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Friday, April 26

Vacancy #933 - Art technician

Company: Cheltenham Ladies' College

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: £24,493 FTE

Ends: May 9

Cheltenham Ladies' College is looking for a permanent, part-time art technician from September 2024.

Hours are 13 hours per week, term-time only (34 weeks per year) and the actual salary is £6,014.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the head of art to establish and develop further departmental procedures to improve efficiency and improve learning within the classroom

• Set up systems to monitor equipment within specialist classrooms

• Work with the head of art when ordering and preparing specialist materials for lessons and activities to meet specific requirements

• Liaise with other College departments such as Maintenance and Estates where necessary

• Order, prepare and if necessary, create specialist materials for lessons and other activities

• Provide general technical assistance to colleagues and, where appropriate, to pupils and visiting artists

• Liaise with the head of art regarding the ordering of supplies and maintenance of equipment

• Prepare work in frames and display cabinets around College, work for moderation and for end of year or course exhibitions

• Research and source materials from suppliers

• Coordinate and process invoices/ paperwork including purchase orders in line with College procedures

• Maintain up-to-date records of pupil charges for accounts, filing purchase orders qne managing deliveries

• Work with head of art in setting up exhibitions

Skills and experience:

• Good standard of English

• Proficient IT skills and in-depth knowledge of MS Office Suite and other school/ art related systems

• Experience of working within an art department including print-making and keeping abreast of curriculum and technological advances in art (preferred)

• Sound subject knowledge and knowledgeof COSHH and other health and safety legislation

• Able to give technical advice when required

• Able to develop effective and supportive relationships with colleagues

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, adapting style to suit the audience

• Able to organise time effectively for self and others, develop systems to organise, prioritise workloads meet deadlines and work proactively

• Enthusiastic and motivated team player, able to work independently and use their initiative

• Able to remain calm and self-controlled under pressure

• Flexible approach and able to successfully adapt to changing demands and conditions

Apply for the job here. 

Thursday, April 25

Vacancy #932 - Technical claims handlers

Company: Ecclesiastical

Location: Gloucester and hybrid

Ecclesiastical is looking for two full-time, permanent technical claims handlers.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver exceptional customer experience

• Manage complex claims within own authority, whilst working in line with technical audit requirements

• Actively manage caseload by regularly reviewing and reporting on individual and team claims portfolio

• Identify complaints, act upon them and resolve in line with company policy

• Proactively identify fraud by applying conversation management skills

• Work in line with leakage and reserving targets

• Act as referral point, providing structured coaching sessions to develop skills and knowledge within the team

• Identify training needs and deliver training where appropriate

• Act on individual audit results and agreed action plans within deadlines to improve own performance

• Contribute to internal project work

• Support internal and external stakeholder engagement

Skills and experience:

• Diploma qualified or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale

• Proven property claims handling experience, preferably within a commercial claim setting

• Sound understanding of property policy coverage issues, including interpretation, conditions and exclusions

• Experience in complaint handling up to and including submissions to the Financial Ombudsman Service (desirable)

• Understand importance of managing claims as a financial portfolio, including recoveries and audits

• Commitment to continued improvement through managing change projects

• Ability to manage workload when faced with several competing demands

Apply for the job here. 

Wednesday, April 24

Vacancy #930 - Head of commercial and procurement

Company: University of Gloucestershire

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: £55,487 - £64,296

Ends: May 8

University of Gloucestershire is looking for a full-time head of commercial and procurement.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of the University Commercial Strategy to deliver the organisation's objectives, delivering measurable commercial value, including improved approaches to category management and ensure this is understood across the university

• Ensure all procurement plans and processes are aligned with the university's strategic priorities, values and goals

• Lead on major procurement projects, ensuring open tenders where required, and deliver on time and within budget

• Develop common approaches to market through agreed commodity procurement strategies and tailored annual commodity plans. Develop market engagement tools and strategies to ensure markets are understood prior to commencing procurement

• Manage major suppliers' performance against contract, ensuring effective feedback loops from key stakeholders to inform this activity and provide qualitative insight. Ensure category management staff who have responsibility for managing contracts perform in line with agreed university standards

• Ensure legal compliance of all tendering and contract award activities

• Work closely with senior contract business owners across the organisation to ensure joined up commercial management

• Work with HR to ensure basic levels of commercial awareness across key roles within the organisation

• Provide advice on lifecycle costing and business case development techniques, for both services/ goods to be procured and those for which the university is submitting tenders

• Identify the controls required to manage risk with suppliers or delivery of contracts and implement them effectively

• Develop a commercial framework for the university, providing support, advice, and innovation. Disseminate good practice within the university, using appropriate web-based or face-to-face training events to build understanding of procurement, contract management, negotiation strategies and contract delivery requirements

• Support and advise on submission of bids and proposals, ensuring commercial integrity and compliance with all applicable policies, processes and legislation, with specific responsibility for responding to the commercial aspects, including customer terms and conditions and pricing

• Ensure the identification of commercial risk, develop and implement effective mitigation strategies and actions. Report the risk and progress with mitigation strategies internally

• Research and interpret market trends, adapting to industry changes and evolving strategies in line with market conditions

• Effective management of client relationships, stakeholder and executive team

Skills and experience:

• CIPS qualification

• Extensive experience of tendering requirements, negotiations, contract award, contract management and supplier management

• Public or regulated sector procurement experience, and skilled in using P2P, EMarketplace and eTendering

• Working knowledge of UK and EU procurement regulations

• Track record in achieving value for money across a range of commodities and services, with experience of category management and partnership development

• Knowledgeable and competent in analysing data and strong commercial acumen

• Able to operate to the highest levels of professionalism and demonstrate ethical behaviour

• Ability to work under own initiative, to organise, and to take responsibility

• Good communication skills

• High degree of financial, commercial and customer awareness

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

• Ability to lead and manage change effectively

• Knowledge of higher education sector (desirable)

Apply for the job here. 

Tuesday, April 23

Vacancy #929 - Materials engineer

Company: Safran

Location: Gloucester

Safran is looking for a full-time, permanent materials engineer.

The Materials & Processes Laboratory team based in Gloucester provides materials and process expertise on a wide variety of subjects and supports a broad range of internal customers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead forensic investigation of landing gear parts
• Involvement in laboratory tasks relating to raw material suppliers, forgers and foundries
• Support special process departments, including surface treatments and non-destructive testing
• Undertake a variety of mechanical tests to support supplier developments, R&T and to resolve production issues
• Contribute to department and company improvements
• Undertake reviews of procedures and participate in the development of materials and process specifications
• Support the team with HSE initiatives
• Deliver internal materials and processes training

Skills and experience:

• Knowledge of metallurgy, particularly with respect to steels, titanium and aluminium alloys
• Broad understanding of the fabrication process used to manufacture landing gear components
• Knowledge of surface treatments and protection systems used on landing gear structures
• Hands-on experience of metallographic preparation, microscopy and materials testing
• Understanding of degradation and failure mechanisms applicable to engineering materials
• Some prior knowledge of composite materials used in aerospace applications would be advantageous
• Ability to understand and interpret specifications relating to materials and processes
• Able to write accurate and detailed technical reports and other types of technical documentation
• Must be able to effectively communicate and convey technical information to both internal customers and the supply base
• Must be flexible and prepared to undertake a range of duties to assist engineering, R&T and the supply chain

Apply for the job here. 

Monday, April 22

Vacancy #928 - Support workers

Company: Stroud Court Community Trust

Location: Stroud

Salary: £12 per hour, rising to £12.66

Stroud Court Community Trust is looking for full-time and part-time support workers.

It is looking for caring, committed and enthusiastic individuals to provide its autistic adult residents with the very best support.

Supporting autistic adults can be rewarding, challenging, exhausting and fulfilling, often in equal measure.

Stroud Court Community Trust works closely with team members to help them find the work/ life balance that best suits them and the autistic adult residents.

It offers a clearly defined career path for all team members, which starts with an induction programme and provides continuing professional development opportunities.

Stroud Court Community Trust offers enhanced overtime rates and a £50 sleep-in payment per night.

Apply for the job here. 

Friday, April 19

Vacancy #927 - Senior learning support worker

Company: National Star

Location: Ullenwood

Salary: £23,020 - £24,216

Ends: April 30

National Star is looking for a permanent senior learning support worker to work term time only (40 weeks per year).

Responsibilities:

• Work with programme manager/ co-ordinator to ensure the consistent delivery of high-quality specialist learning support to enhance the learning process

• Make a significant contribution to the training and development of learning support staff at all levels within their curriculum area

• Provide teaching cover for absences

• Participate in the formal observation process for all learning support roles

• Develop and set up, monitor and maintain up-to-date learner support strategies

• Ensure quality standards and monitoring processes are carried out

• Role model and ensure all learning support staff assist, direct and prompt students to take personal responsibility and demonstrate autonomy

• Promote independent methods of working to support students to record their work in an appropriate way where they are able to do so themselves

• Provide assistance and demonstrate initiative in development and preparation of differentiated teaching, learning and assessment resources under the direction of teaching staff

• Contribute to the recording of student progress and achievement and identify areas for development

• On occasions, deliver aspects of personal care in accordance with college standards and individual care plans within the formal learning environments

• Communicate effectively and work with others to monitor wider aspects of students' requirements to ensure they are supported appropriately

• Maintain records and documentation accurately in accordance with college quality standards and legislation

• Fulfil requirements of the college appraisal and support and development systems, supporting effective practice

• Set, observe and require appropriate standards of personal behaviour and presentation

Skills and experience:

• Some experience of delivering specific support to others

• Working with young people or people with disabilities and/ or learning difficulties

• Experience of covering for tutorial staff absences (desirable)

• Previous experience of a teaching assistant (or similar) role (desirable)

• Experience of working with young people with autistic spectrum conditions and experience of working with young people with behaviours of concern (desirable)

• Good knowledge of written and spoken English and numeracy at Level 2 equivalent or above

• Effective recording and reporting of information

• Willing to gain qualifications in learning support at Level 3 and a teaching award at Level 3

• Existing qualifications in care and support or education support (desirable)

• ICT literate - Microsoft Office, internet, email, mobile technology

• Ability to produce resources to professional standards

• Ability to work as part of a team

• Very good organisational skills

• Experience of driving minibus (or willingness to be trained to do so) (desirable)

• Experience in supporting others in using communication devices and mobility aids (desirable)

Apply for the job here. 

Thursday, April 18

Vacancy #926 - Head of software engineering

Company: Ecotricity

Location: Stroud and hybrid

Ends: April 30

Ecotricity is looking for a head of software engineering.

This role will directly oversee four engineering teams: Data (AWS Databricks), CRM (Salesforce), Billing (Junifer), and Full Stack (NodeJS etc). Its purpose is to lead the development and maintenance of cutting-edge systems powering green energy delivery to customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate exemplary current technical skills to inspire the engineering teams

• Cultivate a culture of technical innovation and excellence, whilst maintaining technical involvement in development projects

• Actively mentor team members, emphasising continuous learning and skill advancement

• Work with internal teams and product owners to ensure on-time and on-spec delivery

• Lead the technical delivery of major transformative initiatives, including the Salesforce E&U project and data estate overhaul

• Run agile development, whilst understanding stakeholders' need for dates and a clear ROI

• Ensure platforms remain cutting-edge through strategic upgrades and BAU maintenance

• Remain current on emerging engineering trends and practices, and champion commercially promising technologies to support the green mission

• Facilitate a culture of continual technological advancement in Ecotricity's people, avoiding stagnation and encouraging 360-degree sharing of ideas

• Enhance the delivery approach and mentor teams to deliver quality at pace.

• Uphold high standards of security, adopting a zero-trust framework, ensuring systems are cyber-secure and capable of quick recovery

• Ensure engineering teams align closely with business objectives, offering consultancy-level engagement hand in hand with product owners

• Promote a service-partner mindset towards internal collaborations, enhancing business engagement and solutions delivery

• Timely and successful project deliveries within specifications

• Measurable improvements in team functionality, collaboration and technical prowess

• Significant upgrades and advancements across key platforms (Salesforce, AWS)

• Strengthened security postures and effective recovery from cybersecurity incidents

Skills and experience:

• Able to demonstrate proficiency in the last five years in at least one of Web/ NodeJS/ React/ Angular, Salesforce, Databricks, AWS, energy billing systems or other transferable engineering language

• Exceptional ability to lead within a dynamic, high-demand engineering environment

• Deep understanding of agile methodologies and proven experience in project delivery

• High emotional intelligence, with strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Solid knowledge of building secure systems which facilitate disaster recovery if ever needed

Apply for the job here. 

Wednesday, April 17

Vacancy #925 - Store manager

Company: Charles Tyrwhitt

Location: Cheltenham

Charles Tyrwhitt is looking for a store manager for its Cheltenham store, which is set to open in August.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, motivate and coach the store team to reach and exceed the store's goals, which include sales targets, KPIs and compliance using the brand's training tools, whilst ensuring CT's exceptional customer service and product knowledge

• Recruit, nurture and retain the best talent for CT and the store

• Promote the CT culture with the team, using brand values to create a great atmosphere for the team and customers

• Identify sales opportunities and generate corporate activity and new business

• Build strong relationships with peers and head office departments to effectively handle all matters that concern the store and team, including stock control, payroll/ budgeting, layout, promotions, staff development and employee relations

• Make commercial decisions to support the store, in particular for VM, where the VM team will support and ensure visuals reflect brand identity

• Leader of the store team, managing the daily running of the store, championing colleague engagement and complying with company policy procedures, company compliance, cost and security processes

Skills and experience:

• Experience as a store manager, with the proven ability to lead, coach and inspire others to establish a high performing team to achieve high results

• Excellent customer service and relationship building skills, with customers and stakeholders

• Strong planning and organisation skills, with the ability to maintain a long-term vision.

• Highly commercial approach with strong analytical, oral and written communication skills to influence, persuade and negotiate at varied levels within and outside of the company

Apply for the job here. 

Tuesday, April 16

Vacancy #924 - HR support apprentice

Company: Gloucestershire County Council

Location: Gloucester

Salary: £16,033

Ends: May 6

Gloucestershire County Council is looking for a full-time HR support apprentice on a two-year contract.

The apprentice will be studying towards Level 3 human resources support apprenticeship standard.

Responsibilities:

• Support People Services in a range of areas such as employee relations, traded services, organisational development, management information and pay and reward

• Provide a wide range of support to colleagues and managers across the organisation around HR legislation and policy frameworks

• Support People Services in providing managers guidance on employee relations, including through policy development and review, and working towards answering managers' employee relations queries

• Keep up to date and informed of the latest HR legislation and regulations

• Work alongside People Services colleagues on projects which support the organisation's strategic workforce planning agenda

• Provide ad hoc support to colleagues within People Services' many teams

Skills and experience:

• Experience of providing information to people using a variety of communication channels

• Demonstration of any administration experience (personal or professional)

• Demonstration of working within a team

• High level of IT literacy in Microsoft Office with proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook and Windows internet browser

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Creative problem-solving skills with a flexible and adaptable approach to challenges

• Positive and can-do attitude

• Ability to work on own initiative and respond quickly to changing priorities

• Thorough attention to detail and highly organised

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels

• Excellent time management and organisational skills

• Commitment to team working across the service area

• Commitment to continued self-development

• GCSEs or equivalent at grade 4 or above

Apply for the job here. 

Friday, April 12

Vacancy #922 - CDM surveyor

Company: Bromford

Location: Tewkesbury and hybrid

Salary: £48,880

Ends: May 1

Bromford is looking for a CDM/ disrepair surveyor on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Responsibilities will involve conducting building inspections, diagnosing issues and devising repair solutions for customer property problems, particularly damp, condensation and disrepair issues.

The candidate will serve as an expert witness, coordinating with legal teams and contractors, compiling work schedules, ensuring repairs adhere to regulations and assisting in mitigating liability from legal claims. Their technical knowledge and meticulousness will enhance property safety and cost-effectiveness.

The role will involve travel around Gloucestershire, with occasional travel up north.

Skills and experience:

• Extensive building surveying experience, especially in disrepair and related legislation

• A relevant chartered professional qualification (RICS, CIOB, or similar) (desirable)

• Proficiency in housing health and safety regulations, coupled with experience liaising with legal teams

• Strong project management and budget control skills

• Collaborative team spirit and excellent communication abilities

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Apply for the job here. 

Thursday, April 11

Vacancy #921 - Senior UX researcher

Company: UCAS

Location: Cheltenham and hybrid

Salary: up to £38,000

UCAS is looking for a full-time senior UX researcher.

The candidate will be leading product development from a UX perspective, setting the UX vision based on discovery research, user needs, customer insights and feedback.

They will need to be confident at presenting user research and promoting UX principals and championing the voice of the customer.

They will challenge design solutions and product objectives to ensure UCAS is meeting and exceeding its project objectives, including driving revenue streams, increasing customer registrations and delivering products customers want to use.

Responsibilities:

• Manage research activities and define UX goals and requirements, working with product managers to define product objectives
• Accountable for maintaining UCAS personas and working with data and insights teams to build evidence-based and data-driven personas
• Develop and own the UX research strategy, developing channels for communication and establishing an active voice of the customer which is embedded in the digital strategy and product roadmaps
• Facilitate workshops involving customer experience representatives, customer insight and data teams to establish working groups focused on improving customer journeys and personas
• Manage stakeholders and develop a culture of storytelling to embed the user voice in strategic planning and scoping sessions
• Confidently lead UX presentations and report on UX activities and research findings

Skills and experience:

• Understanding of agile approaches to development and experience of leading UX research activities within agile teams
• Confidence in presenting and demoing ideas to large teams of people and able to quickly answer questions regarding approach
• Degree in a human behaviour related field (human-computer interaction, psychology, social science, information science etc), or a degree in marketing and content strategy, or demonstrated experience at an equivalent level
• Strong understanding and experience of a range of user research methods, when to use them, and how to apply them correctly, including both qualitative and quantitative methods, such as usability testing, user interviews and surveys
• Confident explaining user needs to senior stakeholders and acting as a persuasive advocate for users
• Passion for data with experience of using statistical methods to find digital trends and understanding user behaviour
• Experience of recruiting, screening and scheduling participants for research and testing
• Practical experience of discovery methods, including gathering requirements, evaluating user needs, running workshops and user interviews
• Experience of defining project goals and deliverables through personas, journey maps, experience maps, service blueprints and strategic design deliverables
• Experience in measuring products for success against KPIs and applying the appropriate marketing lens to measure content performance

Apply for the job here. 

Friday, April 5

Vacancy #917 - IT purchasing managing

Company: Spirax Sarco

Location: Cheltenham

Spirax Sarco is looking for an IT purchasing manager.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiate pricing, contracts, service level agreements and terms with key suppliers

• Complete pricing analysis and benchmarking activities to ensure value for money

• Manage a portfolio of suppliers with the aim of reducing supplier costs to support business operations

• Obtain quotes from preferred suppliers within agreed SLAs and create purchase orders, arranging deliveries and receipt orders when required

• Track key supplier contracts and renewals in collaboration with the group IT procurement manager

• Provide a point of service escalation within the group IT team for all software and hardware enquiries

• Supplier review meetings, ensuring supplier goals and objectives are met and supplier information is accurate and updated

• Monitor supplier performance and produce monthly supplier performance statistics

• Review the global IT supplier base to drive consolidation and economies of scale where possible

• Monitor worldwide changes that affect supply and demand, tracking market conditions that impact price trends and delivery constraints

Skills and experience:

• Leading an operational purchasing team

• Building working knowledge of purchasing hardware and software globally

• Supplier negotiation, management and vendor selection

• Working knowledge of MS Office applications, including Microsoft Excel skills

• Driving process improvement, especially around purchasing processes and systems

• Working knowledge of software licensing, including vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe, AutoCAD, IBM, Oracle and others

• Providing service support within an organisation with geographically dispersed colleagues

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• CIPS qualification or qualified by experience

• Well organised and able to work on own initiative

• Supporting others in driving actions to completion

Apply for the job here. 

Wednesday, March 27

Vacancy #912 - Business administration apprentice

Company: Flexy Care Ltd

Location: Dursley

Salary: £10,158.72 to £20,048

Ends: April 24

Flexy Care is looking for a full-time Level 3 business administration apprentice.

Responsibilities:

• Keep and maintain security of the office

• Booking service users in for appointments

• Entering service users' details onto computer systems

• Answering phones, sometimes directing calls to manager

• Booking appointments by phone

• Answering queries from service users and other staff

• Filing

• Chasing up reports

• Photocopying

• Inputting data

• Ordering stationery

• Word processing

• Taking enquiries and referring to the manager

• Checking training matrix and reminding staff about their training and upcoming training

• Any other delegated duties by the manager

Training:

The candidate will attend SGS College on a block release basis. They should expect to complete the apprenticeship in 18 months.

There is the potential for full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Skills and experience:

• IT skills

• Attention to detail

• Customer care skills

• Administrative skills

• Number skills

• Team working

• Creative

• Non-judgemental

• Physically fit

• GCSE or equivalent maths and English (Grade A*-C/ 4-9)

Apply for the job here.