As a Business Systems Analyst within our team, you will help Stewardship move forward with products and support the staff using those products by delivering a logical, reasoned, effective service.You will be expected to be part of a team who pray together and seek to define systems which help to deliver our missional goals.

Main responsibilities

Product Specialist:

• Understand how the functionality of our core giving platform is built and used
• Support the staff using those systems with expert knowledge of those systems
• Guide the direction of new functionality for those systems with the project management team

Write specifications for new system functionality based on business requirements and fitting in with an Agile methodology:

• Write specifications for new features in our bespoke software working with our product team to agree fit with user experience designs and our system development agency to align with the development process
• Read and feedback on specifications for new features in our bespoke software

Test new product releases:

• Test each sprint prior to a full release to minimise bugs within the software
• Remaining bugs and errors are identified as part of the test process
• Ensure no major bugs are identified when the software released within Stewardship or to external clients
• Where minor bugs arise, develop and communicate suitable workarounds for the appropriate users

Support the Giving Services, Philanthropy Services, Deposits and Finance teams:

• Provide advice and guidance to enable system users to address problems
• When issues arise deal quickly and effectively with them in conjunction with the IT team

Design, create and maintain system communications to givers and recipients:

• Create and update communications including attachments and statements in StreamServe quickly and without error, meeting business objectives
• Ensure Giving Services and clients understand the communications generated
• Ensure processes are replicable and reliable

Specify, design and develop reports, using SQL, within products and to support the business:

• Occasionally create new reports, ensuring the results are technically accurate
• Ensure any changes are made effectively and communicated internally and where appropriate, to end users
• Occasionally produce reports to meet user expectations and business requirements quickly and effectively

Undertake ad hoc analysis, using SQL, to provide insight and understanding:

• Occasionally respond to internal and external requests for data analysis to meet business needs
• New tools and applications are learnt and skills acquired to increase capability

Contract – Test Analyst

Full time- 35 hours a week

Fixed Term - 12 months

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Test Analyst will report to the Test Manager, and work as part of an agile scrum team where they will be responsible for ensuring the quality of applications, products, changes and fixes moving into production through the successful co-ordination and delivery of testing activities, there may also be opportunities for the test analyst to take the responsibility of a test lead on some projects.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website and download the job description. 

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application which you will find on our website.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

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Permanent – Test Analyst

Full time- 35 hours a week

The Prince's Trust is a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Test Analyst will report to the Test Manager, and work as part of an agile scrum team where they will be responsible for ensuring the quality of applications, products, changes and fixes moving into production through the successful co-ordination and delivery of testing activities, there may also be opportunities for the test analyst to take the responsibility of a test lead on some projects.

To learn more about the role, please visit our website. 

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please visit our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

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My client is a global charity who are now looking for an Applications Support Technician to provide support to over 2,000 users over 70 countries.

In this role, you will additionally be involved in acting as one of a team of technical supports to collaboration systems such as predominantly SharePoint, Moodle, Totara, O365 and Workplace and any new systems that are integrated into the IT Support model.

You will support relationships with stakeholders across all departments at Global Hub and potentially all functions and levels of seniority across National, Country and Regional offices.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit an organised individual who has an excellent understanding of Microsoft development technologies including .NET framework and web services. You will have a good knowledge of Microsoft SQL scripting to analysis the data (T- SQL) alongside a sound understanding of integration areas between all modules within a Collaboration tool set.

You will have excellent system and process analysis skills to optimise and re-engineer complex business processes. It is also essential that you have expertise in interfaces and workflows alongside excellent facilitation and communication skills.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong influencing and negotiation skills and will be able to manage and prioritise multiple demands. You will be a customer-focussed, self-starter who can also work collaboratively on projects and problem analysis.

Key technical skills

• Microsoft Technologies including .NET
• Microsoft SQL and scripting to analyse data
• Webservices methods and testing (ie SOAP UI)
• Application testing
• Integrations, Interfaces and workflows
• ITIL best practice IT Services
• Understanding complex business process and rules
• Understanding application authorisations and security

Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) is one of the largest independent grant-making organisations in the UK. PHF helps people overcome disadvantage and lack of opportunity, so that they can realise their potential and enjoy fulfilling and creative lives. They have a particular interest in supporting young people and a strong belief in the importance of the arts.

We are currently looking to appoint a new position into the organisation of Business Analyst to overview the grants systems and processes to ensure that they are designed and delivered in the best manner to support our grant-making.This post will be a blend of technical experience, people skills and leadership on continuous improvement. This role will be pivotal in making sure grant-making systems are fit for the organisation and staff and will play a main part in introducing new systems.

This essential role will work closely with the COO, in the planning and implementation of the Foundation's system and process design for grant-making and in the selection of a new CRM database. As this role will be working with very closely with a range of stakeholders in the organisation, you need to be able to work with colleagues to support the implementation of systems and processes and deal with any technical queries that might arise.

The successful candidate will be an approachable and engaged Business Analyst with previous experience of working to develop business processes and technical systems.You will have experience with system administration of a database and the ability to be able to pick up new systems with ease. It is essential that this person is a high level communicator with the ability to engage with a range of non-technical stakeholders and deliver workshops and training sessions. The ideal candidate will have experience of designing and managing systems and processes, running workshops and training sessions and the ability to lead in a collaborative manner.Just as important as your high-level technical skills is your ability to listen and build relationships with non-technical colleagues.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our team and help us better deliver our grants programme.

In your role you will be responsible for the design and/or modification of business processes, producing process metrics to evaluate effectiveness.  You will have discussions with relevant stakeholders and other significant parties in order to understand the problems and the required outcomes. You will be required to gather information, document processes and analyse business needs in order to present the requirements to all required parties. You will then ensure that any relevant technical specifications meet those requirements. This role may also include performance or user acceptance testing.

main responsibilities

• Evaluating and documenting business processes, anticipating requirements, defining process metrics, uncovering areas for improvement, defining solutions, and managing their implementation.
• Ensuring solutions meet business process needs and requirements
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders; working closely with clients, managers and the release team
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing reports
• Performing requirements analysis for allocated projects
• Monitoring deliverables and communicating the results
• Performing user acceptance testing

Applications Support Manager - £60,000, London, Health Regulator

• Are you an IT Support professional with a background in helping organisations to modernise their IT infrastructure and business application architecture?
• Are you experienced in Dynamics 365?
• Would you like to work for a well-known regulator?

Pro-Marketing is working alongside a notable London based regulator who are seeking an Applications Support Manager.

This role reports to the Assistant Director, Technology and will be responsible for technical ownership of the regulator's IT applications.

What's great about this organisation?

• Great brand
• Lovely well-located London offices
• 30 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Attractive pension scheme
• Perkbox
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Subsidised on-site restaurant
• Season ticket loan
• Agile and flexible working

In this role you will be responsible for…

• Leading and managing the Application Support Team, supplying exemplary 3^rd line support services for all core business applications
• Ensuring speedy resolution of incidents assigned to the team and contracted 3^rd parties
• Defining, agreeing and reviewing SLAs and KPIs and ensuring that these are suitable and are being meet by the Application Support Team and 3^rd parties
• Ensuring new services and application modifications are moved seamlessly into support including Dynamics 365 development
• Reducing frequency of incidents impacting the organisation's applications
• Recommending improvements for Application Support and IT strategy
• Being aware of industry developments and recommended software enhancements

You will be ideally suited for this role if you have…

• Proven experience of leading Application Support, IT strategy, and Dynamics 365
• A degree qualification in ICT related field or equivalent experience
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 qualification or equivalent experience
• ITIL V3 or V4 qualified (highly desirable)
• A background in a politically sensitive environment would be of interest
• Must have strong stakeholder management skills
• An understanding or interest in health and or care would be highly appealing

What next?

If you are interested in applying for this Applications Support Manager role, or in learning more, then contact me ASAP:

Tel: 020 7269 6338.

Email:

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Well, if you know any tax, legal, finance, HR or marketing candidates looking to move jobs please refer them to us and if we successfully find them a new job in the next 12 months we will send you £500 in high street vouchers of your choice.

As well as this we are looking to grow the Pro-Recruitment Group family and would be interested in any amazing Recruitment Consultants you think might like to work for us. £500 on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

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Contract Type: Fixed Term (2 years)

Hours: Full time, 35 hours a week

Closing Date: 23:59 on Tuesday 4th February 2020

Are you an experienced data analyst, excited to use data to understand issues affecting social disadvantage and solutions for creating positive social change? Are you motivated by using data to explore organisational effectiveness, inform strategic planning and guide operational decision making? Do you have creative flare for telling stories with data and producing captivating insights for a range of audiences?

The Prince’s Trust is seeking a Data Analyst who will illuminate the stories behind our wealth of management information to produce in depth insights about the young people we support, the work we do and the positive change that result. Alongside external horizon scanning and assessing operational effectiveness, the insight portfolio will provide a constant picture of the ever-changing needs young people in the UK face; informing the direction and guiding the effectiveness of our response.

To learn more about the role please visit our website.

The Prince’s Trust are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Indicative salary £24,350 to £27,050 dependent on experience.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.

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Are you a Salesforce Administrator looking for your next step? Do want to play a key role in managing business systems and technology products? Are you a curious and rigorous thinker who is passionate about creating impact?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

 About the role:

We are recruiting a Business Systems Analyst who will support the development, maintenance and managing education focused technology products and business systems for Ark Curriculum Partnerships.

You will report to the Head of Business Operations and work closely with the other functional managers across the organisation playing an instrumental part between functions, translating ideas & concepts into technical terms.

As the Business Systems Analyst you will take the lead on the development of our Salesforce CRM, in addition you will have the opportunity to play a key part in the development of our new digital platform which is launching in 2020.

 Working closely with team members to identify and drive through improvements to our systems which include Salesforce, a teacher resource and training platform, which improve organisational performance and generate enthusiasm among the team and our partner schools.

About you:

·Experience with Salesforce (Essential).

·Proven business analysis experience. Experience of all stages of a project lifecycle including defining and documenting user requirements, carrying out system testing and assisting with user acceptance testing.

·Quantitative ability to draw data-driven insights using various tools including excel.

·Collaborative working style and strong team player.

About us:

Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we are a network of 37 schools, educating around 27,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference. Through Ark Ventures, we incubate, launch and scale initiatives that address some of the most intractable issues in education and society, both in the UK and around the world.

 
Ark Curriculum Partnerships is a new entity bringing together English Mastery (EM), Mathematics Mastery (MM), Science Mastery (SM) and the Ark Music Programme (AM).  These individual programmes are at differing stages in their growth: SM is in its first year of development; AM works with all Ark schools; EM and MM have expanded beyond the Ark network.

We offer:

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs

• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

How to apply:

Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal.

Unicef ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

The Strategy function at Unicef UK brings together all our resources to help drive growth and success across the organisation.  Within this function, the Senior Data Analyst is part of the Knowledge team which works with leaders across the organisation to ensure insight sits at the heart of our strategy, the decisions we make and the initiatives we deliver: bringing the outside into the organisation.

As Senior Data Analyst, you will help Unicef UK’s understanding of the world in which we operate. Specifically, you will derive insight from complex, transmedia data sets through data analysis and you will champion an evidence-based decision-making culture and operate a consultancy style approach. 

To succeed in this role, you should have extensive experience of dashboarding, data visualisation, SQL, relational databases, and Google Analytics.  You should have experience of applied predictive modelling and analytical skills, developing direct marketing and digital tests to provide robust statistically significant results, as well as conducting life time value analysis and measuring digital and marketing campaign analytics.  We are also looking for digital media literacy and knowledge of data pipelines.

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer who need a stem cell transplant.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We want to be there for everyone who needs a transplant; from finding a match, through every step of a patient’s transplant journey. And together we can reach the remarkable day when we can save the lives of everyone with blood cancer.

And now we want you to join our lifesaving team. We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our growing Technology department.

Title: Business Analyst

Salary:Circa £45,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours:  35 hours per week

Location: Hampstead, North London

As a Business Analyst, you will work directly with a number of key team members from several divisions across the organisation to gather their needs in order to define and design Technology solutions covering OPS, which includes Donor & Transplantation, Patient Services, Laboratories, Cell & Gene Therapies and Cord. Additionally, you will ensure systems are tested and UAT is organised in collaboration with the business.

As the Business Analyst, you will have experience of working on concurrent projects to tight deadlines. Strong analytical and logical problem-solving skills are essential as well as being able to arrive at sound evidence-based recommendations.

You will develop strong working relationships with the business team, have a deep understanding of their working practices and processes to ensure projects are delivered effectively using AGILE methodology. You will work closely and collaborate with the Technology Business Partner for your area, developers, strategic partners, other areas of Technology and other business analysts to ensure change is delivered in accordance with Anthony Nolan’s Strategy.

This is an exciting time to be joining our growing team so take a look at the candidate pack to find out more.

What’s in it for you?

Financial

Wellbeing & Health

Family Friendly

• Pension (employer 6% when you contribute 6% or more),
• Travel Insurance
• Interest free Travel Loan
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary)

• 27 days annual leave in addition to normal public holidays
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Hotline
• Medical Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gymflex

• Paid dependants leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Flexible start/finish times (role dependent)

And more! (full list of benefits available on website)

Together, we can save lives. Join our team and give someone a chance of life.

Anthony Nolan is an equal opportunities & living wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

You may have experience of the following: Business Analyst, IT, OPS, Patient Services, Labs, Laboratories, Tech, SRM, Third Sector, Voluntary Sector, Not for Profit, NFP etc

We are delighted that you are interested in the Senior Analyst role at Engage Britain an exciting new start-up organisation. This role will be an opportunity for someone to come in and make great impact in a period of organisational development. We are a flexible organisation and welcome applications from candidates who might want to work part-time or other flexible hours. 

About us  

Engage Britain is a new organisation focused on tackling our country’s most difficult and divisive challenges. Its mission is to show that we can be optimistic about the future by putting people at the heart of finding ways forward on the biggest challenges facing our country.

Engage Britain will chart a new course for policymaking that bridges divides. It will support all those who wish to be involved – with all their different views, knowledge and experience – to develop ways forward that are politically sustainable and make a difference. It will also help them to make sure these ideas are listened to and adopted.

Job description

Engage Britain is looking for an experienced Senior Analyst, who will primarily work on Engage Britain’s projects. They will lead the analytical dimension of the project’s work, supporting participants by creating accessible and balanced accounts of the existing evidence. Where necessary, they will commission outside experts to extend the existing evidence base. They will help develop Engage Britain’s ability to access and communicate data, focusing on how it is best visualised and explored by both professional practitioners and lay members of the public.

They will develop strong relationships with both leading experts on the particular challenges and with those working on the evaluation of deliberative and design methodologies. They will work in partnership with leading UK academics, to ensure that the methods employed by Engage Britain can be fully evaluated, and that learning is widely disseminated to improve practice beyond Engage Britain itself.

The key tasks of the role are:

• Working with external experts to develop balanced and authoritative analysis of the evidence relating to the particular policy challenge

• Supporting the Project Director and other team members to facilitate all those involved to examine the evidence and draw their own conclusions, in particular focusing on clear exposition and the visualisation of data and analysis

• Undertaking your own analysis of key data, using quantitative methodologies to draw out key findings and trends and turn them into high quality graphical outputs

• Commissioning and working with experts in the field to produce high-quality analysis in areas where the existing evidence base is weak and, where appropriate, co-authoring papers putting the results into the public domain

• Working with leading academics to support the evaluation of the effectiveness of deliberative and design methodologies, and ensuring the results are utilised within Engage Britain’s developing methodologies.

• Supporting the communications work of Engage Britain within both traditional and social media settings

Further information
For more information on this role and on how to apply please see the job pack below.

NB: We welcome applications from candidates based across the country.

Interim Head of Fundraising Intelligence & Operations

Cancer Research UK

Salary to be discussed upon application.

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis so please don’t hesitate to confirm your interest in this vacancy. This advert will be taken down midnight Saturday 8th February.

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research.  The role of Interim Head of Fundraising Intelligence & Operations will enable you to be part of a collective force pioneering life-saving research in the relentless fight against cancer. 

The postholder will play a leading role in CRUK’s Philanthropy & Partnerships team and work to help deliver the charity’s significant fundraising potential. The purpose of the role is to ensure intelligence is developed and utilised so that high value fundraising at CRUK has the best chance of success.

Leading a team of 18, with two direct reports, the Interim Head of Fundraising Intelligence & Operations will achieve this by managing the prospect research, due diligence, data, insight and reporting functions, whilst also working to embed and deliver intelligence principles at every level of Philanthropy & Partnerships.

The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with the ability to motivate and inspire a high-performing team. Crucially you will have proven experience influencing at the highest levels as well as a great understanding of delivering intelligence or insight within a high value fundraising environment.

If successful, all teams within Philanthropy & Partnerships will understand their pipeline performance and areas for optimisation or improvement. Strategy development will have intelligence at its core, with fundraisers equipped with the knowledge to build successful and long-lasting relationships with CRUK’s partners and high value donors. 

CRUK’s benefits package includes 30 days annual leave and pension allowances along with additional discounts on a variety of lifestyle subscriptions and events. Ultimately, you’ll know that you’ll be changing lives through your work.

With its head office in Stratford, London, the role is offered on a full-time or part-time (4-day week) basis. CRUK appreciate not everyone has the same working needs and is open to exploring different ways of working. Please advise of your preferred working pattern at point of application.

To download the job description for the position and for further information about how to apply, please click the link to apply where you will be redirected to the Execucare website.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews held on an on-going basis.

Execucare is a recruitment and executive search company working in the not-for-profit sector.

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