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hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: As a Technical Architect (Consultant) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading teams and developing high quality solutions which delight our customers and impact the lives of users worldwide. As a technical leader on a project, you’ll work with customer architects to agree technical designs, advising on estimated effort and technical implications of user stories and user journeys. You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. It’s a fast-paced environment so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with room to learn, develop and grow. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS: \n • Experience with Java, Springboot and AWS \n • Experience delivering software designs for multi-tiered modern software applications., • Experience of technical ownership for a product/software project, including architecture, estimation, product planning and user story/requirement creation., • Understands non-functional concerns for customers and has experience incorporating these into the application design., • Has experience with public cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS offerings., • Able to simply and clearly communicate technical design in conversation, documentation and presentations., • Able to make effective decisions within fast-moving delivery., • We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing junior members of your team and wider community. \n DESIRABLE: • Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to technical and non-technical people., • Experience of multiple programming languages and data storage technologies., • Experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews., • Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and at a wider capability level and externally where appropriate., • Has participated in technology communities. \n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs. \n \n

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n JOB FAMILY: Platform Engineering JOB PROFILE TITLE: Lead Platform Engineer MANAGEMENT LEVEL: Consultant \n JOB PROFILE DESCRIPTION \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: As a Lead Platform Engineer (Consultant) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading teams to design, automate, build, manage and optimise modern digital service platforms. It’s a fast-paced environment and you’ll be trusted to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with colleagues that will help you to learn, develop and grow. As the technical leader in the team, you will also interact with customers, share knowledge and mentor those around you. \n Your key responsibilities will include: • Working as part of a team - You’ll work alongside colleagues in engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security capabilities to build, test and deploy software of the highest quality; including the operation and continuous improvement of underlying platform services. • Using technology for positive impact – You’ll ensure the latest technologies are employed appropriately and aligned with industry best practices for maximum user and business benefit. • Share your knowledge – As a respected technologist within Kainos, you’ll begin broadcasting your opinions. You’ll be supported to actively share knowledge both internally through communities of practice and more widely in industry. • Becoming a Role Model – You’ll support your colleagues and foster a DevOps culture in all that you do by embodying the Kainos values. You’ll be a person your colleagues look up to – people trust your decisions because they are transparent and justified. You’ll be passionate and committed to ensuring Kainos projects are successful. • Pushing the boundaries – Through exposure to technology you may develop specialisms and choose to pivot your career in a certain direction. • Providing Technical Leadership – You’ll provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together on delivery and support projects. • Putting people first & developing others – You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS • Strong verbal and written communications skills, with the ability to simply and clearly communicate technical design (or significant portions thereof) in \n conversation, documentation and presentation to a technical and non- technical audience. \n • We all work in teams here in Kainos – You’ll need a proven experience of team leadership and supporting a DevOps culture in delivering and/or supporting complex projects. \n • Significant expertise in: o Designing, building, testing, automating, monitoring and/or operating, enhancing and improving reliability of modern digital service platform in production environments. o Using the latest Continuous Delivery and automation techniques for releasing operationally ready software to production, including platform orchestration through the use of multiple configuration management tools. \n • Demonstrable experience in: o Building and/or supporting modern digital service platforms to include architecture, design, estimation, planning and iteration on MVP using a modern agile approach. o Championing best practice use of Site Reliability Engineering tooling, techniques and processes to manage and improve existing platform services. E.g. monitoring, platform modernisation and cost optimisation. o Use of a public cloud platform(s) including SaaS or PaaS offerings (AWS or Azure) to solve business problems. \n DESIRABLE • Obtained certification with a public cloud provider (AWS/Azure)., • Obtained certification relating to a particular area of specialisation e.g. Kubernetes CKAD. \n WHO YOU ARE: Our vision is to enable outstanding people to create digital solutions that have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our values aren't abstract; they are the behaviours we expect from each other every day and underpin everything that we do. We expect everyone to display our values by being determined in how obstacles are overcome; honest when dealing with others; respectful of how you treat others; creative to find solutions to complex problems and cooperative by sharing information, knowledge and experience. These values, applied collectively, help to produce an outstanding Kainos person, team and culture.

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: As a Technical Architect (Consultant) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading teams and developing high quality solutions which delight our customers and impact the lives of users worldwide. As a technical leader on a project, you’ll work with customer architects to agree technical designs, advising on estimated effort and technical implications of user stories and user journeys. You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. It’s a fast-paced environment so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with room to learn, develop and grow. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS: \n • Experience with Java, Springboot and AWS \n • Experience delivering software designs for multi-tiered modern software applications., • Experience of technical ownership for a product/software project, including architecture, estimation, product planning and user story/requirement creation., • Understands non-functional concerns for customers and has experience incorporating these into the application design., • Has experience with public cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS offerings., • Able to simply and clearly communicate technical design in conversation, documentation and presentations., • Able to make effective decisions within fast-moving delivery., • We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing junior members of your team and wider community. DESIRABLE: • Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to technical and non-technical people., • Experience of multiple programming languages and data storage technologies., • Experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews., • Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and at a wider capability level and externally where appropriate., • Has participated in technology communities. \n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: \n As a Senior Platform Engineer - GCP (Senior Associate) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading with the design of significant components of a modern digital service platform including its automation, build, deployment and support. It’s a fast-paced environment and you’ll be trusted to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to learn, develop and grow. \n Your key responsibilities will include: \n • Working as part of a team - You’ll work alongside colleagues in engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security capabilities to build, test and deploy software of the highest quality. \n • Using technology for positive impact – You’ll ensure the latest technologies are employed appropriately to extract maximum user and business benefit. You’ll ensure alignment to industry standards and best practices. \n • Putting people first - you’ll support your colleagues and facilitate an inclusive DevOps culture in all that you do. \n • Finding your voice – As a respected voice within your team and to our customers, you’ll drive conversations and decisions to ensure services are scalable, secure, reliable and performant. \n • Supporting services through Live Operation – Getting services into production is just the beginning with the fun truly starting when real users start interacting with the service you’ve built. You’ll make sure the service is available, secure and performant as you strive to continuously improve it. \n • Becoming a Role Model – You’ll embody the Kainos values and be the person people look up to. You’ll proactively coach and mentor more junior members of the team. \n • Pushing the boundaries – Through exposure to technology you may develop specialisms and choose to pivot your career in a certain direction. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS \n • We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team skills, including working in a multi-disciplinary team is crucial \n • Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to other technical people, and sometimes to non-technical people. \n • Significant expertise in: \n o Use of multiple configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and automation tools. \n o Fluency in least one of the following: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy. \n • Expertise in using multiple automation tools and at least one of: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy \n • Demonstrable experience in: \n o Designing, building, testing, automating, monitoring and supporting significant components within a modern digital service platform in production environments. \n o Producing designs that are scalable, resilient, efficient, secure, cost-effective and minimise lock-in. \n o Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation and advocating MVP. \n o Implementing modern Continuous Delivery processes for releasing software for releasing software to production. \n o Applying industry best practices and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g. security, elasticity, performance. \n o Using public cloud platform(s) to solve business problems (GCP). \n o Applying configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and container orchestration tooling to solve business problems. \n o Using modern version control systems including git. \n o Debugging complex problems across multiple servers, services and tools – you can find the needle in the haystack. \n o Active SC Clearance or Eligible required \n DESIRABLE \n • Third level – or equivalent - qualification in a related discipline. \n • Obtained mid-level certification with a public cloud provider (AWS/Azure/GCP). \n • Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences. \n • Experience of cloud-native SaaS and PaaS technologies. \n • We are passionate about developing people – experience in managing, mentoring and coaching junior members of staff is important \n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

Job Description \n hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Maximise your chances of a successful application to this job by ensuring your CV and skills are a good match. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we're problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we're transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you'll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: \n As a Senior Platform Engineer (Senior Associate) in Kainos, you'll be responsible for leading with the design of significant components of a modern digital service platform including its automation, build, deployment and support. It's a fast-paced environment and you'll be trusted to make sound, reasoned decisions. You'll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to learn, develop and grow. \n Your key responsibilities will include: \n • Working as part of a team - You'll work alongside colleagues in engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security capabilities to build, test and deploy software of the highest quality. \n • Using technology for positive impact – You'll ensure the latest technologies are employed appropriately to extract maximum user and business benefit. You'll ensure alignment to industry standards and best practices. \n • Putting people first - you'll support your colleagues and facilitate an inclusive DevOps culture in all that you do. \n • Finding your voice – As a respected voice within your team and to our customers, you'll drive conversations and decisions to ensure services are scalable, secure, reliable and performant. \n • Supporting services through Live Operation – Getting services into production is just the beginning with the fun truly starting when real users start interacting with the service you've built. You'll make sure the service is available, secure and performant as you strive to continuously improve it. \n • Becoming a Role Model – You'll embody the Kainos values and be the person people look up to. You'll proactively coach and mentor more junior members of the team. \n • Pushing the boundaries – Through exposure to technology you may develop specialisms and choose to pivot your career in a certain direction. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS \n • We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team skills, including working in a multi-disciplinary team is crucial \n • Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to other technical people, and sometimes to non-technical people. \n • Significant expertise in: \n o Use of multiple configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and automation tools. \n o Fluency in least one of the following: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy. \n • Expertise in using multiple automation tools and at least one of: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy \n • Demonstrable experience in: \n o Designing, building, testing, automating, monitoring and supporting significant components within a modern digital service platform in production environments. \n o Producing designs that are scalable, resilient, efficient, secure, cost-effective and minimise lock-in. \n o Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation and advocating MVP. \n o Implementing modern Continuous Delivery processes for releasing software for releasing software to production. \n o Applying industry best practices and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g. security, elasticity, performance. \n o Using AWS public cloud platforms to solve business problems \n o Applying configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and container orchestration tooling to solve business problems. \n o Using modern version control systems including git. \n o Debugging complex problems across multiple servers, services and tools – you can find the needle in the haystack. \n o Active Security Clearance is required for this role \n DESIRABLE \n • Third level – or equivalent - qualification in a related discipline. \n • Obtained mid-level certification with a public cloud provider (AWS/Azure). \n • Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences. \n • Experience of cloud-native SaaS and PaaS technologies. \n • We are passionate about developing people – experience in managing, mentoring and coaching junior members of staff is important \n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. xohmjla \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

Job Description \n hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Below, you will find a complete breakdown of everything required of potential candidates, as well as how to apply Good luck. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we're problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we're transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you'll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: \n As a Lead Security Engineer (Consultant) in Kainos, you will be responsible for leading our security engineering and security testing efforts across Kainos Platforms and Services. They will set direction on our security testing methodology, engagement scoping, outputs and tool/technology selections, whilst developing our more junior security engineers accordingly. \n They'll work with agile delivery teams to develop good security practices throughout the software development journey. As a technical leader in the team, you will share knowledge and help educate our customers and Kainos team members on good security practices. \n You'll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. You'll also provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS \n • Expertise in securing Web Applications and Cloud Platforms (e.g. AWS/Azure). \n • Expertise of testing software and infrastructure security using existing manual or automated security tools, e.g. perform and document penetration tests on web-based applications, networks and computer systems. \n • Expertise in assessing software and infrastructure source code from a security standpoint. \n • Expertise in Continuous Security, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery techniques \n • Knowledge of international security standards and regulations such as NCSC, NIST, CIS, PCI, GDPR, OWASP ASVS, HIPPA, SOC2 etc. \n • Knowledge of typical cyber security attack vectors (e.g. OWASP Top 10, SQL, XSS, XXE, MITM etc.) and can articulate threats and risk via threat modelling exercises/workshops \n • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey security complexities to audiences of various technical abilities. \n • We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important \n • Good programming or scripting experience across Windows/Linux/MacOS \n • Stays up to date with new threats and attack types. \n DESIRABLE \n • Penetration testing qualifications (e.g. OSCP, CREST, TIGER or equivalent) \n • Experience of working with the external penetration test companies to translate report findings into actionable tasks. \n • Experience with security tools (e.g. Burp Suite, OWASP-ZAP, NMAP, Nessus, Kali, Metasploit etc.) \n • Knowledge about main cyber security areas (e.g. OSINT, network scanning, enumeration, sniffing, session hijacking, social engineering, firewalls, honeypots, IDS/IPS/WAF/AV/DLP, Cryptography/PKI,IoTthreats, trojans/viruses/worms/backdoors/ransomware, etc.) \n • Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and at a wider level \n • Active in the security community – conference speaking, active sharing of knowledge externally \n • Experience of working in an Agile environment \n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. xohmjla \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: As a Senior Platform Engineer (Senior Associate) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading with the design of significant components of a modern digital service platform including its automation, build, deployment and support. It’s a fast-paced environment and you’ll be trusted to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to learn, develop and grow. Your key responsibilities will include: • Working as part of a team - You’ll work alongside colleagues in engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security capabilities to build, test and deploy software of the highest quality., • Using technology for positive impact – You’ll ensure the latest technologies are employed appropriately to extract maximum user and business benefit. You’ll ensure alignment to industry standards and best practices., • Putting people first - you’ll support your colleagues and facilitate an inclusive DevOps culture in all that you do., • Finding your voice – As a respected voice within your team and to our customers, you’ll drive conversations and decisions to ensure services are scalable, secure, reliable and performant., • Supporting services through Live Operation – Getting services into production is just the beginning with the fun truly starting when real users start interacting with the service you’ve built. You’ll make sure the service is available, secure and performant as you strive to continuously improve it., • Becoming a Role Model – You’ll embody the Kainos values and be the person people look up to. You’ll proactively coach and mentor more junior members of the team., • Pushing the boundaries – Through exposure to technology you may develop specialisms and choose to pivot your career in a certain direction. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS • We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team skills, including working in a multi-disciplinary team is crucial, • Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to other technical people, and sometimes to non-technical people., • Significant expertise in: o Use of multiple configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and automation tools. o Fluency in least one of the following: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy. • Expertise in using multiple automation tools and at least one of: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy, • Demonstrable experience in: o Designing, building, testing, automating, monitoring and supporting significant components within a modern digital service platform in production environments. o Producing designs that are scalable, resilient, efficient, secure, cost-effective and minimise lock-in. o Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation and advocating MVP. o Implementing modern Continuous Delivery processes for releasing software for releasing software to production. o Applying industry best practices and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g. security, elasticity, performance. o Using public cloud platform(s) to solve business problems (AWS or Azure). o Applying configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and container orchestration tooling to solve business problems. o Using modern version control systems including git. o Debugging complex problems across multiple servers, services and tools – you can find the needle in the haystack. \n DESIRABLE • Third level – or equivalent - qualification in a related discipline., • Obtained mid-level certification with a public cloud provider (AWS/Azure)., • Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences., • Experience of cloud-native SaaS and PaaS technologies., • We are passionate about developing people – experience in managing, mentoring and coaching junior members of staff is important

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n As a Delivery Manager at Kainos, you will be responsible for ensuring that Kainos’ innovative digital services and platforms meet the user need and the outcomes agreed between Kainos and the client, whilst ensuring our delivery follows good governance and quality standards. You will empower and support Kainos teams to perform well, learn and grow in a manner that is consistent with Kainos company values. You will leverage successful delivery and strong client relationships to explore opportunities to win follow-on business with existing customers. Experience in bespoke software delivery, operating as a part of an agile team working for an external customer (experience in a client-facing role in a consulting environment is a must-have). \n Minimum Requirements: \n\n • \n Willingness to undergo a security check clearance process upon joining, as part of the onboarding process- a must. \n • \n Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role with UK public sector organizations (ministries, government authorities, and any official governmental entity) is mandatory, preferably central government. \n • \n Minimum 3 years of demonstrable success delivering bespoke software projects from scratch, using agile methodology for external customer. \n • \n Proven experience is staffing, allocating and pricing the needed manpower for software development scrum teams that can deliver large scale projects for the public sector in the UK. \n • \n Strong managerial skills, both direct and indirect. \n • \n Experience in leading strategic customer relations, both with technical software teams and senior leadership in the public sector. \n • \n Strong commercial awareness and experience in managing finances, reporting on costs and overall monitoring budget plans of £5M or more. \n • \n Excellent interpersonal skills. \n • \n Highly flexible (including a willingness to work away from home base). \n\n The successful candidate will exhibit the following: \n Governance \n\n • Ensure appropriate project governance arrangements and technical quality standards are developed and followed throughout the project lifecycle. \n, • Effectively manage project risks and issues, escalating where appropriate. \n, • Comply, and ensure team members comply, with all confidentiality and non-disclosure policies and agreements and ensure the security of information, at all times. \n\n Delivery \n\n • Understand critical success factors for the project (beyond the traditional measures: on time, on budget and to agreed scope) and ensure each work stream has a plan in place to achieve the success factors. \n, • Be responsible for achieving or exceeding profitability targets plus accurate and timely forecasting and reporting of project variables (revenue, staffing, work in progress, debt etc.). \n, • Exploit opportunities for adding value to the client, ensuring that expectations are proactively managed and issues are addressed promptly and appropriately. \n\n Team \n\n • Motivate and empower teams to create a positive and creative culture for our people to perform well, learn and grow. \n, • Put people first & develop others – You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance\n, • Ensure all team members have clear goals, receive regular feedback and have timely and constructive appraisals. \n, • Ensure team members have learning and development objectives to acquire and maintain the skills necessary for the project. \n, • Have responsibility for staffing teams and on-boarding of new team members. \n, • Build and maintain constructive and collaborative relationships with the client, other suppliers and third-party stakeholders. \n\n\n Business Development & Account Management \n\n • Support future growth by working closely with Sales, Account Leads & Account Management teams, assisting where required with the sales/procurement cycle to best position Kainos to win profitable new business. \n, • Promote successes Kainos-wide, to our customers and to the market, through case studies, award submissions, blogs, tweets etc. \n, • Understand the contracts and commercial terms applying to our projects and ensure that Kainos is not compromised by non-compliance. \n, • Professional Development and Growth \n, • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Management Capability. \n, • Understand current thinking from the Technology, Experience Design and Consulting capabilities and drive alignment accordingly. \n, • Encourage innovation in technology and process both within the project and outside the project. \n, • Proactively assist with recruitment activities to enable stable organisational growth.\n\n Desirable \n\n • Experience of user research, analytics and design disciplines and their contribution to the effective delivery of digital services and platforms. \n, • Evidence of securing significant follow-on business with an existing client. \n, • Holds a current and recognised Project or Programme Management certification.\n, • Experience of project delivery aimed at digital transformation. Evidence of innovating or leading initiatives to improve management and leadership practices within a team or an organisation.\n\n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: \n As a Senior Platform Engineer (Senior Associate) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for leading with the design of significant components of a modern digital service platform including its automation, build, deployment and support. It’s a fast-paced environment and you’ll be trusted to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues that will help you to learn, develop and grow. \n Your key responsibilities will include: \n • Working as part of a team - You’ll work alongside colleagues in engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security capabilities to build, test and deploy software of the highest quality. \n • Using technology for positive impact – You’ll ensure the latest technologies are employed appropriately to extract maximum user and business benefit. You’ll ensure alignment to industry standards and best practices. \n • Putting people first - you’ll support your colleagues and facilitate an inclusive DevOps culture in all that you do. \n • Finding your voice – As a respected voice within your team and to our customers, you’ll drive conversations and decisions to ensure services are scalable, secure, reliable and performant. \n • Supporting services through Live Operation – Getting services into production is just the beginning with the fun truly starting when real users start interacting with the service you’ve built. You’ll make sure the service is available, secure and performant as you strive to continuously improve it. \n • Becoming a Role Model – You’ll embody the Kainos values and be the person people look up to. You’ll proactively coach and mentor more junior members of the team. \n • Pushing the boundaries – Through exposure to technology you may develop specialisms and choose to pivot your career in a certain direction. MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS \n • We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team skills, including working in a multi-disciplinary team is crucial \n • Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate issues to other technical people, and sometimes to non-technical people. \n • Significant expertise in: \n o Use of multiple configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and automation tools. \n o Fluency in least one of the following: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy. \n • Expertise in using multiple automation tools and at least one of: Powershell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy \n • Demonstrable experience in: \n o Designing, building, testing, automating, monitoring and supporting significant components within a modern digital service platform in production environments. \n o Producing designs that are scalable, resilient, efficient, secure, cost-effective and minimise lock-in. \n o Contributing to technical decisions and direction in a collaborative team environment, including architecture, estimation, product planning, user story/requirement creation and advocating MVP. \n o Implementing modern Continuous Delivery processes for releasing software for releasing software to production. \n o Applying industry best practices and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g. security, elasticity, performance. \n o Using AWS public cloud platforms to solve business problems \n o Applying configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and container orchestration tooling to solve business problems. \n o Using modern version control systems including git. \n o Debugging complex problems across multiple servers, services and tools – you can find the needle in the haystack. \n o Active Security Clearance is required for this role DESIRABLE \n • Third level – or equivalent - qualification in a related discipline. \n • Obtained mid-level certification with a public cloud provider (Azure). \n • Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and with wider non-technical audiences. \n • Experience of cloud-native SaaS and PaaS technologies. \n • We are passionate about developing people – experience in managing, mentoring and coaching junior members of staff is important \n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

hackajob is collaborating with Atos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n About Atos Group \n Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 70,000 employees and annual revenue of c. € 10 billion, operating in 67 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea) and listed on Euronext Paris. \n The purpose of Atos is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space. \n About the Role \n The Employee Relations Advisor will provide expert guidance and practical support to managers and employees on a broad range of people’s matters. The role helps maintain fair, consistent, and legally compliant employment practices while supporting a positive workplace culture, effective case management, and early resolution of issues where possible. \n Responsibilities \n\n • Provide timely, practical advice to managers and employees on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability, absence, and flexible working.\n, • Manage and support employee relations casework from initial enquiry through to resolution, ensuring fairness, consistency, confidentiality, and compliance with policy and employment law.\n, • Guide and coach managers through investigations, formal meetings, hearings, and appeals, including preparation of letters, outcome documentation, and case records.\n, • Promote early and informal resolutions where appropriate, including coaching managers on effective conversations, mediation, and problem-solving approaches.\n, • Interpret and apply employment policies, procedures, and terms and conditions accurately and consistently.\n, • Work collaboratively with HR colleagues, leaders, trade union or employee representatives, occupational health, and external advisers where required.\n, • Monitor trends in casework, identify risks or recurring themes, and recommend proactive improvements to policy, process, and manager capability.\n, • Support organizational change activity, consultation processes, and employee communications in line with legal and organizational requirements.\n, • Maintain accurate, confidential records and produce reports on employee relations activity, outcomes, and trends.\n, • Contribute to the review and development of employee relations policies, templates, guidance, and training materials.\n\n Skills we can’t do without \n\n • Proven experience in an HR or employee relations advisory role; sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.\n, • Strong case management skills with the ability to handle sensitive matters objectively and professionally; excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills; ability to build credibility with managers, employees, and stakeholders at all levels.\n, • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines; good judgement, attention to detail, and a solution-focused approach; high level of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism.\n, • Competent in using HR systems and Microsoft Office tools for record-keeping and reporting.\n\n Qualifications and Desirable Experience \n\n • CIPD qualification or working towards CIPD accreditation is desirable.\n, • Experience of supporting formal hearings, appeals, consultation processes, and complex casework is desirable.\n, • Experience of working with trade unions or employee representatives is beneficial.\n, • Experience in policy development, manager coaching, and reporting on employee relations data is advantageous.\n\n What We Offer \n\n • People-first culture – Join a collaborative, international environment where respect, inclusion, and teamwork are part of everyday work. We value initiative, accountability, and a strong customer-focused mindset.\n, • Winning behaviors – We encourage innovation, continuous improvement, and ownership. Our teams are empowered to make an impact, challenge ideas, and celebrate success together.\n, • Career development opportunities – Grow with us through ongoing learning, professional development programs, mentoring, and opportunities for internal mobility and career progression.\n, • Flexible hybrid working – Benefit from a modern hybrid work model that supports both collaboration and flexibility, helping you maintain a healthy work-life balance.\n\n Benefits: \n\n • Pension Scheme - contributions matched up to 10%\n, • Private medical cover\n, • Income Protection\n, • Life Assurance\n, • 25 days paid leave + National Holidays\n, • Flex benefits program\n\n Diversity, Equity & Inclusion \n Here at Atos, diversity and inclusion are embedded in our DNA. Read more about our commitment to a fair work environment for all. As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from all applicants, especially, differently abled applicants. We aim to ensure that those who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. We are committed and willing to making reasonable adjustments to the application and assessment process to accommodate your needs. \n We are also a care leaver-friendly employer. If you require additional support with your application, please contact our recruiter or send an email to our dedicated mailbox - UK-Recruitment-Support@atos.net

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: As a Product Consultant (Manager) at Kainos, you will play a lead role across one or more multi-disciplinary agile delivery teams. You will own the end-to-end backlog for a product, responsible for its overall quality and maturity. You will lead the business analysts and product consultants on your project, ensuring that the processes for requirements-gathering and prioritisation are operating effectively. You will work with delivery managers and solution architects to shape the approach for the work you and the wider team undertakes. You proactively seek commercial opportunities and take a lead role in product-level commercial negotiations. You will actively support the engagement with product or programme-level business stakeholders, gaining their buy-in and managing their expectations. You will act as a visible leader within the consulting capability, owning the delivery of consulting initiatives. You’ll also manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS • Responsible for ensuring that requirements-gathering, refinement and prioritisation processes are effective., • Responsible for owning the end-to-end product backlog and takes responsibility for story quality and maturity., • Experience devising goal-oriented roadmaps, gaining buy-in from stakeholders and instilling a focus on MVP, • Experience leading on the collaborative breakdown of goals into small pieces of value-delivering work, • Experience leading product teams ensuring the product vision and goals are understood so that scope is managed by the team effectively, • Experience in shaping the approach taken in a range of phases of the software development lifecycle – such as analysis, acceptance, launch and live ops, • Proven ability to lead, providing direction and promoting good product management practices, across one or more agile teams., • Actively supports and builds relationships with product and programme-level business stakeholders, • Experience implementing appropriate tools/standards/techniques for business analysis and requirements gathering, securing appropriate buy-in from our internal teams and the client, • Facilitates workshops with senior stakeholders, negotiating conflicting viewpoints and achieving buy-in for new initiatives., • Responsible for working with delivery leads and solution architects to managing scope within commercial constraints, such as cost restrictions or project deadlines., • Strong commercial awareness and an active participation in revenue or sales-generating activity, • Demonstrate a good understanding of relevant technologies and architecture concepts, • Experience coaching and mentoring clients and colleagues in agile techniques and best practices, • We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team management skills, including effectively managing a multi-disciplinary team is crucial, • We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important DESIRABLE • Hands on experience in another discipline within software development, for example developer, tester or support engineer., • Experience working on client site day-to-day, • Active participant in communities of interest (e.g. online groups, speaking at conferences etc.) \n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: As a Lead Test Engineer (Consultant) in Kainos, you’ll be a technical leader and innovator in software testing, providing strong test leadership and direction within a multi-skilled agile team. Taking responsibility for the strategy, design and development of automated, manual, and non-functional tests, you’ll help the team to deliver working application software that meets user needs and is of sufficient quality for promotion to users. It’s a fast-paced environment so it is important for you to make sound, reasoned decisions. You’ll do this whilst learning about new technologies and approaches, with talented colleagues who will help you learn, develop and grow. You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. You’ll also provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together. As a technical leader in the team, you will also interact with customers, share knowledge and mentor those around you. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS: \n\n • \n Experience of ensuring testing layers have adequate coverage in line with software testing principles and practices. \n\n • \n Expertise in designing, creating and maintaining tests scripts and test approaches, including manual and automated testing across all layers of an application including non-functional test coverage. \n\n • \n Experience using Test Automation open-source technologies (e.g. one of the following Selenium, JUnit,TestNG, Cucumber, Cypress), and configuring tools for testing such as Jenkins and/or TeamCity, within a continuous integration environment. \n\n • \n Practical knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g. Java). \n\n • \n A high level of technical awareness and a sound understanding of software architectures. \n\n • \n We are passionate about developing people – experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews. \n\n • \n Passionate technologist, keen to expand knowledge of latest QA tools, tech and methodologies. \n\n\n DESIRABLE: \n\n • \n Operating within a Test Lead role (or similar) on a medium-large sized Agile project. \n\n • \n Demonstrable experience of effective stakeholder management and commercial awareness. \n\n\n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

hackajob is collaborating with Kainos to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. \n Join Kainos and Shape the Future \n At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together. \n We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. \n Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger. \n MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS: \n As a Test Architect (Manager) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for ensuring we deliver high quality solutions which delight our customers and impact the lives of users worldwide. \n As an experienced test practitioner, you’ll lead our clients and the wider market on better testing and quality, whilst working with client stakeholders to agree a strategy for testing that addresses the needs of fast-changing digital services. \n You’ll do this whilst advising Kainos about new tools and approaches, working with your peers to develop policy and standards, share knowledge and mentor those around you, with room to learn, develop and grow. You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. \n As a technical leader in the team, you will also interact with customers, share knowledge and mentor those around you. You’ll also provide direction and leadership for your team as you solve challenging problems together. \n MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS: \n • Experience as a multifaceted agile test practitioner that understands the roles and responsibilities of testers in an iterative project lifecycle. \n • Has successfully designed and overseen the implementation of a test strategy for multi-tiered modern software applications. \n • Understands whole solution architecture concepts and how they impact and influence a test strategy and end-to-end test plans. \n • Can prioritise non-functional concerns for customers and has experience incorporating these into the end-to-end testing lifecycle. \n • Has experience testing with public cloud platforms, and SaaS and PaaS offerings. \n • Can design and make decisions around testing and quality within a fast-moving agile delivery environment. \n • Experience mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community. \n • Active participation in knowledge sharing activities, both within the team and at a wider capability level and externally where appropriate. \n • We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of strong team skills, including working in a multi-disciplinary team is crucial \n • We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, mentoring and coaching members of your team and wider community is important \n • Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate test design and strategy in conversation, documentation and presentations to other technical, and sometimes to non-technical people. \n DESIRABLE: \n • Proven experience being accountable for all sizes of technology delivery challenges, e.g. project, multi-team, multi-product programmes. \n • Experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews. \n • Has pro-actively developed business across an account. \n • Able to prioritise their time across multiple major projects. \n • Actively shares their thoughts and views on test tools, frameworks and approaches. \n • Has participated in software testing communities. \n Embracing our differences \n At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. \n Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. \n We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.

Head of PMO & Portfolio DeliverySalary: £80,000 - £90,000 per annumLocation: Solihull, West Midlands (Hybrid Working)Lead the Delivery of Business & Technology TransformationOur client is undertaking a major business and technology transformation and is seeking an experienced Head of PMO & Portfolio Delivery to establish and lead its Project Management Office.This is a pivotal leadership role overseeing the organisation's portfolio of strategic business and technology projects, ensuring programmes are prioritised, governed and delivered against agreed objectives, budgets and timescales.Reporting into the senior technology leadership team, you will lead a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts, embedding a culture of delivery excellence, accountability and continuous improvement. You'll ensure projects are not only well governed but also effectively executed, driving tangible business outcomes and enabling the organisation's wider transformation strategy.Alongside portfolio governance and project delivery, you will take ownership of supplier performance management, ensuring third-party partners deliver against agreed contractual commitments, service levels and commercial expectations. You will also oversee supplier financial governance, validating invoices, monitoring expenditure and ensuring accuracy and value for money.What You'll Be Doing\n\n • Lead and develop the Project Management Office (PMO).\n, • Own and manage the organisation's portfolio of strategic business and technology projects.\n, • Lead, coach and develop a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts.\n, • Establish and embed best practice portfolio governance using P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Office) principles.\n, • Ensure projects are delivered successfully against agreed scope, quality, budget and timescales.\n, • Drive consistent project delivery methodologies across the organisation.\n, • Develop portfolio roadmaps, project prioritisation and resource planning.\n, • Produce Executive-level portfolio reporting and governance dashboards.\n, • Manage portfolio risks, dependencies and issue resolution.\n, • Ensure business cases remain aligned to strategic priorities and expected benefits.\n, • Build strong relationships with Executive stakeholders, business leaders and technology teams.\n, • Champion continuous improvement across project delivery, governance and planning.\n, • Lead supplier relationship management across strategic technology partners.\n, • Monitor supplier performance against contractual KPIs and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).\n, • Review supplier service delivery performance, driving accountability and continuous improvement.\n, • Validate supplier invoices and financial submissions, ensuring contractual accuracy and effective cost control.\n, • Support procurement activities, supplier selection and contract reviews.\n, • Ensure project benefits are realised and embedded into operational delivery.\n, • Foster a collaborative, delivery-focused culture across the PMO and wider organisation.\nWhat We're Looking ForWe're looking for a highly organised, delivery-focused leader who thrives in complex environments and enjoys bringing structure, governance and momentum to strategic change.You'll be equally comfortable presenting portfolio updates to Executive leadership, coaching Project Managers, challenging suppliers on performance or working with business stakeholders to overcome delivery challenges.Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys making things happen. You'll combine excellent governance with a pragmatic approach to execution, ensuring projects deliver real business value.Why Join?This is an opportunity to build and lead a PMO that sits at the heart of a significant transformation programme.You'll influence strategic investment decisions, shape the future delivery framework, develop high-performing project teams and ensure ambitious business and technology programmes are delivered successfully.If you're passionate about governance, leadership and delivering complex change while building trusted relationships across business, technology and supplier communities, this is a role where you'll make a lasting impact.Essential Skills & Experience\n\n, • Significant experience leading a Project Management Office or Portfolio Management function.\n, • Proven experience managing large portfolios of business and technology projects.\n, • Strong understanding of P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Office) frameworks and governance.\n, • Experience managing and developing Project Managers and Business Analysts.\n, • Excellent portfolio planning, prioritisation and resource management skills.\n, • Strong programme and project governance experience.\n, • Experience establishing PMO standards, frameworks and delivery methodologies.\n, • Commercially astute with experience managing budgets and project financials.\n, • Supplier and vendor management experience.\n, • Experience reviewing supplier performance against contractual KPIs and SLAs.\n, • Experience reviewing supplier invoices and ensuring financial accuracy and value for money.\n, • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.\n, • Excellent communication and presentation skills.\n, • Experience supporting large-scale business or digital transformation programmes.\nDesirable\n\n, • P3O Practitioner.\n, • PRINCE2 Practitioner.\n, • MSP (Managing Successful Programmes).\n, • AgilePM or Scrum qualifications.\n, • Change Management certification.\n, • Experience working within technology transformation programmes.\n, • Experience with Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Planner or similar portfolio management tools.\n, • Experience using Power BI or portfolio reporting tools.\n

Topps Tiles is the UK’s number one tile retailer, renowned for our extensive range of high-quality tiles and exceptional customer service. With over 280 stores nationwide and a team of 1,600 dedicated experts, we’re more than just a business — we’re a community. Small teams with big ambitions who trust each other, celebrate success, and put the customer at the heart of everything we do… that’s the Topps way. \n What We’re Looking For \n As a Store Manager, you are the driving force behind your store’s success. As the leader of the store team — and by using the Topps Sales Framework — you’ll be fully accountable for delivering your store’s sales performance, profit targets and exceptional operational standards. \n You’ll inspire, coach and develop your team to create a performance-driven environment that consistently delivers operational excellence and an unrivalled customer experience. You’ll build loyalty, grow relationships with customers, and ensure both trade and retail shoppers see Topps as their number-one destination. \n You’re a confident communicator and a strong people leader. You’ve managed teams, driven commercial success and can clearly demonstrate where you’ve exceeded sales and profit targets. \n You know retail — and you know it well. You’ve had full P&L responsibility, consistently delivering impressive financial results while creating customer experiences that keep people coming back. \n What You’ll Be Doing \n\n • Leading, inspiring and coaching your store team, embedding a high-performance culture built on great service, strong sales behaviours and consistent operational standards.\n, • Taking full accountability for the store’s commercial results — identifying opportunities, driving sales and ensuring both trade and retail targets are consistently met.\n, • Using the Topps Sales Framework to ensure the team delivers a customer-first, consultative approach that uncovers needs, offers the right recommendations and closes sales confidently.\n, • Developing your team through coaching and regular feedback, helping them excel in customer conversations, spot opportunities and deliver outstanding results.\n, • Leading by example on the shop floor, demonstrating what exceptional selling and service look like, and motivating the team through your actions.\n, • Maintaining exceptional operational standards, ensuring the store runs efficiently, safely and always presents an outstanding experience.\n\n What’s In It for You? \n\n • Competitive basic salary\n, • Sales commission and bonus\n, • No evening work\n, • Christmas Eve & Boxing Day off\n, • Ongoing training, leadership development and real progression opportunities\n, • Generous Staff Discount\n, • Access to our Benefits platform with a wide range of discounts from 100s of retailers.\n\n Bring your ambition, bring your leadership — and we’ll give you the platform to shine. \n Click Apply today. The application should only take a few minutes if your CV is ready, and we’ll be in touch ASAP to arrange your chat with the hiring manager \n Due to health and safety reasons and the nature of the work in our stores, we would invite applications from those aged 18 or over. \n Think you know Topps Group? Think again. \n There's plenty about Topps Group that might surprise you. Like the fact that you don't need to be a DIY or tile expert to work in one of our stores or our Leicester based Support Centre. \n Or the fact that that we're Britain's largest specialist tile retailer, with more than 1,600 in-store specialists providing world class customer service to homeowners and tradespeople in over 300 stores nationwide.

English Teacher - Second in Department\n Are you an ambitious English educator ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have the passion to inspire young minds through literature and language, alongside the drive to help lead a dynamic department? \n Tradewind is seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking Second in English to join a supportive and progressive secondary school located in the Smethwick/Birmingham area. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced teacher looking for leadership progression or an established second-in-department seeking a fresh, rewarding challenge. \n\n • \n Position: Full-Time English Teacher (Second in Department) \n • \n Location: Smethwick \n • \n Start Date: ASAP \nKey Responsibilities:\n Teaching & Learning \n\n • \n Plan and deliver comprehensive, high-quality English lessons tailored to the needs of learners across KS3 and KS4. \n • \n Utilise innovative teaching methods to inspire student curiosity, critical thinking, and a lifelong love for reading and writing. \n • \n Assess student progress, maintain accurate performance records, and provide constructive feedback to support academic development. \n\n Departmental Leadership & Support \n\n • \n Support the Head of English in the strategic running, management, and leadership of the department. \n • \n Assist in designing, developing, and reviewing an engaging, high-impact English curriculum. \n • \n Lead on specific key stages, areas of the curriculum, or departmental initiatives (e.g., literacy intervention, KS3 coordination, or exam preparation). \n • \n Mentor, coach, and collaborate with colleagues to share best practices and foster a highly cohesive, supportive learning community. \n • \n Deputise for the Head of Department when required, including leading team meetings and managing departmental resources. \nRequirements:\n\n • \n Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent. \n • \n Proven track record of delivering excellent student outcomes in English at KS3 and KS4. \n • \n Experience-or a clear readiness-to take on leadership responsibilities, mentor staff, and drive curriculum development. \n • \n Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain). \n • \n Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills. \n • \n Deep passion for education and a firm commitment to student success and inclusivity. \nBenefits:\n\n • \n Competitive weekly pay (Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale + TLR potential from day 1). \n • \n Opportunity to participate in our holiday scheme for flexible pay options. \n • \n High potential for long-term or permanent placement within a thriving school environment. \n • \n Extensive professional development opportunities and ongoing support from our experienced team. \n • \n Streamlined registration process with Tradewind, including full assistance with DBS and references in line with KCSIE guidelines. \nHow to Apply:\n If you are ready to step into a rewarding leadership journey and contribute significantly to the academic excellence of our school community, we want to hear from you! Don't miss this exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on both students and peers. \n Apply today and let your passion for English leadership shine! \n To apply, please submit your CV today! Alternatively, contact Thea Fraser on or email your CV to for immediate consideration.

Our client A leading logistics organisation The role You'll be responsible for the performance of the central Hub ensuring that you create high quality and service results with your budget. Leading a large team to drive processes and improvement within a fast paced environment to ensure excellent service levels are being met. You will lead, coach & develop and engage with senior managers to ensure '... ZIPC1_UKTJ

Become part of a mission-driven digital team helping to build reliable, secure and scalable digital services that support economic growth across the UK. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), in partnership with Inspire People, is seeking a Senior SRE Squad Lead with experience leading and developing engineers, strong DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering expertise, cloud platform experience, infrastructure-as-code capability and a passion for building resilient distributed systems. Based in London, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham or Salford, this permanent Grade 7 opportunity offers hybrid working, flexible working patterns and a salary of £63,824 to £80,158 (London £67,547 to £83,778,) depending on location and technical skills assessed at interview. Shape Reliable Digital Services at the Department for Business and Trade The Department for Business and Trade has a clear mission: to grow the economy by helping businesses invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the UK. DBT's Digital, Data and Technology directorate develops and operates the tools and services that enable this mission. As a Senior SRE Squad Lead, you will play a key role in leading engineers while remaining hands-on in the design, delivery and continuous improvement of reliable, secure and scalable platform services that underpin critical digital products and services. As a Senior SRE Squad Lead you will: • Lead and support a team of Site Reliability Engineers, setting clear direction while fostering an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing team culture., • Build strong working relationships with product, delivery and architecture colleagues to ensure platform services meet business and user needs., • Provide technical leadership across DevOps and SRE practices, guiding teams to adopt approaches that support reliability, sustainability and continuous improvement., • Coach, mentor and support engineers across DDaT, contributing to a supportive and diverse engineering community., • Design, build and maintain reliable, secure and scalable cloud-based infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code approaches., • Enable teams to develop effective observability practices, including monitoring, logging, metrics and alerting that support proactive service management., • Work with teams to define and embed Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and error budgets in a pragmatic and user-focused way., • Support the development and continual improvement of CI/CD pipelines to enable safe, frequent and low-risk delivery of changes., • Oversee live service reliability, supporting teams through incident and problem management while encouraging a learning-focused, blameless culture., • Ensure security, resilience and compliance considerations are understood and embedded into engineering practices. Essential skills for the Senior SRE Squad Lead include: • Experience leading, supporting and developing engineers, including line management or strong mentoring experience., • Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders., • Experience of working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, applying modern DevOps and SRE practices., • Experience designing and delivering infrastructure-as-code solutions using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation or similar., • Ability to write clean, maintainable and well-tested code in at least one programming language., • Experience designing, operating and improving distributed systems, with a focus on reliability, performance and user impact. In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including: • Flexible hybrid working, typically 2-3 days per week in the office., • Full-time, part-time and flexible working options., • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%., • Annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with service., • Three paid volunteering days every year., • Learning and development tailored to your role., • Access to professional qualifications, certifications and technical training., • An inclusive culture that encourages learning, collaboration and continuous improvement., • Employee benefits including cycle-to-work and wider Civil Service benefits Why Join DBT?This is an opportunity to combine technical leadership with hands-on engineering in a modern cloud environment. You'll work alongside experienced SRE and DevOps professionals, helping shape platform strategy, improve service reliability and support the delivery of critical digital services across government. The team is actively investing in observability, service-level management, platform automation, developer experience and cloud engineering. You'll join a culture that values collaboration, continuous learning and the freedom to explore new ideas, while making a tangible impact on services used across the Department for Business and Trade. This role requires SC clearance. DBT's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer withdrawn. If you're an experienced Site Reliability Engineering leader who wants to remain close to technology while helping engineers thrive and delivering services that matter, apply today via Inspire People.

Company description:Khne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KGJob description:Are you ready to take full ownership of customs operations at a national level and drive transformation across a complex logistics environment? As National Customs Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal leadership role in ensuring compliant, efficient and future-ready customs operations across all business units. You will shape strategy, lead high-performing teams, and drive innovation through continuous improvement and digitalisation.How you create impact Lead and oversee national customs operations, ensuring compliance and operational excellence across all business units.Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, efficiency and service quality.Identify and implement automation and digital solutions to optimise customs processes.Support the onboarding of new business, including RFQs and operational integrations.Build strong customer relationships and represent the operations function in key customer engagements.Collaborate across functions, including IT, Sales, Compliance and Operations, to deliver innovative solutions.Lead and manage strategic projects, ensuring successful implementation and measurable outcomes.Inspire, develop and lead a high-performing, inclusive team while fostering a strong performance culture.What we would like you to bring Proven experience in customs operations management within a logistics or supply chain environment.Strong knowledge of UK and international customs regulations and compliance requirements.Demonstrable experience in process optimisation, automation and continuous improvement.Leadership experience with the ability to motivate, coach and develop diverse teams.Strong project management skills, with experience of leading cross-functional initiatives.Excellent stakeholder management, communication and collaboration skills.Proficiency in customs management systems (e.g. CargoWise or similar platforms).Fluent English; additional language skills would be an advantage.What's in it for you As well as our competitive pay rates and superb training opportunities, we also offer a great working environment.You will be respected and valued if you work for us and have genuine opportunities to progress and develop.26 days holidays plus bank holidays2 volunteering days per year3 x Life Assurance Option if you join the KN Route2 pension schemeA tailored personal development and training programme.Trusted and empowered to deliver and be your best.We are happy to talk about flexible working. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.Enhanced Maternity/Paternity LeaveChildcare VouchersCycle to work schemeDiscount on high street stores and local supermarkets (Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys & more)Refer a friend scheme As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisationTPBN1_UKTJ

ARN165 Assistant Head Teacher – SEND & Inclusion \n \n Ambassadors Resourcing is looking to recruit for a GOOD Primary School in Central Birmingham. They are looking for an experienced long-term, temporary Assistant Headteacher/SENCo \n \n Assistant Head Teacher – SEND & Inclusion \n Title: Assistant Head Teacher (SEND & Inclusion) Salary: LPS 9–13 Responsible to: Head Teacher Working Pattern: Full-time, 195 days + reasonable additional time \n Overall Purpose \n Lead and coordinate provision for pupils with SEND, EAL and wider inclusion needs. Ensure compliance with the SEND Code of Practice (2015), promote inclusive teaching, and raise attainment for vulnerable learners. Support the Headteacher in strategic leadership and whole-school improvement. \n Key Responsibilities \n Leadership & Strategy \n\n • Lead the school’s SEND and Inclusion strategy in line with national and local policy.\n, • Act as Designated SENDCo (or work closely with the SENDCo) and ensure statutory compliance, including EHCP processes.\n, • Be an active member of SLT, advising on SEND, EAL and vulnerable groups.\n, • Contribute to the School Improvement Plan and Self-Evaluation, leading areas linked to SEND and inclusion.\n, • Promote the school’s ethos of Ambition, Pride and Success.\n\n Compliance & Policy \n\n • Ensure full compliance with the SEND Code of Practice, Equality Act and statutory duties.\n, • Maintain and review SEND, Inclusion, EAL and accessibility policies.\n, • Ensure robust identification, assessment and support processes.\n, • Uphold safeguarding, data protection and health & safety requirements.\n\n Teaching & Learning \n\n • Promote high-quality inclusive teaching across the school.\n, • Support staff with differentiation, scaffolding and behaviour strategies.\n, • Lead CPD on SEND, EAL and inclusive practice.\n, • Monitor interventions and evaluate impact on pupil outcomes.\n, • Teach across the primary age range and model outstanding practice.\n\n Assessment & Achievement \n\n • Analyse progress data for SEND, EAL and vulnerable groups.\n, • Lead pupil progress reviews and ensure provision is adapted accordingly.\n, • Oversee EHCP reviews, SEND support plans and intervention records.\n, • Ensure accurate tracking, benchmarking and target setting.\n, • Attend parents’ evenings and communicate pupil progress effectively.\n\n Partnerships & Pupil Support \n\n • Build strong relationships with parents, carers and families.\n, • Work with external agencies (EPs, SALT, CAMHS, outreach services).\n, • Ensure pupil voice informs support planning.\n, • Promote an inclusive, safe and supportive school culture.\n, • Liaise with other schools and community partners to enhance provision.\n\n Safeguarding & Wellbeing \n\n • Contribute to safeguarding as DSL or Deputy DSL.\n, • Identify barriers to learning including mental health, attendance and social care needs.\n, • Coordinate personalised support for vulnerable pupils and those at risk of exclusion.\n\n Staff Development & Management \n\n • Line manage SEND support staff including TAs and mentors.\n, • Coach and mentor staff in inclusive pedagogy and behaviour management.\n, • Lead CPD on SEND, trauma-informed practice, EAL and inclusion.\n, • Support performance management and staff development across the school.\n\n Managing Resources \n\n • Deploy staff effectively to improve outcomes for pupils.\n, • Monitor and review the use of resources to ensure value for money.\n, • Support strategic planning linked to SEND and inclusion.\n\n Person Specification (Summary) \n Essential \n\n • QTS and strong teaching experience across primary phases.\n, • Experience leading SEND provision and working with external agencies.\n, • Strong knowledge of SEND Code of Practice, EAL needs and inclusive pedagogy.\n, • Ability to analyse data, lead change and inspire staff.\n, • Excellent communication, safeguarding knowledge and commitment to equality.\n, • Personal qualities: reflective, resilient, child-centred, collaborative and professional.\n\n Desirable \n\n • National Award for SENCo, NPQSL/NPQH or additional inclusion qualifications.\n, • Experience line managing staff, contributing to Ofsted, or leading whole-school initiatives.\n, • Experience as DSL/Deputy DSL and training in mental health or behaviour support.\n\n \n Ambassadors Resourcing \n \n Ambassadors Resourcing is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects every candidate they employ to share this commitment. \n \n Ambassadors Resourcing is in partnership with Crown Commercial Services National Framework for supplying educational staff throughout the West Midlands. \n \n Ambassadors Resourcing has been helping staff in the childcare and education sector find short, long term and permanent jobs for 20 years, to great success \n \n We provide free on-line training programmes for all staff to ensure that they are up to date with current practices and changes occurring in the profession \n \n All our candidates are paid on a PAYE basis with no deduction of additional admin charges \n \n Holiday pay is paid to all our staff and access to a contributory pension is also available for those who qualify \n \n We offer a £150 bonus referral scheme \n \n This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Ambassadors Resourcing that operates as an employment business \n \n To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please get in touch: \n

SF Partners are seeking an experienced and confident HR Advisor to join a busy manufacturing business. This is a varied generalist role offering exposure across employee relations, recruitment, onboarding and HR operations. West Bromwich | Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 day WFH) | 37 hours per week Salary £35,000 - £40,000 (dependant on experience) Key Responsibilities - Manage employee relations cases including absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance matters. - Coach and support managers through investigations and formal meetings. - Support recruitment activities including CV screening, interviews, agency management and onboarding. - Act as a first point of contact for HR queries. - Maintain employee records and HR systems. - Assist with HR reporting and people initiatives. About You - Previous experience in a HR Advisor or HR Generalist role. - Strong employee relations knowledge and confidence supporting managers. - Recruitment and onboarding experience. - Comfortable working in a fast-paced operational environment. - CIPD qualified or working towards qualification (desirable). - Resilient, proactive and able to build credibility across all levels of the business. - Free onsite parking \n

National Sales Manager \n Location: Flexible (UK) \n We are looking for an experienced, ambitious and commercially driven National Sales Manager to lead one of our group company UK sales operations. \n This is a brand-new opportunity within a young, ambitious company that forms part of one of the UK's most established and respected names in the tile industry. Combining the energy and agility of a growing business with the strength, infrastructure and buying power of a major UK importer and distributor, this role offers an outstanding opportunity for the right individual to make a genuine impact. \n This is not a role for someone who simply manages from behind a desk. We are looking for a proven sales leader who still enjoys being out in the field, building relationships, winning new business and closing deals. You will lead from the front, motivating and supporting your team while maintaining responsibility for your own portfolio of key national accounts. \n Your primary responsibility will be to manage and develop a nationwide sales team comprising three Area Sales Managers. You will work closely with each member of the team to identify opportunities, secure new customers, grow existing accounts and increase overall company turnover. Alongside this, you will personally manage several strategic key accounts and play a major role in shaping the future growth of the business. \n We sell direct container loads, trailer loads and pallet quantities to independent tile retailers, merchants and distributors throughout the UK. Previous experience within the tile industry would be an advantage but is by no means essential. Above all, we are looking for an exceptional salesperson with a proven history of driving sales growth, inspiring others and delivering results. \n If you are someone who instinctively looks for opportunities, enjoys opening doors, thrives on negotiating and has the ability to help both yourself and your team come away from customer meetings with orders secured, then we would like to hear from you. \n Our product offering combines exclusive collections with carefully selected core ranges sourced from some of the world's leading tile manufacturers. We have built long-standing relationships with our factories over many years, enabling us to offer exceptional quality, market-leading designs and highly competitive pricing. \n Supporting this is an excellent UK distribution infrastructure, substantial stockholding and an established reputation for reliability and service throughout the industry. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Lead, motivate and develop a nationwide team of three Area Sales Managers.\n, • Coach and support the team in identifying, opening and developing new customer accounts.\n, • Manage your own portfolio of strategic national and key accounts.\n, • Develop and implement sales strategies to increase turnover and market share.\n, • Work alongside upper management to identify new business opportunities and commercial initiatives.\n, • Monitor sales performance, set objectives and ensure targets are achieved.\n, • Build strong relationships with customers across the UK and represent the business professionally at all times.\n, • Travel nationally as required to support both customers and your sales team.\n\n The Ideal Candidate \n\n • Proven experience in a senior B2B field sales or sales management role.\n, • A demonstrable track record of growing sales and delivering profitable business.\n, • Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a high-performing sales team.\n, • An instinctive salesperson with outstanding closing ability.\n, • Commercially aware, ambitious and highly self-motivated.\n, • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.\n, • Tile industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential.\n\n What We Offer \n\n • Competitive basic salary.\n, • Excellent commission structure and performance bonus.\n, • Company vehicle.\n, • Full expenses package.\n, • Pension and additional benefits commensurate with the role.\n, • The opportunity to play a pivotal role in the growth of an ambitious business backed by one of the UK's leading tile distribution groups.\n\n We are looking for an individual who can make this role a great success and, in turn, build an outstanding career with us. We firmly believe that those who help grow our business should share in that success. \n If you believe you have the experience, leadership and sales ability to take this opportunity to the next level, we would welcome your application. \n Please send your CV together with a covering letter (confidentially assured) to: \n Simon Miller (Managing Director) \n Distribution Supplies Limited \n 30–36 Ivatt Way \n Westwood Industrial Estate \n Peterborough \n Cambridgeshire \n PE3 7PN

Client: Heinz \n Role: Regional Field Sales Manager - Northern Territories \n Location: Ideal base location Midlands or North of England \n Contract: Permanent \n Start Date: Mid September 2026 \n Salary: £39,360.00 OTE per annum (Salary made up of £32,000.00 annual base salary Plus £7,360.00 annual commission earning opportunity, paid out quarterly based on KPIs) plus Company Car, Fuel Card & Tech Provided \n About Acosta Europe \n Acosta Europe connects people with brands to deliver measurable results through unrivalled field execution, insight and collaboration. As part of a global business, we champion talent, culture and performance – empowering people to thrive and brands to grow. \n The Role of Regional Field Sales Manager: \n At Acosta Europe we build bold partnerships with some of the world's most exciting brands, and Heineken UK is no exception. As a Regional Field Sales Manager, you'll lead a high-performing team of Field Sales Professionals, helping to shape and execute the in-store sales strategy across the territory. You'll be at the forefront of growth, innovation, and inspiration—guiding your team to deliver exceptional results within the grocery channel, a dynamic channel covering retail outlets, where strong relationships, product presence, and execution directly impact sales performance \n This is a leadership role where you'll be driving performance through coaching, development and strategy execution. You'll oversee a team of Sales professionals to deliver Heinz category sales plans, build strong retailer relationships and ensure the region consistently exceeds expectations. \n Key Responsibilities: \n\n • Lead, coach and inspire your team to deliver regional sales KPIs.\n, • Deliver outstanding execution of Heinz plans through your team.\n, • Conduct field visits, performance appraisals and development days.\n, • Collaborate with stakeholders at Heinz and Acosta to align on strategy and execution.\n, • Analyse KPIs and field data to optimise regional performance and identify growth opportunities.\n, • Recruit and retain high-performing Sales professionals, ensuring minimal disruption to the business.\n, • Implement regional operational plans that support sales growth and team development.\n, • Control regional budgets, costs and ensure efficient use of resources.\n, • Contribute insight and feedback to drive innovation and new business opportunities\n, • Willingness to travel extensively across your region.\n\n What We're Looking For in our Regional Field Sales Manager: \n\n • Experience in FMCG, retail or field sales management, leading and guiding a team to exceed targets.\n, • Strong leadership and influencing skills with the ability to build relationships and credibility across the organisation and within our client base.\n, • Confident in coaching, performance management and stakeholder engagement.\n, • Commercially aware with the ability to analyse and adapt sales plans.\n, • Organised, IT proficient (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).\n, • Full UK Manual driving licence.\n\n Why join Acosta Europe? \n\n • Flexible Working Options – Fully Field based, ability to manage your own diary.\n, • Comprehensive Healthcare – medical, dental, vision, plus life insurance and Employee Assistance Programme.\n, • Generous Pension Plan – Growing contributions as your service increases helping you plan for the future.\n, • Paid Time Off – 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays to recharge.\n, • Paid Volunteering Day – Make a difference in your community.\n, • Career Development – access to Acosta University and internal promotion programs.\n, • Company Tools – Including state of the art technology to ensure you are set up for success, including Laptop and mobile phone.\n, • Inclusive Culture – supportive, diverse, and values-driven environment.\n, • Employee Engagement – social events, recognition programs, and wellness initiatives.\n\n At Acosta Europe, we believe diversity and inclusion are the foundation of innovation and success. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences, creating a culture where everyone feels valued and empowered to thrive. Ready to make an impact? Apply today and grow your career with us.

Energy Sales | Business Development Consultant \n Launch your sales career in recruitment with VIQU Energy \n Are you currently working in sales, business development, or a target-driven B2B environment and looking for your next step? Perhaps you’ve built strong commercial skills in areas such as energy sales, telecoms, SaaS, or outbound B2B sales and want a career with bigger earning potential, faster progression, and long-term opportunities. \n At VIQU Energy, we’re looking for ambitious, resilient and commercially minded individuals to join us as Energy Sales Consultants, with a strong focus on sales, business development and generating new client relationships. This role will be heavily focused on selling contract and permanent recruitment solutions to the energy, renewables and utilities industries. \n You don’t need recruitment experience, if you can sell, build relationships, and thrive in a performance-led environment, we can teach you the rest. \n The role \n As an Energy Sales Consultant, you’ll be trained to become a full 360 consultant, with a strong emphasis on the sales and revenue-generating side of recruitment within the energy, renewables and utilities industries across the country. \n From day one, you’ll work closely with experienced managers and top billers who will coach you 1:1 and support your development. \n You’ll learn how to: \n\n • Proactively win new business and develop new client relationships\n, • Identify sales opportunities within your market\n, • Conduct business development calls and meetings with decision-makers\n, • Build and manage your own client portfolio\n, • Negotiate fees, terms, and offers\n, • Deliver against revenue and billing targets\n, • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from client acquisition to placement\n\n This is a fast-paced, target-driven role where your effort directly impacts your earnings and progression. \n Who we’re looking for: \n We’re particularly keen to hear from people with experience in: \n\n • B2B sales (energy, utilities, telecoms, SaaS, professional services, etc.)\n, • Business development or account management\n, • Outbound / phone-based sales environments\n, • Estate agency, lettings, or property sales\n, • Any role where you’ve worked to KPIs, targets, or commission\n\n You’ll be a strong fit if you are: \n\n • Commercially driven and money-motivated\n, • Confident speaking to senior stakeholders\n, • Resilient and comfortable with rejection\n, • Competitive, proactive, and results-focused\n, • Keen to build a long-term career, not just a job\n\n Why build your career at VIQU Energy? \n At VIQU Energy, recruitment is a sales-led, performance-driven career, but one where you’re fully supported to succeed. \n We offer: \n\n • Clear, structured career progression based on performance\n, • Uncapped, industry-leading commission scheme\n, • Proven success stories including board members who started as consultants\n, • Comprehensive sales and recruitment training\n, • Ongoing mentoring from experienced leaders\n, • A collaborative, high-performing culture that celebrates success\n\n Whether your ambition is to become a top biller, market specialist, or move into leadership, we’ll support you every step of the way. \n Benefits \n Alongside a competitive base salary and uncapped commission, you’ll enjoy: \n\n • Additional Family First leave days\n, • Early Friday finishes\n, • Friendly, modern office environment\n, • Bring your dog to work\n, • International annual Christmas conferences (previous destinations include Malta, Dubai, Havana & Rio de Janeiro)\n, • Regular socials and team events\n, • Monthly “Spin the Wheel” rewards for exceptional performance (extra holiday, coffee treats, restaurant & experience vouchers)\n, • Life assurance policy\n, • Bike to Work Scheme\n\n Location: Edgbaston / Five Ways(Excellent transport links via train, bus, and tram) \n Interested? \n If you’re ready to move your sales career into a role with higher earning potential, faster progression and long-term opportunities, apply today. \n For a confidential conversation, contact our Head of Talent: Melinda Queck by email

Head of SalesAccountancy Channel and Strategic Partnerships\n Salary: £75,000 basic plus uncapped bonusOTE: £120,000+Location: UK-wide, field-led \n A fast-growing specialist tax advisory firm is looking for an experienced Head of Sales to lead its national sales function, grow revenue through the accountancy channel and build new strategic partnerships. \n You will manage an established sales team of three, lead from the front on key opportunities and help grow the team to six or seven as the business scales. The role\n\n • \n Lead, coach and develop the sales team \n • \n Own sales performance, revenue targets and pipeline growth \n • \n Win new business through accountancy firm referrals \n • \n Build relationships with Managing Partners, Tax Partners and senior advisers \n • \n Develop new sales channels across corporate finance, legal and wealth \n • \n Lead key pitches, negotiations and high-value opportunities \n • \n Set clear sales KPIs and performance expectations \n • \n Improve forecasting, conversion rates and pipeline visibility \n • \n Drive consistent use of HubSpot across the sales team \n • \n Work closely with Partners, technical teams and marketing \nWhat we are looking for\n You will have proven sales leadership experience within professional services or another consultative, referral-led market. \n You do not need to be a tax specialist, but you must be comfortable selling technical services and building trusted relationships with accountants and advisers. \n You will need: \n\n • \n A strong track record of delivering sales growth \n • \n Experience managing and developing salespeople \n • \n Experience selling through referral, partner or intermediary channels \n • \n Confidence leading senior sales conversations \n • \n Strong pipeline management and forecasting skills \n • \n A hands-on, consultative sales style \n • \n The ability to build both a sales strategy and a high-performing team \n\n Relevant backgrounds may include tax advisory, accountancy, professional services, financial advisory, corporate finance, legal, wealth or accountancy technology. The opportunity\n\n • \n £75,000 basic salary \n • \n Uncapped bonus \n • \n Commission on personal sales \n • \n Override on team performance \n • \n Realistic earnings of £120,000+ \n • \n Existing sales team of three \n • \n Opportunity to grow the team to six or seven \n • \n Direct Partner exposure \n • \n Ownership of the national sales strategy \n • \n Flexible, field-led working \n\n There is no preferred UK location. The successful person will be associated with their nearest office: \n\n • \n Birmingham \n • \n Bristol \n • \n Glasgow \n • \n Leeds \n • \n London \n • \n Manchester \n • \n Nottingham \n • \n Sheffield \n\n This is a national sales role, with the expectation that you will spend your time building accountancy relationships, developing strategic partnerships and leading the team to deliver revenue growth. \n Harvey John is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. The salary bracket advertised is FTE, for guidance only. We are committed to continued improvement in terms of diversity and inclusion practices. Please get in touch with any questions concerning reasonable adjustments, accommodations, or diversity practices.

You will play a hands-on role in delivering high-quality financial and commercial analysis. Supporting the preparation of diligence reports, being increasing involved in client engagements and contributing valuable insights to helps stakeholders understand key drivers and risks in a transaction.You will be expected to develop your leadership skills through the coaching of junior staff and supporting team members where appropriate. \n Client Details \n A leading Financial Due Diligence team operating in the upper mid-market on transactions with an EV value between £50m - £100m. \n Description \n\n • Taking ownership and delivery of your financial due diligence areas\n, • Working with teams to analyse financial and non-financial information on buy-side and sell-side engagements.\n, • Contributing to the preparation of clear, insightful financial due diligence reports.\n, • Supporting interactions with senior management, business owners, and private equity investors.\n, • Identifying trends, risks, deal breakers and value-creation opportunities.\n, • Helping to coach and support junior team members in developing strong analytical and commercial skills.\n\n Profile \n\n • Holds a relevant accounting qualification\n, • Strong financial due diligence and report writing skills\n, • Experience mentoring and coaching colleagues\n\n Job Offer \n\n • Leading performance related bonus scheme\n, • Flexible working arrangements\n, • Private medical cover\n, • Access to a benefits portal that provides exclusive discounts across a range of high street brands\n

Are you an experienced Area Sales Manager who thrives through specification selling on winning new business, developing long-term client relationships and driving regional revenue growth? \n Our client, a business that designs, develops, manufactures and installs passive fire protection is looking for a commercially focused Area Sales Manager to take ownership of a defined territory, grow market share and lead from the front. \n This is a dynamic, client-facing sales role combining strategic business development, account management as well as a specification sell. You’ll manage both inbound enquiries and proactive new business activity, ensuring a structured sales pipeline and consistent delivery against revenue targets. \n This role combines home office based planning with regular field sales activity, including meetings with contractors, consultants and end clients. Occasional visits to the office in the South of the UK will also be required. \n Key Responsibilities: \n\n • Drive regional sales performance and achieve monthly revenue targets\n, • Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities\n, • Manage and grow key customer accounts\n, • Take ownership of larger project opportunities and tender submissions\n, • Implement clear pipeline management and forecasting processes\n, • Maintain accurate CRM reporting and opportunity tracking\n, • Conduct structured quotation follow-ups and secure conversions\n, • Deliver CPD presentations and product awareness sessions\n, • Represent the business at client meetings, exhibitions and networking events\n, • Collaborate closely with sales support and marketing teams\n, • Strengthen brand presence across LinkedIn and industry platforms\n, • Support and mentor junior members of the sales team\n\n Who They’re Looking For: \n\n • Proven experience as an Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager or Business Development Manager for specification sales\n, • Desirable knowledge from the Fire Protection industry\n, • Strong B2B sales background, ideally within a technical or project-led environment\n, • Experience managing higher-value tenders or complex sales cycles\n, • Confident presentation and stakeholder engagement skills\n, • Excellent pipeline management and CRM discipline\n, • Strong organisational and time management skills\n, • A proactive, target-driven approach\n, • Ability to coach, influence and lead by example\n\n What’s on Offer: \n\n • Salary £45,000 - £55,000 plus company car and bonus\n, • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy extra days\n, • Early finish and\n, • Free onsite parking\n, • Employee Assistance Programme\n, • Social events and team activities\n, • Supportive, people-focused culture\n\n If you’re a commercially driven Area Sales Manager ready to step into a role where you can genuinely make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Greenwellgleeson are recruiting for Commercial Analyst to work with a business in Birmingham City Centre. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • \n Lead, coach and develop a team, driving high performance through effective workload management, regular reviews and ongoing professional development. \n • \n Deputise for the Finance Manager when required, providing leadership support across financial planning, reporting, analysis and commercial initiatives. \n • \n Manage the delivery of accurate and timely period-end reporting, identifying opportunities to enhance reporting and processes. \n • \n Prepare departmental financial reports, delivering insightful variance analysis against budgets and forecasts. \n • \n Support the production of external reporting packs and associated financial information. \n • \n Review and oversee balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records. \n • \n Maintain a strong financial control environment, ensuring compliance with internal policies and accounting standards. \n • \n Evaluate financial risks and opportunities, providing insight to support business performance and decision-making. \n • \n Play an active role in finance transformation and continuous improvement projects across the function. \n\n Skills, Requirements, Qualifications \n\n • \n Fully qualified accountant ACA/ ACCA/ ACMA \n • \n Strong technical accounting knowledge, with a sound understanding of balance sheet and profit & loss reporting. \n • \n Experience managing the financial close process, with a focus on delivering accurate reporting and maintaining effective financial controls. \n • \n Demonstrable experience leading, coaching and developing finance teams. \n • \n Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate financial data into commercial insight. \n • \n Advanced MS Excel skills; experience with SAP would be beneficial. \n • \n Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and constructively challenge at all levels. \n • \n Ability to identify financial risks and opportunities while effectively managing priorities in a fast-paced environment. \n • \n Proven track record of building strong relationships and collaborating effectively with stakeholders across the business. \nGreenwell Gleeson Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.To find out more about how and why Greenwell Gleeson Ltd process your personal data in line with the data protection regime please go to the privacy notice on our website

Description\n Jerroms, part of the Sumer Group, are seeking an accomplished People Partner who will play a key role in providing high-quality People and Culture services and professional guidance to colleagues and management. Your expertise will support the navigation of employee relations, recruitment, performance management, and organisational change, while fostering a positive, supportive, and high-performing work culture. Key Responsibilities\n\n • Provide support and advice across the business to employees, line manager and Directors, including employee relations, absence management, recruitment, and performance management (probationary period issues and performance issues)\n, • Keep up to date with employment law changes and support with updating Sumer policies and processes\n, • Partner with hiring managers and TA to support recruitment activity\n, • Support in house and Sumer HR projects\n, • Support HR department with employee relations activity \n, • Support and develop stakeholder relationships across new Jerroms spokes \n\n Skills, Knowledge & Expertise\n\n • Strong HR Expertise: Extensive experience in People and Culture, including strong understanding of UK employment law, people management, and early careers programmes, ideally within professional services. \n, • Coaching & Influencing: Ability to coach, challenge, and influence managers, providing professional advice and recommendations on people-related issues. \n, • Effective Communication & Relationship Building: Confident communicator with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels and foster a positive, people-centric work environment. \n, • Problem-Solving & Decision-Making: Skilled in analysing situations, making informed decisions, and generating practical, risk-based solutions. \n, • Organisation & Adaptability: Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks, work under pressure, and adapt to changing environments. \n\n Belong @ Sumer\n At Sumer, we know everyone’s journey is different. That’s why we’re committed to fairness, removing barriers and giving people the support they need to do their best work. If you need any support during the hiring process, just let us know.Our values represent what matters most to us and guide how we work every day: \n\n • We Shine Together\n, • We Do the Right Thing\n, • We Make It Count\n\n We know diverse teams make us stronger. That’s why we’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.

We are looking for a hardworking and talented Head Chef to lead our Kitchen team at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC). Located in the leafy Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham, MAC offers a range of catering and hospitality across the business, including; our restaurant, bar and event catering. Our Head Chef role offers a great work-life balance with a 37.5 hour week spread across 5 days and with 33 days of holiday per year. Below you can find a full job description and person specification.Job DescriptionJob PurposeLead the day-to-day planning and delivery of an excellent catering and hospitality offer across all areas of the business. Coach and train the team to deliver consistently excellent standards of service whilst remaining compliant with all legal requirements. To lead on stock control and contribute to effective staff rostering. Deputise for the Head of Catering Operations when required.Operational\n\n • Lead daily kitchen operations from the pass, ensuring consistent delivery of food to a high standard whilst maintaining excellent cleanliness and organisation across the kitchen and all back-of-house areas.\n, • Develop fully costed, menus aligned with MAC’s vision, values, and food strategy. Ensure they remain profitable and include clear allergen, dietary and preparation information for all dishes.\n, • Oversee timely and efficient ordering and management of all required stock, including non-kitchen items, ensuring full menu availability while minimising wastage.\n, • Manage staff scheduling to ensure the kitchen is always adequately staffed and costs remain in line with budget. \n, • Respond professionally and in a timely manner to any customer feedback received.\nPeople\n\n, • Support the training and development of the back-of-house team by implementing structured onboarding processes, effective training materials and ongoing development opportunities.\n, • Manage back-of-house HR, covering recruitment, timesheets, leave, appraisals and performance. Ensuring fair, consistent and policy-compliant processes.\nFinancial & Administration\n\n, • Manage catering budgets and performance to meet financial targets, using management accounts and systems to monitor results, address variances and optimise margins. Analyse sales and negotiate supplier pricing to ensure a profitable food offer.\n, • Maintain and manage all operational kitchen systems e.g. Navitas Food Safety, Opus Compliance Cloud. \n, • Manage stock control administration by checking invoices to confirm deliveries, ensure products are correctly coded and prepare paperwork and stock for monthly stocktakes. \n, • Ensure accurate monthly stocktakes take place.\nCompliance\n\n, • Implement and manage all responsibilities outlined in MAC’s Food Safety Management System, ensuring full compliance in the kitchen and back-of-house areas enabling MAC to maintain a 5* EHO food rating.\n, • Manage responsibility for Health & Safety in the kitchen and back-of-house areas. Ensure training and records are up to date, risk assessments and daily checklists are maintained and all maintenance issues, accidents and near misses are promptly logged and followed up.\n, • Ensure the back-of-house team are always ‘fit to work’ and have adequate uniform to carry out their duties.\nPerson SpecificationCore (You should meet most of these requirements)\n\n, • Proven experience managing a complex and high-volume kitchen operation over several years.\n, • Experience managing budgets and profit & loss (P&L), with the ability to monitor financial performance and implement cost controls. \n, • Skilled in negotiating supplier pricing to achieve cost efficiencies.\n, • Strong leadership and people management skills, including team development, performance management and staff scheduling.\n, • Experience in stocktaking and inventory control.\n, • Extensive product and ingredient knowledge, with a strong understanding of dietary and allergen considerations.\n, • Well-informed on current food trends and innovations.\n, • Strong knowledge of food safety principles e.g. HACCP\n, • Proficient verbal and written English.\n, • Can demonstrate excellent modern cooking techniques and presentation skills.\n, • Strong leadership and training capabilities.\n, • Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to remain calm and lead effectively under pressure.\n, • Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment\n, • Excellent organisation and planning skills. \n, • Genuine passion for high-quality food and exceptional service.\n, • Proven ability to build trust, motivate and inspire teams.\n, • Commercially astute, with a solid understanding of business operations.\n, • Excellent personal hygiene standards.\n, • Highly focused on customer satisfaction and audience engagement.\n, • Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving.\n, • Dedicated to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion across the team and food offering.\n, • Passionate about sustainable and ethical produce. \n, • Availability to work flexibly to the needs of the business including evening and weekend work.\nDesireable (You should meet some of these requirements)\n\n, • Level 3 – Managing Food Safety\n, • Level 3 – Managing H&S and/or IOSSH\n, • Professional Cookery qualifications such as City & Guilds diplomas, BTEC, HND or a Foundation degree in Culinary Arts\n, • Experience managing kitchens across a variety of settings, including cafés, coffee shops, bars and commercial event catering.\n, • Experienced in implementing and managing a Food Safety Management System (FSMS).\n, • Experience with fresh pizza preparation\n, • IT literate, with experience using sales data to evaluate and improve financial performance.\n, • Knowledge of H&S principles including COSHH.\n, • A creative mindset with an interest in a variety of art forms.\nREF-229 309

Role: Assistant HR Business Partner \n Location: Near Birmingham city centre B15 and home working \n Salary: Up to £46,000 dependent on experience \n Contract: Fixed term contract up to 14 months \n Benefits: 40 days annual leave including BH, hybrid working, enhanced pension scheme, private dental and health insurance, access to a comprehensive benefits platform \n \n We are working on behalf of an esteemed organisation who are recruiting an Assistant HR Business Partner to join their HR team to cover a maternity leave period for up to 14 months. \n You will work alongside another Assistant HR Business Partner, with support from a HR Administrator to support up to 1000 colleagues in a full HR generalist role. There is a separate employee advisory team that will handle complex formal case work, with your employee relations casework covering performance management, grievances, sickness etc. \n In this role you will work closely with Managers and Head of Departments, in order to provide expert advice and guidance and build strong working relationships. This position requires up to date HR and employment law knowledge, with the ability to effectively advise and coach managers regarding HR policies and procedures in order to assess business risks. Working collaboratively across the business HR functions to ensure a best in class service is provided to all and continually strive to improve performance through continuous policy review and improvements. \n The company are operating a hybrid working pattern with 3 days office based and 2 days home based weekly. This is a full time working week of 37.5 hours, which can be worked flexibly around core hours of 10am – 3pm Monday to Friday. \n This is a maternity contract, with the employee starting their maternity leave at the end of September so this is likely to last up to 14 months. \n \n Role and responsibilities: \n\n • As an Assistant HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing accurate advice and guidance to line managers relating to employee lifecycle topics for example performance, sickness, occupational health, conduct, discipline, grievance, secondments, TUPE, probation and AWOL\n, • Provide timely expert advice and guidance to line managers across the full employee lifecycle, exercising professional judgement to balance employment legislation, policy, best practice and organisational risk.\n, • Support with the management, delivery and monitoring of small HR projects and people initiatives, representing HR on cross-functional projects where appropriate.\n, • Undertake employee consultation relating to TUPE and organisational change as well as onboarding as part of the process.\n, • Work collaboratively with HR Business Partners, Employee Relations team and other HR colleagues to deliver a joined-up HR service and ensure ownership of complex cases through to resolution.\n, • Drive continuous improvement by analysing HR data, identifying trends and implementing process improvements.\n, • Develop excellent stakeholder relationships and provide commercially focused HR solutions.\n, • Coach and develop managers, identifying skills gaps and improving capability.\n, • Act as the technical escalation point for complex HR queries and mentor HR colleagues.\n, • Maintain accurate HR records in line with GDPR.\n, • Champion equality, diversity and inclusion.\n, • Support the development of HR colleagues through coaching and knowledge sharing.\n, • When required responsible for deputising for the HR Business Partner\n\n Skills and experience required: \n\n • Proven and significant background in HR ideally in a HR Generalist or HR Business Partner is essential\n, • Understanding of best practice in HR procedures\n, • Up to date knowledge of employment law\n, • CIPD level 5 or equivalent essential\n, • Confident communicator and relationship builder at all stakeholder levels\n, • Multitasker and planning skills to organise workload and prioritise workload\n, • Ability to challenge and coach managers on HR matters\n, • Positive attitude to team working in a collaborative manner\n\n Benefits: \n\n • 40 days annual leave including bank holidays\n, • Hybrid working environment\n, • Free parking\n, • Enhanced pension scheme\n, • Private dental and health insurance\n, • Employee assistance programme\n, • Benefits platform to include hospitality/retail discounts\n\n If you are seeking a new HR challenge then please apply.

Audit ManagerSalary: CompetitiveContract Type: Permanent– 35 hours a weekLocation: Hybrid working (office based in Birmingham or Oswestry) – typically 2 days in the office per week Shape Brighter Futures with Wesleyan Established in 1841, Wesleyan help trusted professionals—GPs, hospital doctors, dentists, and teachers—secure their financial future. Today, we’re proud to continue that mission with passion and purpose. If you’re looking for a role where your expertise makes a real impact, and you want to work in a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and integrity, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more about who we are: careers.wesleyan.co.ukMake a Difference in Corporate Audit Corporate Audit provides an independent, objective risk assurance and internal audit service, reporting to the Board via the Audit Committee. The team takes a disciplined, risk-based approach to strengthening governance, risk management and internal controls, helping protect the Society’s assets, reputation and long-term sustainability.Your Impact Here’s how you’ll make a difference: \n\n • Lead and deliver risk-based internal audit reviews across strategy, governance, finance and customer operations.\n, • Build and influence senior stakeholder relationships, acting as a key point of contact between Corporate Audit and the business.\n, • Provide expert insight into risk management frameworks, helping improve control environments and operational effectiveness.\n, • Contribute to the development and delivery of the annual risk-based Audit Plan, supporting the Audit Committee and senior leadership.\n, • Lead, coach and develop audit team members, driving high performance and continuous improvement within the function.\nWhat You’ll Bring\n\n, • You’re a credible and commercially minded audit leader who thrives on influencing senior stakeholders and delivering high-quality assurance in a complex, regulated environment.\n, • Proven experience delivering audits across finance, customer operations or wider financial services environments.\n, • Strong knowledge of UK insurance regulations, internal audit standards and IFRS, with the ability to apply these in practice.\n, • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the presence and confidence to challenge and influence at Executive and Board level.\n, • Strong analytical thinking, commercial acumen and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.\n, • Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIIA or equivalent).\n, • Experience within professional services or Big 4 and exposure to actuarial or insurance modelling environments (desirable).\nBenefits That Work for You We believe rewards should reflect the life you live. Here’s what you can expect: \n\n, • Annual bonus to recognise your contribution.\n, • 28 days holiday (plus a culture day!) – rising to 30 days with service.\n, • Flexible hybrid working for better work-life balance.\n, • Company pension scheme – matched plus 2% (up to 10%).\n, • Free secure underground Birmingham city centre parking (subject to availability, weekend use included).\n, • Salary sacrifice schemes that help you provide the things that matter – to include PMI, Electric Vehicle Leasing and cashback on everyday essentials. \n, • Enhanced family leave and two volunteering days to give back to causes you care about.\nWhy Wesleyan? We’re building a culture where everyone belongs. Diversity isn’t just a policy—it’s part of who we are. Whatever your background, we want you to feel valued and empowered to thrive. We’re proud supporters of the ABI Making Flexible Work campaign, which means we’re open to discussing flexible working, job shares, and part-time options. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know—we’re here to support you. What to Know Before Applying\n\n, • Right to Work: We’re unable to provide VISA sponsorship, so you’ll need the legal right to live and work in the UK. \n, • Advert Closing: We typically advertise for two weeks but may close early if we receive a high volume of applications—apply early to avoid disappointment. \n, • Regulatory Requirements: As a financial services organisation, we adopt the highest standards. This role is subject to regulatory checks, including criminal record and credit checks, and ongoing assessments under the SMCR Framework. \nReady to Shape Your Future? Apply today and join us in creating brighter financial futures—for our customers, our members, and you.

The Interim Senior Contracts Manager will oversee contract management processes and ensure compliance. This job is within the Corporate Contract Management team within Procurement Operations. The main functions of the Directorate are to support the organisations strategic goals by building value adding supply chains with sustainable commercial relationships. \n Client Details \n This opportunity is with a large organisation that is well is known for its focus on delivering high-quality projects and maintaining robust commercial practices. \n Description \n \n\n • Take the Lead in Supporting the delivery teams in the commercial and contract administration of NEC forms of contract\n, • Provide leadership, commercial assurance, and governance support to the relevant Directors, Heads of Department, Contract Managers, Assistant Contract Managers and Project Managers around the effective administration of corporate contracts.\n, • Coach and supervise team members and direct reports to bring about technical competence and consistency of corporate contract management across all contracts\n, • Develop and manage procedures to recognise and identify contract issues as they develop (whether formally crystallised disputes or not) and managing their resolution under the change's provisions wherever possible, obtaining claims and legal expertise as appropriate.\n, • Work with the Functional Managers and Directors to check that decisions with commercial implications receive careful consideration, that appropriate business cases are developed, and commercial reporting is fully reflective of a true commercial position\n, • Takes the lead in the drafting of change instructions on corporate contracts and the assurance of such work produced by direct reports\n, • Manage the progress of change requests through the company's governance structure\n, • Proactively support mitigation measure initiatives captured on the respective contract risk registers and ensuring compliance with contract processes\n, • Liaise with teams with respect to consultants' progress, spend and performance reporting\n, • Take the lead in the assessment of quotations and assessments by others in connection with compensation events\n, • Work to achieve value for money at each stage of the contract and Develop and manage appropriate mechanisms to monitor compliance with contract terms and conditions\n, • Maintaining a working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Legal and Risk Management to facilitate organisational interfaces between those performing (sub)contract management\n, • Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI\n\n \n Profile \n • Ability to coordinate, develop, support and assure the work of team resources to deliver contract management tasks \n • Analytical, commercial and negotiating skills \n • Ability to lead stakeholders through contract change request processes \n • Ability to manage contract risk \n Job Offer \n\n • Competitive daily rate of 650 GBP (Umbrella)\n, • Temporary contract until March 2027\n\n If you are ready to take on this rewarding challenge as an Interim Senior Contracts Manager, apply today!

Title: Complaints Team LeaderPay: £30 per hour (Via Umbrella - All inclusive)Location: Birmingham (Central location - Plenty of transport options)Hours: Mon - Fri (9-5)Working Pattern: Fully onsite for the first 4–6 weeks, then hybridCCP are recruiting for an experienced Complaints Team Leader to join a leading Housing Association in Birmingham on an initial 3-month temporary contract, with strong potential for extension or a permanent position for high performers.Key Requirements:\n\n • Proven experience leading a complaints team\n, • Essential experience managing Ombudsman complaints (preferably Housing Ombudsman)\n, • Strong performance management and coaching skills\n, • Ability to quickly build relationships and motivate a new team\n, • Experience improving service standards and driving team performance\nThe Role:You'll lead a busy complaints function, ensuring Ombudsman and customer complaints are handled effectively, on time, and to a high standard. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll coach your team, manage performance, and drive continuous improvement.What's on Offer:\n\n, • £30 per hour\n, • Immediate start\n, • Hybrid after initial settling in period (4-6 weeks)\n, • Initial 3-month contract\n, • Potential for extension or a permanent role\n, • Opportunity to join a respected Housing Association and make a real impact\n This role is being managed by Dan Bryant at CCP. If you believe you have the relevant experience and would like to be considered, please apply online today. We aim to respond to all applications within 72 hours.

This is an exciting role within a forward-thinking business development and marketing team which provides integrated marketing, digital services, client relationship management and business development expertise to the Business. \n As Business Development Manager, you will work in conjunction with your colleagues and partners to support and drive the growth, client acquisition and revenue generation initiatives for the Energy & Infrastructure and/or Mobility, Logistics & Manufacturing Sectors. You will contribute to the planning and delivery of innovative, incisive, and value-added business development activities to ensure that the key objectives of the firm and the Sector business plans are achieved. \n You will collaborate closely with other division and sector business development teams, as well as the client relations and new business teams to ensure opportunities to cross-sell the business are maximised as well as contribute to firm wide campaigns and initiatives. \n The team \n Shoosmiths' Business Development and Marketing Directorate is at the forefront of our strategic growth, driven by a commitment to dynamic, tech-savvy, and operationally efficient practices. We understand that in today's rapidly evolving business landscape, adaptability is key. Our ambition for the team is to harness cutting-edge technology and data-driven insights to shape innovative marketing strategies, foster client relationships, and identify new opportunities that enable us to excel in our chosen markets. \n Main responsibilities \n\n • Work with the Head of Sector and Market Insight and Sector Leads to identify growth opportunities nationally and internationally across the sectors and apply best practice across the firm.\n, • Be intellectually curious about the sectors and the markets in which we operate, continually keeping up to date with developments and know how - spot and/or anticipate any possible commercial opportunities to drive forward and keep our service offering front of mind for our clients.\n, • Develop a deep understanding of the key sectors clients and wider firm clients, building relationships to spot opportunities for revenue generation and cross-selling, identify gaps in the market and relevant 'hot topics’ to champion specialist knowledge and the best channels to take that forward.\n, • Conduct an annual review of the relevant Sector strategy plan and KPIs and revise as appropriate.\n, • Working with the Sector Leads, create a strategically-focussed annual marketing & business development activity plan with aligned budget spend.\n, • Manage the Sector budget ensuring there is a business case for significant spend and clear reporting on ROI.\n, • Develop relationships with key referral networks and industry/sector bodies to identify new opportunities.\n, • Create credentials documents and work closely with the bids and new business teams to contribute to specific bid responses for current or new Sector clients and opportunities.\n, • Run independent client listening and build direct relationships with key sector clients in conjunction with the Client Partners.\n, • Collaborate with the client relations team more generally to support specific client relationship activity, sharing objectives, knowledge and insight.\n, • Develop integrated marketing campaigns to raise the profile of our brand. This will include developing thought leadership and some event coordination (with support from the events team where appropriate). Seek out opportunities for thought provoking seminars/round tables and attendance at, or sponsorship of, relevant industry-related events to profile our Sector offering.\n, • Work with the Business Development team supporting divisions to identify and deliver cross-sector/ service projects with clear strategic relevance to the chosen markets aspect of our Clients and Markets strategy.\n, • Develop an awareness and understanding of the firm’s brand and key messaging to draft sector- related content including, but not limited to, website copy and marketing literature.\n, • Collaborate with the research team to develop client and competitor research projects.\n, • Work with the Directories Manager and PR and Communications team to support and advise on Sector directory and award submissions.\n, • Work with the PR and Communications team to share information and updates that can be developed into meaningful press releases and external communications, writing copy as needed.\n, • Share stories and updates internally to raise the profile of the Sectors to foster opportunities for cross sector/division collaboration and projects.\n, • Mentor and coach junior members of the Business Development team.\n, • Provide BI & MI reporting for the sector to support quarterly and annual performance reviews.\n, • Contribute to ad-hoc Business Development projects.\n\n Skills and qualifications \n\n • Previous business development and marketing experience gained within a professional services environment. Experience in, or an understanding of, the Energy & Infrastructure and/or Mobility, Logistics & Manufacturing Sector is advantageous.\n, • Strong commercial thinking, able to translate emerging business issues and developments into opportunities for our firm.\n, • Excellent networking skills - connecting people within the firm and help build their networks and works collaboratively across the board.\n, • Exceptional influencing and persuasion skills.\n, • Experience of working proactively with a solutions driven, growth mindset and the ability to identify key priorities and manage multiple projects.\n, • Strong content writing skills and experience. High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.\n, • Good analytical and communication skills with the ability to combine data and information to provide a high level of commercial insight.\n\n Click on "Apply Now" to fill the application form on our Careers website and review the Benefits package.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Accounts Receivable professional to lead the day-to-day income function, ensuring the accurate collection, allocation and reporting of income while maintaining strong financial controls. Managing a small team, you will drive process improvements, support key stakeholders, and oversee housing income, credit control, banking and reconciliation activities. \n Client Details \n Our client is a well-established, values-led organisation that delivers essential services and support to communities across the UK. With a strong focus on making a positive social impact, they are committed to providing high-quality services, driving continuous improvement, and investing in both their people and systems. \n As part of an ongoing period of growth and development, they are seeking an experienced Accounts Receivable Team Leader to join their finance team and play a key role in ensuring the effective management of income, financial controls, and stakeholder engagement across the organisation. \n Description \n\n • Lead the day-to-day Accounts Receivable function, ensuring all income is accurately processed, allocated and reconciled.\n, • Manage credit control activities and monitor outstanding debt to support effective cash flow management.\n, • Oversee housing income processes, including rent, Housing Benefit and Universal Credit postings.\n, • Ensure bank reconciliations and income-related balance sheet reconciliations are completed accurately and on time.\n, • Support month-end and year-end close activities, including reporting, audit requirements and bad debt provisions.\n, • Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to resolve income and account queries efficiently.\n, • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance controls, efficiency and service delivery.\n, • Lead, coach and develop Accounts Receivable team members, driving performance and engagement.\n, • Maintain robust financial controls, ensuring compliance with organisational policies, statutory requirements and audit standards.\n\n Profile \n\n • Proven experience within Accounts Receivable, Credit Control or Income Management, ideally in a housing, charity or public sector environment.\n, • Previous experience leading, supervising or mentoring finance team members.\n, • Strong reconciliation, cash allocation and ledger management experience with excellent attention to detail.\n, • Confident communicator with the ability to build effective relationships across finance and operational teams.\n, • Highly organised, able to prioritise a varied workload and consistently meet deadlines.\n, • Strong systems and Excel skills, with experience using finance and reporting platforms.\n, • A proactive, solutions-focused individual who enjoys driving process improvements and maintaining high standards of financial control.\n\n Job Offer \n\n • Competitive salary ranging from £38,000 to £39,000 per annum.\n, • A permanent position within the Not For Profit sector, based in Birmingham.\n, • A supportive and collaborative team environment.\n, • Hybrid working model with a minimum of two days per week in the Birmingham office.\n, • Opportunity to lead a critical finance function within a well-established, purpose-driven organisation.\n, • Exposure to a varied role spanning accounts receivable, housing income, banking, controls and systems improvement.\n, • Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.\n, • Pension scheme, healthcare plan and salary sacrifice benefits, including Cycle to Work.\n\n Take the next step in your career and apply for this AR Team Leader position in Birmingham today!

Foundry Manager \n Modern Foundry and manufacturing Environment \n Onsite, West Midlands \n Salary circa £60,000 plus benefits \n A senior operational leadership opportunity within a highly respected UK manufacturing business. \n Some roles keep the wheels turning. \n This one controls the temperature of the entire operation. \n We're looking for an experienced Melting Manager/Foundry Manager to take ownership of a critical foundry operation, leading a skilled team, driving operational excellence, and ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality molten metal to a fast-paced manufacturing environment. \n This is a rare opportunity for someone who thrives in heavy industry, understands the science behind the melt, and has the leadership presence to drive performance, accountability, and continuous improvement. \n What you'll be leading: \n\n • Full operational responsibility for a complex melting department, including cupola and electric furnace operations\n, • Leadership of an experienced melting team, creating a culture built on safety, discipline, ownership, and high standards\n, • Daily planning and execution of furnace charging, melt scheduling, and resource deployment aligned to production demand\n, • Quality assurance across all melts, ensuring grade compliance, process consistency, and release authorisation against technical parameters\n, • Investigation of process deviations, root cause analysis, and implementation of lasting corrective actions\n, • Departmental cost control, including labour efficiency, overtime management, yield optimisation, and waste reduction\n, • Continuous improvement initiatives that increase throughput, improve quality, and reduce operational cost\n, • Collaboration with production, maintenance, planning, and wider foundry leadership to support business objectives\n\n What we're looking for: \n You'll likely come from a foundry, castings, metals, steel, iron, or heavy process manufacturing environment and bring: \n\n • Proven leadership experience within melting, metallurgical, or foundry operations\n, • Strong knowledge of cupola and/or electric furnace processes\n, • A deep understanding of melt chemistry, process control, and metallurgical quality standards\n, • Experience using process data, thermal analysis, and operational metrics to drive decisions\n, • A track record of improving productivity, reducing waste, and delivering measurable cost savings\n, • Natural leadership capability, able to coach teams, challenge standards, and build accountability\n, • Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental compliance within heavy industry\n\n Why this opportunity stands out: \n This isn't a maintenance role. \n It's a chance to shape the future of a major manufacturing operation. \n You'll have genuine autonomy, visible impact, and the opportunity to influence broader operational strategy while developing the next generation of talent. \n If you're ready to lead from the furnace floor to the boardroom... we'd like to talk. \n Confidential conversations welcomed. \n \n \n Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Manufacturing Excellence | Strategic Business ImpactBirminghamc. £50,000 + benefitsWe're partnering with a well-established and highly respected manufacturing business to recruit a Supply Chain Manager who will take ownership of procurement, production planning, scheduling, inventory management and supplier performance across its UK operation.This is a high-profile role offering the opportunity to shape supply chain strategy while ensuring operational excellence across the business. You'll play a pivotal role in balancing customer demand, inventory availability, production efficiency and supplier performance, directly influencing business growth and profitability.The opportunity: As Supply Chain Manager, you'll lead the end-to-end supply chain function, ensuring materials, resources and production plans are aligned to deliver exceptional customer service and operational performance. Working closely with manufacturing, commercial, finance and warehouse teams, you'll drive continuous improvement initiatives while developing strong supplier partnerships and leading a dedicated team.Key responsibilities: \n\n • Develop and execute purchasing and supply chain strategies that support business objectives\n, • Lead supplier management activities, driving performance, cost optimisation and long-term partnerships\n, • Oversee production planning and scheduling to maximise operational efficiency and customer service levels\n, • Manage inventory and material availability, ensuring optimal stock levels and working capital performance\n, • Collaborate cross-functionally to align supply chain activities with customer demand and manufacturing requirements\n, • Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce costs and strengthen service delivery\n, • Analyse supply chain performance data and develop improvement initiatives\n, • Lead, coach, and develop a small supply chain team\n\n About you: We're interested in speaking with experienced supply chain professionals who thrive in a manufacturing environment and enjoy driving operational improvements.To be successful, you'll bring: \n\n • Experience managing purchasing, planning, inventory, or broader supply chain activities within manufacturing\n, • Strong supplier management and negotiation skills\n, • A continuous improvement mindset with a track record of delivering operational efficiencies\n, • Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills\n, • Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability\n, • Leadership experience with the ability to develop and motivate teams\n\n Why Join? \n\n • Strategic leadership position with significant influence across the business\n, • International supplier exposure and collaboration\n, • A business committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence\n\n Apply today for a confidential discussion, quoting reference 10431.

\n A 6-month contract for a hands-on Senior HR Advisor supporting managers with employee relations, coaching, and change activity, while contributing to organisational design and continuous improvement projects within a fast-paced, matrixed environment. \n \n Client Details \n We are seeking an experienced Senior People Specialist to join a fast-paced, professional environment on an initial 6-month contract. \n You'll play a key role in supporting a busy client group, including IT, Sales, and Customer Service teams, while also contributing to ongoing people and organisational projects. \n Description \n \n\n • Act as a trusted partner to managers, providing pragmatic HR advice\n, • Coach and influence stakeholders on performance management, grievances, and disciplinary matters\n, • Support organisational design and change initiatives, including consultations and team restructures\n, • Manage complex employee relations cases with confidence\n, • Contribute to continuous improvement projects and broader People initiatives\n, • Use data and talent metrics to monitor progress and inform decision-making\n, • Collaborate with Centres of Excellence and the wider People team\n\n \n \n \n Profile \n \n\n • Proven experience in a People/HR Specialist or Advisor role (2+ years minimum)\n, • Background in matrixed organisations, ideally within tech, professional services, or legal sectors\n, • Experience partnering with COEs\n, • Strong ER case management experience across performance, grievances, and disciplinaries\n, • Experience independently delivering small to medium change projects\n, • Exposure to career frameworks and role design is advantageous\n, • Data-driven mindset, able to demonstrate impact through metrics and insights\n, • Confident coaching managers and handling complex stakeholder situations\n, • Proactive, solutions-focused, and comfortable working autonomously\n\n \n Job Offer \n \n\n • Competitive day rate (via umbrella, inside IR35)\n, • Hybrid working (2-3 days on-site)\n, • Opportunity to operate at Junior HR Business Partner level\n, • Exposure to organisational design and change projects\n, • Fast-paced, well-established environment with strong HR practices\n, • Potential opportunity for a permanent role\n\n

Employee Relations Manager \n £42,000 - £48,000 \n Birmingham \n \n Company Profile \n A first-class opportunity to join a well-established SME operating across multiple UK sites as their Employee Relations Manager. Supporting leaders and employees across the business delivering specialist services across a range of commercial sectors to drive a positive and high-performing workplace culture. \n In this fast-paced environment, you'll partner with managers to resolve complex employee relations matters while contributing to the ongoing development of people practices that support business success and employee wellbeing. \n \n What’s on Offer? \n\n • 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays\n, • Life Assurance x4\n, • Office Based, with occasional travel\n, • Varied role, mix of strategic and operational responsibilities\n, • Career development within a growing organisation\n\n What will you do as a Employee Relations Manager? \n\n • Manage ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, absence and performance\n, • Advise and coach managers on employee relations matters and employment law\n, • Analyse ER trends and recommend improvements to policies and practices\n, • Deliver training on people management, employee relations and workplace engagement\n, • Drive initiatives to improve employee engagement, wellbeing and retention\n, • Assist with employment tribunals and other formal hearings.\n\n What do you need as an Employee Relations Manager? \n\n • Proven experience managing a broad range of employee relations cases.\n, • Strong knowledge of UK employment law\n, • Experience coaching managers and delivering ER training\n, • Experience driving employee engagement or wellbeing initiatives\n, • Experience working within a multi-site environment\n, • Knowledge of organisational change, restructures or TUPE\n\n \n Job ID: 11087

Corporate Tax Assistant Manager \n Location: Birmingham (Hybrid Working) \n Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Benefits \n The Opportunity \n A leading UK accountancy and business advisory firm is seeking a Corporate Tax Assistant Manager to join its growing Birmingham tax team. This is an excellent opportunity for a CTA, ACA or ACCA qualified tax professional looking to progress their career within a highly regarded tax practice. \n Working with a diverse portfolio of owner-managed businesses, large corporates and international groups, you will gain exposure to a broad range of corporate tax compliance and advisory assignments while developing your leadership and client management skills. \n Key Responsibilities \n • Manage a portfolio of corporate tax clients, ensuring compliance deadlines are met and work is delivered to a high standard. \n • Review corporation tax computations, tax returns and supporting schedules prepared by junior team members. \n • Assist with the delivery of corporate tax advisory projects, including restructuring, group reorganisations, international tax matters and tax planning assignments. \n • Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a key point of contact for day-to-day tax matters. \n • Support Managers, Senior Managers and Partners on complex technical assignments and client projects. \n • Monitor workflow, budgets and client deadlines to ensure efficient delivery of services. \n • Identify tax risks, planning opportunities and technical issues arising from client work. \n • Coach and mentor Tax Seniors and Tax Associates, providing guidance and technical support. \n • Participate in business development initiatives, networking opportunities and proposal preparation. \n Candidate Profile \n • CTA qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience, with ACA or ACCA qualifications also considered. \n • Strong UK corporate tax experience gained within practice. \n • Experience reviewing corporation tax returns and computations. \n • Exposure to advisory work, including restructuring, group tax or international tax matters, would be advantageous. \n • Strong organisational and project management skills. \n • Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues. \n • Ambitious and motivated to progress towards Manager level. \n Benefits \n • Competitive salary of £50,000-£60,000. \n • Annual performance-related bonus. \n • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements. \n • Private medical insurance. \n • Enhanced pension scheme. \n • Generous annual leave entitlement. \n • Structured progression pathway to Corporate Tax Manager. \n • Comprehensive technical and leadership training. \n Ideal For \n This opportunity would suit an experienced Corporate Tax Senior seeking a first management role, or an existing Assistant Manager looking to broaden their experience within a larger and more complex corporate tax environment.

Are you an experienced HR Advisor looking for a role that respects life outside of work? \n We’re offering a part-time opportunity that fits beautifully around school hours, school runs, or other daytime commitments. If you’re someone who thrives on supporting people, improving processes, and making a real impact—without sacrificing your family routine—this could be the perfect fit! \n \n We’re looking for an HR Advisor to assist various contracts across two sites in Birmingham. We are looking for someone to be based at our site in Merlin Park, who can drive a culture of positive engagement whilst confidently juggling multiple priorities — from advising stakeholders on HR issues and managing Trade Union relationships, to leading communication strategies, supporting recruitment and induction, and ensuring retention and redeployment activities meet statutory and company requirements. \n \n This is a part-time, permanent position where you’ll be working Monday – Friday, between the hours of 09:30 – 14:30. Please note, this a fully site-based role and you will be expected to travel to attend the other site based in Minworth, on a weekly basis. \n \n Pay, benefits and more: \n \n We’re looking to pay £21,000.00 per annum with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! \n \n What you’ll do on a typical day: \n \n\n • Support, coach and advise key stakeholders on all HR issues, including discipline, grievance, absence management and performance improvement\n\n\n, • Assist in devising and implementing colleague communication and engagement strategies at site level\n, • Deal with Trade Union representatives on all employee related matters on a daily basis and with Full Time Officials as appropriate\n, • Contribute to the provision of systematic and effective recruitment, selection and induction processes, involving the recruitment team where appropriate\n, • Co-ordinate and manage the HR activity required to ensure that retention and redeployment activities are executed in line with statutory and company requirements\n, • Support a reduction in the potential for costly litigation by conducting regular and effective site HR reviews\n\n \n \n What you need to succeed at GXO: \n \n\n • Experience of working in a similar fast-paced HR team, ideally within a logistics or distribution environment, dealing with complex ER cases\n, • Previous experience of dealing with Trade Union negotiation is highly desirable\n, • CIPD Level 3 qualified, or working towards\n, • Experience of undertaking a broad range of tasks including working with and advising line managers on employee relations issues and being involved in setting up processes and systems\n, • Knowledge of employment law with experience working within a unionised environment is highly desirable\n\n \n We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains. \n GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. \n \n The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement

Sales ManagerWest Midlands £40,000 - £45,000 + BonusFull-Time, PermanentReady to lead a high-performing sales team and make a genuine commercial impact?An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Sales Manager to join a successful, established business that supplies products into a diverse customer base.We're looking for a commercially minded sales leader who enjoys developing people, driving performance and delivering sustainable growth. If you have a background leading product sales teams and are passionate about creating high-performing teams, this could be the next step in your career.Key Responsibilities\n\n • Lead, coach and develop a team to achieve ambitious sales and profitability targets\n, • Develop and implement commercial sales strategies that support business growth\n, • Drive collaboration across sales teams to maximise customer opportunities\n, • Analyse sales performance, forecasts and market trends to identify opportunities for improvement\n, • Take ownership of pricing strategy to maximise margins while maintaining customer value\n, • Build and maintain strong customer relationships, supporting key accounts where required\n, • Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and customer experience\n, • Monitor competitor activity and respond with effective commercial initiatives\n, • Foster a positive, customer-focused culture built around accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement\nAbout You\n\n, • Previous experience in a Sales Manager or similar commercial leadership role\n, • A proven track record of leading and motivating successful sales teams\n, • Experience selling physical products within sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, engineering, industrial, steel or similar\n, • Strong commercial awareness with the ability to interpret sales data, produce forecasts and make informed business decisions\n, • Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels\n, • A hands-on leadership style with a passion for coaching, developing and inspiring people\n, • A proactive mindset, always looking for ways to improve performance, processes and customer outcomes\n

Are you an experienced HR professional who is ready to take on your next challenge? Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career rather than just another job? Do you crave an autonomous environment where you have the freedom to really make your own mark on things? Then you’re in the right place! \n \n Here at GXO, we’re looking for an experienced HR Manager to join us on our WH Smith contract. You’ll manage the HR Operations across Warehouse and Transport in Birmingham and a transport out base in Milton Keynes. You will lead the on-site HR presence and provide efficient and effective support to the site operational teams using digital HR techniques to align culture, talent, structure and processes. \n \n This is a full time, permanent position, and the hours of work are Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 16:00, however should you prefer there is the option to work 08:30 – 16:30 or 09:00 – 17:00. \n \n Pay, benefits and more: \n \n You’ll be paid a salary of up to £50,000 per annum, you’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical and dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more. You’ll also have access to our GXO University which provides you with the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. There’s also our continued focus on internal promotions, over 60% last year! \n \n What you’ll do on a typical day: \n \n\n • Ensure that the site HR team provide a consultancy and advisory service to managers on matters of discipline, grievance and performance improvement, whilst embedding the GXO values and commitments\n, • Facilitate harmonious employee relations with the site teams and respective trade union representatives to ensure optimum working efficiency within the operation\n, • Provide full HR generalist support and advice to managers and employees - ensuring a current knowledge of employee legislation and employee relations issues is maintained to ensure the business area remains compliant and risk is mitigated\n, • Lead, coach and develop the HR and Payroll team; responsible for all people processes during the lifecycle of an employee.\n\n \n What you need to succeed at GXO: \n \n\n • Proven experience in a similar HR management role, within a fast paced and dynamic logistics environment\n, • Excellent people management skills with the ability to build and maintain credible and strong professional relationships at all levels\n, • Be an effective influencer and communicator, able to positively engage and empower others\n, • Be adaptable and able to work within a rapidly changing environment\n, • CIPD Level 5 qualified/part qualified or studying towards\n\n \n We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains #LI-LB2 \n \n \n \n GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities. \n \n The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement

Job Title Operations Manager \n Location Small Heath \n Employment Type Full time \n Contract Type Permanent \n Shift Pattern Work Shift: Days \n Hours per Week 45 \n Salary \n Competitive salary plus benefits \n Category Store Operations \n Closing Date 21 July 2026 \n \n At Asda we want you to Find Your Everything. As our Operations Manager, you’ll deliver excellent execution across the store and embed consistent routines that deliver availability, waste and shrink. \n You’ll review store process to deliver great metrics and KRAs for availability, waste and shrink by embedding routine and process across the shop floor, adhering to contract base management and wage control whilst leading and coaching our managers and teams to deliver excellent store standards across Ambient and Fresh departments as well as George and General Merchandising in our large format stores. \n As an Operations Manager, you lead with heart, building self-esteem by recognising effort, attitude, and growth, creating an environment where people feel valued, trusted, and motivated to step up. You listen with empathy, respond with care, and create space for open, respectful conversations on the shop floor and beyond. \n You’re transparent in your decisions, clearly sharing the “why” and inviting your team to solve challenges together. You support your team by coaching through questions, encouraging ownership, and celebrating initiative. You believe in creating a culture of always serving with heart and pride, driving the stores selling agenda with healthy competition across the trading floor by bringing the “Asdaness” to work every day. \n What qualities you’ll need: \n\n • Execution and result-focused: You’re passionate about getting things done right, first time, every time displaying resilience, focus and passion for the business and holding your managers to account.\n\n\n, • Commercial awareness: You understand how availability, waste, and shrink impact performance—and you know how to improve them, leading the shrink agenda through the team and driving standards and inputs as well as acting on opportunity with clear actions. Ensure POS one best way is followed across the store delivering strong value message for our customers.\n\n\n, • Coaching and Leadership: Coach and support your leadership team on delivering brilliant shopfloor standards and develop our future talent by engaging and coaching your team to constantly improve routine and process whilst creating a culture of serving our customers with personality, heart and pride, and get one more item in every basket.\n\n\n, • Organised and efficient: You thrive in a fast-paced environment and know how to prioritise and delegate effectively to ensure promotional activity is landed to brief and on time by the team.\n\n\n, • Collaborative: You work across teams to ensure smooth operations and a seamless customer experience.\n\n\n, • Data-driven: You use insight to make informed decisions and drive operational improvements, lead the shrink agenda by driving standards and ensure the store remains legal and complaint for customer and colleagues\n\n What you’ll bring: \n\n • Experience managing diverse teams in a large-format retail environment with energy and pace.\n\n\n, • Strong operational knowledge across food and non-food departments.\n\n\n, • A track record of improving availability, reducing waste, and managing shrink.\n\n\n, • Confidence in developing large teams and managing change through leadership and building resilience.\n, • Experience managing ER cases and understanding HR policies and processes.\n, • Strong organisational skills and exceeding customer service.\n\n Are you ready to take the next step in your career and be the second one in command to one of our Superstore/centres? Apply today and find your everything at Asda. \n Everything you'll love \n Alongside a competitive salary, you'll get lots of other great benefits too, including: \n\n • \n Colleague discount: 15% off your shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user \n • \n Discretionary company bonus scheme \n • \n Access to an enhanced electric car scheme \n • \n Free eye test for you and your nominated user \n • \n Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover \n • \n Stream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more \n • \n Company pension \n • \n Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, as well as access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support \n • \n Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated \n • \n Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments. \n • \n Colleague recognition programme \n • \n Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas \n

Quality Engineer \n West Bromwich (B71) \n PM Shift – 13:45 to 21:30 (Mon / Thurs) 13:15 to 21:15 (Friday) \n Salary - £ \n Plenty of career progression \n \n Our client is an automotiive Tier 1 supplier looking for a Quality Engineer to join the team on a permanent PM shift. \n \n This is a hands-on, staff-level role working alongside the Quality Manager to ensure they consistently exceed both internal and external customer requirements. \n \n You will play a central part in developing our Quality Operating System and embedding a genuine quality culture across the business. \n \n What you will be doing \n \n You will support new product introduction activities and continually challenge how they approach quality. \n \n The role spans investigating quality problems and identifying lasting solutions, monitoring and measuring process and product performance, and conducting process and system audits while managing any non-compliance. \n \n You will own and maintain process control plans and the associated work instructions, carry out daily product audits including material testing and Xray, support metrology activities, and host customer SQA representatives on-site. Building strong internal and departmental relationships sits at the heart of the job. \n \n What we are looking for \n \n You will bring a sound knowledge of current best practice in a quality environment, along with a solid understanding of TS16949 and metrology. \n \n Extensive experience with the key quality tools is essential, including 8D, APQP, PPAP, MSA, PFMEA, SPC, error proofing and control plans. \n \n Just as important is the right approach. We need someone self-motivated and directed, with strong written and verbal communication, sharp attention to detail and the ability to work under their own initiative. The willingness and ability to coach and influence colleagues in applying quality systems, tools and techniques will set you apart. \n \n Hours and benefits \n \n Permanent PM shift. Monday to Thursday, 13.45 to 21.30, and Friday, 13.15 to 21.15. You will receive 33 days holiday entitlement and access to the company pension scheme. \n \n Ready to apply? \n \n If you want to take ownership of quality in a precision manufacturing environment where your input genuinely shapes how we work, we would like to hear from you. \n \n Please send CV to Gary Simpson

Energy Sales | Business Development ConsultantLocation: Edgbaston, Birmingham - Hybrid after initial probation periodSalary: £KMon-Thurs 8-5.30pm or 8.30-6pm/Fri-8.30-3pm (early finish) My client are a specialist recruiter and are looking for ambitious, resilient and commercially minded individuals to join their friendly team as Energy Sales Consultants, with a strong focus on sales, business development and generating new client relationships. This role will be heavily focused on selling contract and permanent recruitment solutions to the energy, renewables and utilities industries. No recruitment experience required, if you can sell, build relationships, and thrive in a performance-led environment, the rest can be taught. The role As an Energy Sales Consultant, you'll be trained to become a full 360 consultant, with a strong emphasis on the sales and revenue-generating side of recruitment within the energy, renewables and utilities industries across the country. You'll work closely with experienced managers and top billers who will coach you 1:1 and support your development. You'll learn how to:\n\n • Proactively win new business and develop new client relationships\n, • Identify sales opportunities within your market\n, • Conduct business development calls and meetings with decision-makers\n, • Build and manage your own client portfolio\n, • Negotiate fees, terms, and offers\n, • Deliver against revenue and billing targets\n, • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from client acquisition to placement\n This is a fast-paced, target-driven role where your effort directly impacts your earnings and progression. We're particularly keen to hear from people with experience in:\n\n, • B2B sales (energy, utilities, telecoms, SaaS, professional services, etc.)\n, • Business development or account management\n, • Outbound / phone-based sales environments\n, • Estate agency, lettings, or property sales\n, • Any role where you've worked to KPIs, targets, or commission\n You'll be a strong fit if you are:\n\n, • Commercially driven and money-motivated\n, • Confident speaking to senior stakeholders\n, • Resilient and comfortable with rejection\n, • Competitive, proactive, and results-focused\n, • Keen to build a long-term career, not just a job\n We offer:\n\n, • Clear, structured career progression based on performance\n, • Uncapped, industry-leading commission scheme\n, • Proven success stories including board members who started as consultants\n, • Comprehensive sales and recruitment training\n, • Ongoing mentoring from experienced leaders\n, • A collaborative, high-performing culture that celebrates success\nBenefitsAlongside a competitive base salary and uncapped commission, you'll enjoy:\n\n, • Additional Family First leave days\n, • Early Friday finishes\n, • Friendly, modern office environment\n, • Bring your dog to work\n, • International annual Christmas conferences (previous destinations include Malta, Dubai, Havana & Rio de Janeiro)\n, • Regular socials and team events\n, • Monthly "Spin the Wheel" rewards for exceptional performance (extra holiday, coffee treats, restaurant & experience vouchers)\n, • Life assurance policy\n, • Bike to Work Scheme\nIf you wish to be considered for this role, please email your cv to or call me to discuss on .If you have not heard from us within three weeks of submitting your application, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We thank you for your interest and encourage you to apply for future opportunities.

Operations Manager / Business Unit Manager, Location: Dudley, West Midlands | Salary c£50-60k + Benefits \n Lead a Business Unit. Drive Commercial Performance. Deliver Operational Excellence. \n We are recruiting an Operations Manager / Business Unit Leader to take ownership of a growing industrial operation combining warehouse, logistics, compliance and customer fulfilment activities. This is a broad operational leadership role where you'll be responsible for both the day-to-day running of the operation and the continued development and performance of the business unit both commercially and operationally. \n Working closely with the senior leadership team, you'll lead a practical, hands-on shop floor operation whilst driving commercial performance, operational excellence and continuous improvement. You'll be just as comfortable walking the shop floor, leading people and solving operational challenges as you are analysing business performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and helping shape the future direction of the business. \n This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced operational leader who enjoys taking ownership, making commercially sound decisions and delivering measurable improvements within a fast-paced industrial environment. \n The role: \n\n • Lead the day-to-day operation of the site, ensuring warehouse, logistics, compliance and customer fulfilment activities operate safely, efficiently and effectively.\n, • Take overall responsibility for business unit performance, driving operational efficiency, commercial performance and customer satisfaction.\n, • Analyse operational data, KPIs and business performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities.\n, • Develop and implement operational strategies to improve productivity, quality, service and profitability.\n, • Lead continuous improvement initiatives across operations, logistics, compliance, administration and customer delivery.\n, • Manage operational budgets, resources and cost control.\n, • Ensure high standards of Health & Safety, security, quality and operational compliance.\n, • Lead, coach and develop operational teams, creating a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.\n, • Work closely with senior leadership to support business planning, future growth and operational strategy.\n, • Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and external stakeholders.\n\n Candidate requirements: \n\n • Experience leading an operational business unit or site within an industrial, engineering, manufacturing, logistics or service environment.\n, • Strong commercial awareness with experience influencing operational performance and business outcomes.\n, • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret operational data and KPIs to support decision making.\n, • Experience managing operational budgets, cost control, resource planning and business unit commercial performance.\n, • Proven track record of delivering operational improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.\n, • Strong leadership skills with experience developing and motivating high-performing teams.\n, • Excellent organisational, planning and problem-solving abilities.\n, • Experience managing Health & Safety, operational compliance and governance.\n, • Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with a visible, hands-on leadership style.\n, • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.\n\n The role would suit candidates currently working as an Operations Manager, Business Unit Manager, General Manager, Site Manager, Head of Operations or similar operational leadership role within an industrial, engineering, manufacturing, logistics or operational environment. \n If you are an experienced Business Unit Manager / Operational Leader looking for a broad and hands-on management role with commercial responsibility, please apply. \n Smartsearch take your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your application. To effectively process your application, we may share your details with the company for whom we are collecting job applications and Smartsearch or the company may contact you by email, telephone or SMS. A copy of our privacy policy will be emailed to you upon receipt of your application.