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Department: Graduate Employment and Entrepreneurship Location: Role can be based in London (West and East London), Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds Campuses (On-site) Type of Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Full Time - 40hrs Per Week Salary: £29,000pa GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare, and more. Our Vision: Changing lives through education. What We Do: The Employability and Entrepreneurship Department at GBS is dedicated to preparing students for successful careers and business ventures. It offers tailored one-to-one guidance, a dynamic online Careers Hub via Handshake, and a structured Employability Award that builds critical job-seeking skills through Bronze to Platinum levels. Students gain practical experience in CV building, networking, and real job applications, including tools like ChatGPT. The role: If you are passionate about careers guidance and want to enable the next generation of career professionals, your work will see you supporting students and graduates as they prepare for life beyond university. Your work will enable them to create actionable career plans, get high quality support and guidance, and help them to identify and develop their interview skills. It's a great opportunity for you to be part of helping to shape confident, capable, and informed future professionals. The Alumni Relations Officer will develop and maintain the relationship between GBS and our growing number of alumni. Your key task is to build up our Alumni programme and to manage the relationship between GBS and its graduates, including informing them about the Graduate Outcome Survey. This will be done through communication with the alumni community by newsletters, events, on-line events, in-person events and other resources. You will work closely with the Graduate Employment and Entrepreneurship Team in tracking our graduates as they move into future employment and explore opportunities for our internship and volunteering programme. Where alumni have not secured graduate level progression, you will be signpost them to the Careers Consultants for support. You will work closely with the Marketing Department in creating and distributing communications for our alumni. You will also help build a community of external stakeholders to support our alumni, including local employers, public bodies and third sector organisations. Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. What the role involves: This role is largely about communication and support. You will keep alumni connected to each other and GBS, to encourage and promote the professional development of alumni on an individual basis, including helping them to secure graduate level outcomes where necessary, and to keep the alumni community aware of the institutions’ developments, including work placement opportunities and achievements. Duties: • To communicate with our alumni and external stakeholder communities., • To populate and maintaining the alumni database., • To work with marketing distribute an alumni magazine/newsletter., • To provide content for the alumni publication., • To arrange networking events, reunions and other events, both in person and on-line, for alumni members and external stakeholders., • To encourage engagement from alumni and external stakeholders to support extra-curricular events, GBS development and promotion, and volunteering and placement opportunities., • To promote the alumni community to current students and external stakeholders., • To contribute to strategic planning for the direction of the alumni office., • To help maintain the alumni website, Careers and Placement platform, and online community., • To source discounts, benefits and services for alumni members and raising awareness of those., • To communicate with local businesses and organisations to arrange benefits packages for alumni members., • To keep alumni informed about the Graduate Outcomes Survey and ensure that they feel prepared for it., • To track the employment status of alumni and refer them to the Careers team if they have not achieved graduate level outcomes in the period up to the Graduate Outcome Survey., • To promote any notable alumni success stories. Essential: • Hold Further or Higher Education level qualifications, • Achieved a minimum of GCSEs grade C or above in Math’s and English (or equivalent), • Good project management skills are required in this role, • You will be expected to work to deadlines and prioritise workloads, • Demonstrate highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to influence, collaborate and interact effectively with a range of stakeholders., • Understanding of and passion for both higher education and for working with a diverse student body, especially mature students from a widening participation background, • Flexibility with time and travel is required as you will occasionally be required to work outside of regular working pattern over weekends and evenings, and travel to our various campuses, • Qualified to degree level, • Professional qualifications in the areas of administration and marketing are desirable, • Experience of university administration or marketing duties, • Willing to work occasional weekends and evenings, and to go travel to our various campuses, • 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays, • 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days, • Workplace pension scheme, • Tuition reimbursement for career development courses, • Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Techscheme and much more, • Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more, • Reward and recognition programme, • £500 award employee referral scheme GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.

Learning Development Officer £33,215 37.5 hours Hybrid working 3 days in the office Tadworth, Surrey Closes 22nd February 2026 - 23:59 Interview: 02/03/2026 The role of the Learning & Development Officer is to provide a consistent and high level of both operational delivery and administrative support by updating training information and maintaining training systems and processes. In areas such as leadership development, performance management, apprenticeships, and supporting a full range of mandatory, technical and management development. This relates to staff, volunteers, trustees and agency and contractors. This role involves a high level of operational delivery, administration and multitasking so the job holder needs to be confident in being able to organise and prioritise their time and work efficiently, effectively and independently in order to be able to respond to a variety of requests and demands. This role is not open to sponsorship. Staff benefits include shuttle bus, and more… Read more below. Role Requirements • Maintain efficient administration systems that facilitate the smooth operation of the training function with the wider Organisational Development Team., • Serve as the first point of contact for all enquiries directed to the Learning & Development Team, providing information and assistance as needed, • Oversee the management of the team inbox, ensuring timely and accurate responses to enquiries while taking ownership of all queries, • Process and oversee internal training bookings using Select HR (our HR System), • Handle applications for external training, including organising payment and liaising with external trainers as necessary, • Manage all administrative tasks related to in-house training sessions, including generating delegate lists, preparing materials for trainers, and booking rooms, equipment, and catering as required, • Produce and distribute certificates for programme participants upon completion., • Process invoices from external facilitators, including managing costings for other departments, • Organise & coordinate the training calendar for the following year by liaising with facilitators and colleagues and working with CET and Therapy teams, • Update schedules with changes/additions as they arise and inform training representatives and departments, • Planning and organising ‘ad hoc’ training sessions as and when required, • Prepare monthly induction programme including training memos, induction folders, session materials, catering requests & induction evaluations., • Deliver brief Training session to new starters and help with tours where necessary, • Deliver appraisee training via teams, • Prepare for training sessions, including sending reminders, organising session materials, catering, room and equipment set up, • Create monthly training and PDR reports and chasing compliance where necessary working with line managers., • Produce ‘due dates’ and other relevant training reports for managers as requested, • Deliver all training related activities for new starters. Interview Date: 02/03/2026 If you would like to discuss the role, please contact the Recruitment & Compliance Team, on 01737 365 880 or email: For more information, a copy of the candidate briefing pack and application form please click here. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY – ‘How to Apply’ Terms and Conditions PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process. Strictly no agencies, please. As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion. About Us The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Rehabilitation of Offenders Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions. Equal Opportunity Employer To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements. Online Searches In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.

Umbrella Ability to use your own private vehicle for site visits Ability to work 3+ days a week onsite (office + site visits) Basic DBS required Must be relatively local - remote / occasional presence candidates cannot be considered Our client is seeking an experienced Senior or Principal Plannin

An educational academy trust in England is seeking a Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to ensure financial health and sustainability.The role involves strategic planning, fostering transparency, and aligning with values central to the Trust's mission.Ideal candidates will have experience on an Executive L

Senior Project Officer – Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy (Spatial Planning). Will be the lead officer for collaborating with the Development Management Service, Development Management Technical Support, Planning Enforcement, Finance, Legal Service, Corporate Debt Recovery, IT, Land C

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Project Officer to manage section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy functions in Croydon.

The Careers and Employability Officer will support the delivery of FSBs careers and employability initiatives, ensuring students and graduates are equipped with the skills, experience, and confidence needed to succeed in an evolving job market. Working closely with the Careers and Employability Manager, academic teams, and external partners, the post holder will provide high-quality guidance, coordinate events and programmes, and contribute to the enhancement of graduate outcomes across campuses. Key Responsibilities: Careers Guidance & Student Support Provide one-to-one careers advice and guidance to students and recent graduates, supporting their career planning, job search, and progression. Deliver group workshops, presentations, and webinars on employability skills, CV and interview preparation, and career development topics. Support students in identifying and securing work experience, internships, and graduate roles aligned with their academic disciplines and aspirations. Maintain accurate student engagement records and track progress to support outcomes reporting and service evaluation. Employability Programmes & Events Coordinate and deliver careers fairs, employer-led workshops, networking sessions, and skills development programmes. Promote and manage student participation in employability initiatives, including mentoring, placement, and volunteering schemes. Support the creation and delivery of digital resources, including online guides, career development tools, and employability newsletters. Employer & Alumni Engagement Assist in building relationships with employers and professional bodies to create opportunities for placements, internships, and graduate employment. Support the organisation of employer engagement activities, ensuring high-quality experiences for both employers and students. Contribute to alumni engagement initiatives to strengthen mentoring and networking opportunities for students and graduates. Collaboration & Continuous Improvement Work collaboratively with academic and professional services staff to embed employability within the curriculum. Gather feedback from students, employers, and alumni to inform the continuous improvement of employability provision. Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of careers and employability activities, supporting evidence-based enhancement of services. Person Specification: Qualifications & Experience Degree or equivalent qualification. Experience in careers guidance, employability support, or student services (preferably within higher education). Experience in organising careers events, workshops, or employer engagement activities. Knowledge of current graduate labour market trends and employer expectations. Experience providing one-to-one or group support to students or jobseekers. Schedule: May include evenings and weekends TPBN1_UKTJ

The role of the Learning & Development Officer is to provide a consistent and high level of both operational delivery and administrative support by updating training information and maintaining training systems and processes. In areas such as leadership development, performance management, apprenticeships, and supporting a full range of mandatory, technical and management development. This relates to staff, volunteers, trustees and agency and contractors. This role involves a high level of operational delivery, administration and multitasking so the job holder needs to be confident in being able to organise and prioritise their time and work efficiently, effectively and independently in order to be able to respond to a variety of requests and demands. This role is not open to sponsorship. Staff benefits include shuttle bus, and more Read more below. Role Requirements Maintain efficient administration systems that facilitate the smooth operation of the training function with the wider Organisational Development Team. Serve as the first point of contact for all enquiries directed to the Learning & Development Team, providing information and assistance as needed Oversee the management of the team inbox, ensuring timely and accurate responses to enquiries while taking ownership of all queries Process and oversee internal training bookings using Select HR (our HR System) Handle applications for external training, including organising payment and liaising with external trainers as necessary Manage all administrative tasks related to in-house training sessions, including generating delegate lists, preparing materials for trainers, and booking rooms, equipment, and catering as required Produce and distribute certificates for programme participants upon completion. Process invoices from external facilitators, including managing costings for other departments Organise & coordinate the training calendar for the following year by liaising with facilitators and colleagues and working with CET and Therapy teams Update schedules with changes/additions as they arise and inform training representatives and departments Planning and organising ad hoc training sessions as and when required Prepare monthly induction programme including training memos, induction folders, session materials, catering requests & induction evaluations. Deliver brief Training session to new starters and help with tours where necessary Deliver appraisee training via teams Prepare for training sessions, including sending reminders, organising session materials, catering, room and equipment set up Create monthly training and PDR reports and chasing compliance where necessary working with line managers. Produce due dates and other relevant training reports for managers as requested Deliver all training related activities for new starters. Interview Date: 02/03/2026 Strictly no agencies, please. About Us The Childrens Trust is the UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teachers pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Rehabilitation of Offenders Many roles at The Childrens Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Childrens Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions. Equal Opportunity Employer To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UKs diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networksacross the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements. Online Searches In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidates name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as Linked In. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview. TPBN1_UKTJ

This London-based borough has had a fantastic planning journey and has reduced the Enforcement caseload by more than half over the past 18 months.

Key Responsibilities: Leading the assessment and determination of major planning applications Coordinating with various stakeholders, including developers, architects, and local communities Providing expert advice on development management and planning policies Overseeing the preparation of reports

Principal Planning Policy Officer Minerals & Waste South West £68 to £70 per hour guide Initial 3 Month Contract + view to extend Job Ref -63368 My Local Authority Client in the South West is looking to source an experienced Town Planner with experience in Mi

Planning Officer Buckinghamshire £20. Assisting in planning appeals and the provision of professional planning advice as required. Contributing to the Planning and Environment Service objectives, ensuring the provision of an effective, consistent and high-quality planning development manage

DM Town Planning Officer London £27-33 p/hour Job Ref - 62915 My client is looking to source a DM Town Planning Officer on an initial 3-month contract. It would be beneficial although not mandatory to hold a RTPI accredited Planning Degree or equivalent Planning qualificati

This London-based borough has had a fantastic planning journey and has reduced the Enforcement caseload by more than half over the past 18 months. You must have London-based Planning experience and have worked on a mixture of enforcement cases.

Principal Planning Officer (Major Apps) London £60-62 per hour Initial 3-Month Contract (likely to extend for up to 12 months) Job Ref - 61389 My Local Authority Client in London is looking to source an experienced Principal Planning Officer to join their Development Manag

Our client, a prominent organisation in the highways sector, is seeking a Senior Planning Enforcement Officer to join their dynamic team on a contract basis. Support the Head of Development Management and Enforcement and Principal Planning Officers on a range of enforcement cases, ensuring they meet

Senior Planning Officer - Development Management Greater London £45-50p/h Initial 3-month Job Ref - 64075 The council is looking for an experienced Senior Planning Officer who can manage their own caseload of planning applications and pre-applications

Key Responsibilities: Managing and processing major planning applications Conducting detailed assessments and providing expert advice on development proposals Ensuring compliance with planning policies and relevant legislation Producing comprehensive reports and recommendations for planning committ

Senior Planning Enforcement Officer - Enforcement Greater London £45-50p/h Initial 3-month Job Ref - 64073 ·The council is looking for an officer who can comfortably manage a complex caseload of enforcement cases, carrying out investigatio

The post holder will be responsible for collecting, retaining and manipulating data and information and will play a key role in the department’s planning and communications.

Why Join Us?Work Where It Matters:Over half of our district isdesignateda National Landscape, with 3,000+ listed buildings,and internationally important wildlife sitesCollaborative Culture:Join a small, friendly, and committed team that values teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvementCareer D

Principal Planning Policy Officer. Principal Planning Policy Officer. This is a key role supporting the council’s response to housing need and national planning policy, working closely with development management, housing, regeneration and external stakeholders.

It would be beneficial to hold a RTPI accredited Planning Degree or equivalent Planning qualification and/or have experience in a similar position. To deal effectively and efficiently with general enquiries, pre-applications, planning applications and planning appeals ensuring cases are managed and

If you’re a Principal Planning Officer with a background in Major Projects, this role could be a great option.

This role offers the opportunity to take the lead on complex and major planning applications while supporting junior officers and contributing to high-quality development management outcomes. Managing a caseload of major and complex planning applications. Presenting at planning committee where requi

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Tendring District Council to recruit a Planning Officer to cover a maternity leave commencing March 2026. Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a Local Planning Authority Development Management team. Membership or eligibility for membership of t

We are looking for a Principal Planning Officer to join our service. The ability to lead on complex planning matters and support others in the team. An understanding of local government, political sensitivities, and the role planning plays in delivering regeneration.

Assess breaches of planning control and recommend appropriate action. Support appeals, prosecutions and planning inquiries where required. This role will support the council in managing a growing enforcement caseload, ensuring compliance with planning legislation and protecting residential amenity.

If this role is too senior, too junior, or too far for you to travel but you are looking for your next role in Town Planning, please call our Town Planning team on 02393 876079, we are keen to discuss our non-advertised opportunities with you. Senior Planning Policy Officer- London. Carrington West

It would be beneficial to hold a Planning Degree or equivalent Planning qualification and full membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute, although this is not mandatory. We are looking for an experienced officer to progress major planning applications; you must have significant post qualificat

Principal Planning Officer - Strategic Applications Team and Gilston Area TeamHertford, SG13 8EQPermanentSalary: Career Grade 9 - 10 £44,804 - £54,189 (inclusive of local weighting) plus £3,500 Market Supplement*Working Hours: 37Department: PlanningClosing date: 28/02/26Job IntroductionPrincipal

We are looking for a Planning Enforcement Officer to focus on case investigation of potential breaches of planning control to ensure a high quality built and natural environment can be maintained. To apply for these roles, it is essential that you have worked as a Planning Enforcement Officer in a l

Salary:?£42,839 - £45,091Hours per week:?37 hoursInterview date: To be confirmed following shortlistingPlanning - Shaping Tomorrow's Communities TodayOur Development Management Service is crucial in shaping Wiltshires future by determining planning applications for new developments.

It would be beneficial to have a relevant degree or equivalent qualification in town planning and be a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). We are looking for an experienced Planning professional with recent local authority experience and the ability to hit the ground running. Carring

The successful candidate will manage all aspects of the planning process from initial appraisals and pre-application engagement to public consultation, submissions, and discharge of planning conditions. We are seeking an experienced and proactive Planning professional to support and lead the deliver

About The RoleSenior Planning Enforcement Officer£41,424 £44,624 per annumPermanent | 37 hours per week | Hybrid workingLocation: ColefordForest of Dean District CouncilForest of Dean District Council is seeking an experienced Senior Planning Enforcement Officer to join our Development Management