General Administration • Provide administrative and coordination support to both foundations, including scheduling, correspondence, and record-keeping. Essential • Demonstrable experience in financial administration and/or bookkeeping., • Experience in a grant-making or charity finance environment., • Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal., • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail., • Competence with digital systems and data management., • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines., • Experience with Salesforce CRM or other grants management systems., • Familiarity with accounting software (e.g., Xero, Brightpay)., • Understanding of charitable governance and financial reporting requirements. Benefits • Salary: £40,000 per annum., • 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays., • Flexible working options., • Employer pension contributions., • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities. Please send your CV and covering letter (no more than two pages each) to by no later than Saturday, 7th February 2026. Interviews will take place as suitable candidates are identified. Kindly confirm your availability for interview in your cover letter. If you are interested in applying and want to discuss the role, please contact Tariq Raja () to schedule an informal call. Applicants must have a current right to work in the UK. If you have a disability and/or would prefer to apply in a different format and/or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at and we will talk this through with you. Please note that our offices are fully accessible.

Senior Director Product Management Consumer Products - London Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of the next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. As a Director, Product Management Consumer Products at Publicis Sapient, you will act as your clients’ trusted advisor in leading the overall business solution, vision, strategy, roadmap, and prioritization for a specific digital product, or products, within an engagement. You will collaborate with clients within the Consumer Products industry undertaking major Digital Business Transformation (DBT) engagements to understand their business, end-customer needs, and then constantly deliver value with fast increment cycles. Your Impact: • Partner with client(s), strategists, experience leads, and enterprise architects, to frame business goals and value streams from which we can shape solution propositions that provide transformative business outcomes and customer experience• Develop large solution vision that aligns with the product vision, strategy, and industry compliance, by keeping the customer at the center of everything we do while using design thinking tools• Represent the client while facilitating solution workshops with cross functional leaders where you identify new solutions, organization business needs, and solution options• Develop solution hypotheses iteratively based on user research, and industry and market trend analysis• Translate solution vision into a product vision/roadmap containing well-defined, prioritized features that will realize the solution and value• Validate and present the business case to the C – level executives and lead business reviews to ensure the team prioritizes the right features• Serve as a voice of the customer among the cross-functional team, always understanding and representing the customer needs • Establish objective goals for the product with success and acceptance criteria using meaningful metrics, KPIs, and quantifiable business outcomes• Masterfully apply Lean Agile practices and frameworks• Collaborate with product managers, other solution managers, and cross-functional capability managers to ensure all product teams, to ensure alignment towards the same program increment (PI) objectives• Collaborate with enterprise architects to envision and prioritize capability enablers• Represent industry best practice and market trends to assist the client in maintaining competitive advantage• Build and maintain a trusting relationship with the client, teams, and vendors; develop influence without authority• Inspire, lead, and mentor, a high-performing team of Product Analysts to continually facilitate improvements in developing and enhancing best-in-class digital products and services Extensive experience and profound knowledge in the B2C and B2B consumer goods environment, from a comparable position in a consulting firm or in in-house teams of leading consumer goods manufacturers• Deeply rooted in Agile, Lean, and continuous delivery principles that maximize flow of value with a passion to extend this understanding throughout the organization• Demonstrated success creating large solutions, digital products vision, strategy, experience, and services - from capability identification, ideation to launch, including engineering and operational quality• Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team on customer-focused products and services.• Proven ability in collaborating and leading Program Increment (PI) cycles• Proven ability to prioritize multiple demands and obtain buy-in from stakeholders• Practice in workshop facilitation to cultivate ideation• Ability to define financials, ROI, KPIs, and forecasts, with success leveraging data to make decisions about product feature increments• Proven track record of working with senior client stakeholder and diverse teams as a servant leader and steward of economic and customer value• Mastery in leading change and inspire others to change behaviors• Influencer in continuous learning and innovation Set Yourself Apart With: • Deep knowledge of the key success factors, latest trends, and business models in the B2C and B2B consumer goods industry.• Relevant product, program management, or Scrum certifications such as SAFe, PMP, or IPMA Additional Information A Tip from the Hiring Manager A successful Director, Product Management at Publicis Sapient combines leadership skills, rooted in customer centricity, with tactical product management skills to drive the client and team in releasing parallel multiple program increments every 10-12 weeks (or applicable frequency at clients organization)

Elior Hospitals - Nourishing Those Who Care At Royal Marsden within our Hospitals division , we make sure teams, patients, and visitors have access to wholesome, comforting food when they need it most. Because good nutrition isn't just fuel • it's part of the recovery journey, and we're proud to play a role in that. What you'll be doing... As a Cafe Chef Manager you will proactively manage teams on site as well as be accountable for recruiting, inducting, training, and supporting colleagues to deliver an efficient, high-quality service to Elior UK, our customer and clients. Motivating and managing a team Controlling and managing a budget Accountable for ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence Working Pattern: 5 days out of 7. 37.5 hours per week. What can you bring? Genuine interest in customer service excellence Focused on the front line Proven team leader experience Self-motivated and able to work well unsupervised Previous experience within catering desirable Brilliant Work Deserves Brilliant Perks! At Elior, we believe that when you love where you work, it shows. That's why we make sure our team feels appreciated, supported, and set up for success! Here's what's waiting for you: Free, tasty meals • Enjoy tasty, nutritious food on us while you work! Flexible working, • including part time roles, because life doesn't run on a 9-5 schedule. Plenty of Time to Unwind, • 28 days of holiday, and after two years, enjoy even more with 31 days. Leave for life's important moments, • whether family, personal or unexpected. Give back time, • paid volunteering days for the causes you care about. Room to grow, • career development and learning opportunities for all stages of your career. Wellbeing first, • mental health support and wellbeing perks. Financial security, • pension schemes and life assurance. Exclusive discounts, • save on entertainment, leisure, and even travel! One small thing - we welcome you to apply using the name you feel most comfortable with! No need for legal names at this stage. Why You'll Love Working Here We're a people-first business with over 10,000 colleagues across the UK , serving everything from stadiums to hospitals, schools to workplaces. Our mission? To enrich lives everywhere, every day. And here's the best part - 87% of our team say they're proud to work here! Why? Because we create a place where you're listened to, trusted, supported, and valued. Not sure you match every single requirement? Apply anyway! Research shows that many people - especially women and those from underrepresented backgrounds - hold back unless they meet 100% of the criteria. But we hire for potential, not just experience. If you're passionate and ready to grow, we want to hear from you! We Celebrate You! At Elior, diversity and inclusion aren't just policies, they're who we are. We know that different perspectives make us stronger, and we're dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered to succeed. Need any support or adjustments during the application process? Just let us know - we're happy to help! Ready to join us? Hit 'Apply Now' and let's chat! TPBN1_UKCT

Senior Data Scientist (Operational Research). The position requires a structured approach to complex issues, developing mathematical models and data products to evaluate scenarios, and using analytics techniques, such as statistics, data mining, and operational research, to deepen understanding of t