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Friday, January 17

Vacancy #1092 - Site officer

Company: Stroud District Council

Location: Stroud

Salary: £27,711

Ends: February 2

Stroud District Council is looking for a full-time, permanent site officer to work at independent living sites across the district.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out essential testing and monitoring of communal fire panels, Legionella testing, PAT testing and fire blanket inspections (training given)

• Carry out weekly fire risk assessments, identifying potential hazards and maintaining a clean, green and safe environment, including removal of obstructions, refuse and bulky items

• Carry out grounds maintenance, using appropriate equipment and participate in working parties with the team

• Adhering to COSHH, recognising hazardous and/ or poisonous waste, disposing as appropriate

• Maintain all communal areas, carrying out minor repairs and reporting all major repairs, keeping clear recording and monitoring records and signing off

• Carry out key audits across all sites, ensuring contractual access is current and updated as required. Liaise with internal and external contractors

• Carry out external works in partnership with Tenant Services, including void and tenanted properties as directed

• Work under own supervision, using initiative to deliver services as well as work as part of a team

• Undertake training and attain any required competencies and licences relating to these tasks - PAT testing certificate, PA1 and PA6 Safe Use of Insecticide training and certificate, health and safety training, working at heights

Skills and experience:

• Demonstrable ability to undertake work concerning more involved tasks confined to one function or area of activity, which requires a good standard of practical knowledge and skills in that area of activity

• Knowledge of COSHH and basic repair delivery, cleaning and grounds maintenance skills

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to work with people in challenging situations

• Self-starter, with a willingness to investigate site issues and identify areas for improvement, making recommendations to lead officer

• Solution-focused, whilst seeking resolutions to problems with minimal/ no supervision

• Ability to drive and load vehicles as provided

• Ability to maintain and update record keeping systems

• Ability to use information and communications technology such as computers and handheld devices

• Understanding and application of health and safety principles

• Excellent customer service skills

• Excellent organisational skills

Apply for the job here. 

Thursday, January 16

Vacancy #1091 - Finance business partner

Company: University of Gloucestershire

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: £37,99 - £42,632 pro rata

Ends: January 26

University of Gloucestershire is looking for a finance business partner on a fixed-term basis as maternity cover.

Responsibilities:

• Provide finance business partner services to managers with budgetary responsibility including production of management reports, support and advice on budget preparation and budget management

• Support commercial awareness across the institution

• Take an active role in understanding the full value chain of allocated university activities

• Monitor margins against budget, identify variances and investigate causes

• Provide advice to budget holders regarding the likely impact on delivery of budget

• Provide explanation and description of remedial action, if necessary

• Update annual forecasts as appropriate and support in the production of the school's or department's business plan

• Liaise with budget holders over resources and planning, and provide advice to inform decision making, including financial appraisal of new activities.

• Provide guidance and support to staff regarding the use of Project Information Management System to ensure research and commercial contracts are managed in line with the university's costing and pricing strategy and the requirements of the Annual Transparency Review

• Prepare monthly management summaries, to include a report on school or department activity, for inclusion in the performance report to university executive committee

• Ensure budget managers are provided with timely, accurate and reliable ad hoc information and reports, online wherever possible, and assist in the performance of their duties

• Use the coding structure and functionality within the university's finance system to facilitate internal monitoring and external reporting

• Provide advice and support to managers regarding monthly reporting and year end procedures to ensure all activity is properly reported

• Perform tasks as allocated within the monthly reporting schedule, ensuring tasks completed within agreed timescales

• Liaise with internal and external audit, as necessary

• Work collaboratively with others to ensure agreed programmes and projects are delivered on time and to a high quality, participating in any requirements to ensure effective tracking of progress and cost

• Support and engage in open days and other university events as appropriate

Skills and experience:

• CIMA/ ACCA qualified or completing final stage

• Evidence of commitment to continued professional development

• Excellent computing skills

• Excellent planning and organisational skills

• Ability to analyse large data sets

• Working to deadlines

• Good team worker

• Ability to deliver a high-quality service and commitment to continuous improvement

• Responsive to change

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to work on own initiative and take responsibility

• Excellent time-management skills, including the ability to successfully prioritise and manage conflicting deadlines under pressure

• Understanding of the importance of equity and diversity within an organisation and a commitment to helping create an inclusive culture

• Experience in the public/ educational sector or charitable organisation (desirable)

• Analysing and extracting data from relational databases eg SQL (desirable)

• Experience of using IT software packages and accounting applications (desirable)

Apply for the job here. 

Tuesday, January 14

Vacancy #1090 - Property maintenance operative apprentice

Company: Chosen Hill School

Location: Churchdown

Salary: £12,313.60 to £22,010.56

Ends: January 28

Chosen Hill School is looking for a Level 2 property maintenance operative apprentice.

Chosen Hill School is a large school site with a team of site staff.

The 18-month apprenticeship will include 20% of time spent training or studying with SGS College.

Responsibilities:

• Attend and contribute to team meetings as and when requested

• Assist the site manager in planning, supervision and delivery of all building work, including projects undertaken by contractors, ensuring a full and complete site induction is undertaken

• Communicate all premises and related H&S issues to the site manager, in an appropriate and timely manner

• Undertake essential maintenance work in accordance with requests submitted by members of staff

• Understand and demonstrate the importance of health and safety in the workplace

• Comply with organisational safety, policies and procedures and identify hazards and reduce them

• Consider safety compliance with a diverse sector of client groups

• Understand and demonstrate the importance of working safely at height

• Carry out repairs to the fabric of a building, for example repairs to walls, doors, doorframes, skirting boards or plaster damage to internal walls

• Understand and maintain plumbing and drainage systems, for example, repairs to WC systems, leaking taps or water testing and unblocking drains

• Maintain high levels of water hygiene within a building

• Understand and maintain electrical distribution, safe repair of electrical installation to legal requirements, for example replacing damaged sockets, plugs, lighting and fuses

• Understand and maintain plant, safety systems and equipment

• Demonstrate and implement energy, environment and sustainable practices

• Understand and maintain grounds and external fabrication of a building, such as drainage and guttering

• Understand and demonstrate the safe use of hand tools

• Demonstrate and understand the importance of the control of resources and stock

• Understand and demonstrate the principles of planned preventative maintenance

• Understand how to prepare for refurbishment or deep clean of equipment and surfaces

• Carry out repairs and reactive maintenance

• Understand the importance of customer service

• Record and report information accurately, either internally or externally

Skills and experience:

• Maths and English GCSEs (grade 4-9)

• Communication skills

• IT skills

• Customer care skills

• Problem solving skills

• Logical

• Team working

• Initiative

• Non judgemental

• Patient

• Physically fit

Apply for the apprenticeship here. 

Monday, January 13

Vacancy #1089 - Trade counter sales assistant

Company: Ermin Plant

Location: Gloucester

Ermin Plant is looking for a trade counter sales assistant to work from its Gloucester head office.

The successful candidate must be keen, eager and willing to learn. Being able to offer exceptional customer service is also key.

They must hold a valid driving license and will be given all the necessary training to do the job.

The role would suit someone either looking to start a career in the hire industry or for someone who enjoys dealing with customers face to face.

To apply for the job, email a CV to planthire@ermin.co.uk.

Friday, January 10

Vacancy #1088 - Employee experience assistant

Company: UCAS

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: £25,000 pro rata

Ends: January 23

UCAS is looking for a part-time employee experience assistant to work 21 hours per week.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the careers mailbox and speculative applications, ensuring all incoming requests are responded to effectively and at a high level of service

• Supporting the team where needed with interview logistics

• Support the TA adviser with onboarding new starters

• Oversee the EAE Team planner, making sure all commitments are captured in one place

• Regularly review and update the intranet, hosted on SharePoint

• Support intranet page owners to ensure their pages are up to date and look engaging

• Support colleagues across UCAS with designing and publishing printed and digital posters

• Monitor the employee engagement inbox and redirect emails accordingly

• Support the administration of employee engagement surveys, providing reports where requested

• Set up, write and send invites for online staff briefings and events - scheduling, recording and storing

• Support the build of email newsletters using Marketing Cloud

• Support employee events, including pre-event and on-day event tasks

• Support wellbeing and EDI initiatives by writing emails to staff and co-ordinating sending; supporting setting up events and activities; co-ordinating the wellbeing and EDI calendar

• Coordination of the employee recognition scheme, Celebrating U

Skills and experience:

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications with experience in using Word, Outlook (including diary management), SharePoint (or content management systems) and Excel

• Ability to work using own initiative, confident working independently and contributing as part of a team

• Ability to prioritise and manage fluctuating workloads and variety of responsibilities to meet demands and deadlines

• Strong writing skills, able to communicate clearly and simply

• Demonstrable experience of providing exceptional customer experience to both internal and external customers

Apply for the job here. 

Thursday, January 9

Vacancy #1087 - Learning and development administrator

Company: Ontic

Location: Staverton

Ontic is looking for a full-time learning and development administrator.

Responsibilities:

• Be a knowledgeable and reliable team member within the global L&D Team, accountable for all administrative tasks and processes

• Support the induction of employees which showcases Ontic's culture from day one

• Maintain various learning databases, spreadsheets and all employee learning records to ensure they are accurate and compliant

• Oversee the booking and admin for all learning and development events for employees and external partners

• Develop and maintain great working relationships with stakeholders and learners across all sites, handling queries and requests in a friendly, timely and proactive manner

• Support the administration of early careers learning events and answer admin queries relating to the Apprenticeship Levy

• Coordinate the regular review of learning materials, process/ guidance documents and work with L&D colleagues to continually improve how things are done.

Skills and experience:

• Experience working in a learning or training environment

• Familiarity with training/ learning data and creating and maintaining records

• Team player, who is also happy to work on their own and initiate change

• Strong customer focus skills, confident to engage with employees and external suppliers

• High attention to detail

• Comfortable working with data. Experience of using spreadsheets, Excel and ideally a Learning Managed Systems (LMS)

• Experience of online learning platforms and associated administration

• Passion for learning and development

• Excellent organisational skills

Apply for the job here. 

Wednesday, January 8

Vacancy #1086 - Senior software engineer

Company: Renishaw

Location: Wotton-under-Edge and hybrid

Salary: up to £55,000

Renishaw is looking for a full-time, permanent senior software engineer to work in its CMM and Gauging Products Division.

Responsibilities:

• Develop user interface software to control automatic machinery and acquire data from associated sensors

• Collaborate with embedded software teams to gain the understanding necessary to build application software which interacts efficiently with the embedded software

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams developing new sensors and actuators to develop user interface and API software which makes best use of them

• Write and maintain tests to confirm the correct operation of the software

• Write design documentation of a high standard

• Liaise with application engineers and product-support engineers to maintain an awareness of the in-field use of Renishaw products. Use that knowledge to diagnose and fix issues, and to propose innovative approaches to customer needs

Skills and experience:

• Degree in engineering, computer science or a related discipline

• Minimum of three years' industrial experience in C#

• Minimum of three years' industrial experience in WPF user interface design and implementation

• Track record of writing robust user interface code

• Familiarity with C++ and the Microsoft component object model (desirable)

• Experience in writing Windows forms applications (desirable)

• Experience of the MVVM design pattern (desirable)

• Established interest in writing software for automation, mechatronics or robotics applications (desirable)

• Strong aptitude in mathematics (desirable)

• Understanding of software development processes such as change management and version control

• Works well in a team

• Communicates clearly

• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and clear thinking

• Willingness to own tasks

• Ability to work quickly and accurately

• Ability and willingness to learn

Apply for the job here. 

Tuesday, January 7

Vacancy #1085 - CEO

Company: The Barnwood Trust

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: around £100,000

Ends: January 31

The Barnwood Trust is looking for a new CEO.

Barnwood is an independent charitable foundation but not a typical funder. It partners with local organisations, offering funding as a catalyst for change.

The new chief executive will be responsible for leading on the co-creation and development of the strategy for the Trust, working with colleagues, partners and stakeholders on enabling the Trust to fulfil its purpose.

Responsibilities:

 Provide leadership to the Trust and be responsible for its smooth and efficient management and operation, within agreed strategic, policy and accountability frameworks

 Together with the chair, enable the board of trustees to fulfil its duties and responsibilities for proper governance

 Play a leading role in strengthening relationships with key stakeholders across Gloucestershire and beyond to enable and support the ongoing development and delivery of the Trust's purpose, strategy and strategic goals

 Provide effective strategic, operational and cultural leadership and support to the executive team, and engage and inspire colleagues to work towards the vision

 Represent the Trust and its vision actively, thoughtfully and effectively to stakeholders, including people with lived experience of disability and mental health conditions, civil society, the public, other funders, media and policy makers at regional and national levels

 In partnership with the chair, to ensure the trustees set the vision, values, purpose and strategic goals for the Trust and review them at appropriate intervals

 Nurture and develop colleagues and play a key role in building a tolerant, compassionate and inclusive culture, underpinned by collaborative leadership principles and a commitment to anti-oppression

 Create a working environment that is receptive and adaptable to change, respectful and appreciative of those who work with the Trust, and offers an attractive environment in which to work and grow

 Ensure the Trust builds strong and authentic relationships of trust with partners, which help maximise the value and impact of its work.

 Develop relationships with relevant people and organisations locally and nationally to support the Trust's strategy through building and sharing practice, elevating and influencing current change work and horizon scanning for best practice and future strategy

 Hold overall responsibility for the Trust's budget, legislative compliance and risk to ensure safe and effective delivery of the approved strategy

 Ensure robust and timely planning processes are in place to develop and deliver the annual plan and budget, through leading the leadership team

 Ensure the Trust complies with, and appropriately plans for, likely changes in all statutory requirements, accounting standards and recommended good practice of the Charity Commission.

Skills and experience:

 Experience as a CEO or senior leader in an organisation of appropriate scale

 Track record of developing and implementing effective strategies and of delivering a positive impact through colleagues and partners

 Outstanding listening and communication skills, and experience of engaging externally, convening stakeholders across systems, and of brokering positive relationships of trust with a wide range of audiences

 Experience of providing effective oversight of operational systems and teams and of effective financial management

 Experience of shaping impactful communications and marketing plans

 High level of emotional intelligence and track record of creating safe and inclusive cultures and of embedding equity, diversity and inclusion across organisations

 Experience in the charitable/ voluntary sector either as an employee or volunteer

 Financial and commercial acumen to understand the investments held by the Trust and the risks and opportunities

 Leadership and communication style which motivates and energises others

 Clear passion for the Trust's mission and determination to support it to further develop its profile and impact

 Commitment to participative and inclusive leadership

 Passionate about, and committed to, open, equitable and trusting funding practice

 Positive outlook and ability to build strong relationships with collaborators and colleagues

 Dependable and resilient

Apply for the job here. 

Monday, January 6

Vacancy #1084 - Data compiler and modeller

Company: Ubico

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: £29,093 - £30,060

Ends: January 19

Ubico is looking for a full-time, permanent data compiler and modeller.

The role will be to collect, aggregate and organise data from various sources into a structured format for analysis, reporting or further processing, generating essential information and insights. This information will play a vital role in making well-informed business decisions, relying on accurate, consistent and dependable data.

The successful candidate will also use modelling and process mapping software to support operations teams with reviews and round changes, as well as carrying out scenario planning to ensure all activities are optimal and futureproofed.

Other responsibilities:

• Use route optimisation software to create, evaluate and adjust service rounds, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness

• Examine processes holistically to understand the impact of changing them on people, strategy, systems and general business operations

• Use modelling software to analyse models as they are and compare them to future and improved designs

• Manipulate large datasets into meaningful and useful reports, using Excel solutions and other analytical and visualisation software such as Microsoft BI

Skills and experience:

• Full driving licence to be able to drive a range of vehicles up to and including 3.5 tonnes gross weight

• Five GCSEs (A-Cs or equivalent, including maths and English)

• A Level, NVQ3 or BTEC relevant professional qualification (office/ admin eg CLAIT) or relevant experience

• Experience in process modelling, route optimisation systems and using Power BI, Looked Data studio or other visualisation software and advanced Excel skills

• Ability to work on own or as part of a team

Apply for the job here.

Monday, December 16

Vacancy #1081 - B2B partnership manager

Company: Ecotricity

Location: Stroud

Salary: £40,000

Ends: January 24

Ecotricity is looking for a B2B (third party intermediaries) partnership manager.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the sales management team to identify and prioritise potential TPI partnership opportunities which align with Ecotricity's growth objectives and sustainability goals

• Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders at TPIs

• Develop and execute strategic partnership plans to drive revenue growth, market expansion and customer acquisition

• TPI onboarding and process management: working with business development managers to ensure smooth integration and successful collaboration

• Coordinate the development and implementation of joint marketing campaigns, promotional activities and sales initiatives to drive awareness and demand for Ecotricity's products and services through partner channels

• Support BDMs with marketing materials and relationship-building strategies

• Create a calendar of events, round table discussions and hospitality opportunities to keep TPIs engaged and encourage further collaboration

• Performance measurement, reporting and optimisation, with budget responsibility

• Develop a deep understanding of partner and sector needs, pain points and market dynamics to tailor partnership strategies and offerings accordingly

• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to identify opportunities, analyse data and develop innovative partnership strategies

• Collaborate with cross functional teams, including sales, customer service, marketing, brand team, product development and operations, to align partnership activities with overall business objectives

• Work closely with the digital lead to create a digital marketing strategy for partners, including SEO, SEM, email marketing and content marketing

• Champion Ecotricity's sustainability mission and values in all partnership interactions

Skills and experience:

• Degree in business administration, marketing/ communications

• Proven track record of successfully developing and executing strategic partnerships, ideally with TPIs/ brokers

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build rapport, influence decision-makers, and navigate complex business relationships

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Budget management experience

• Proficient in using marketing automation tools and CRM system

Apply for the job here.