Every year, since 2005, we deliver >30 one and two day courses throughout the UK for doctors and nurses with the aim of improving the diagnosis and care for children with neurological disorders.  To date ~12,319 people have attended our courses in the UK.  We also have an online distance learning course with people enrolling from >70 countries and our annual conference has around 400 attendees.

We are recruiting an experienced Manager who will ensure that our programme of courses and events is delivered efficiently and effectively, whilst maintaining our very high quality of service.  You will be leading our experienced friendly admin team who support all our courses, and working with a committed faculty of volunteer doctors.

The British Paediatric Neurology Association is the professional association of doctors who care for children with neurological disorders.  Through the education we deliver, we are raising the standard of care for these children.  We run short-courses courses on epilepsy, headache, movement disorders, tone and have other courses in development.

We are looking for someone who has the following:

1. Undergraduate degree (essential), Masters degree in a business related subject or Professional Qualification (preferable)
2. Experience managing a team
3. Experience managing budgets
4. Experience planning and managing complex events
5. Diplomatic 
6. Excellent interpersonal skills
7. Excellent oral and written communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
8. Proactive approach 
9. Creative problem solver
10. Flexible and adaptable
11. IT competent

SALARY & BENEFITS

• Salary:  Grade 7.1 (Starting at £41,521 rising to Grade 7.6 £50,518).  Annual increments are subject to satisfactory performance
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours of work:  Full time (37.5 hours per week). Flexi time is in operation.
• Annual leave: 25-days plus bank holidays.  After every 2-years of service, you will receive an additional 1-day of annual leave, to maximum 30-days
• Pension:  BPNA operates the NEST pension scheme.  Employee contribution 5%, employer contribution 5%

SCI is a membership organisation and registered charity based in Belgrave Square in a Grade I listed building. A Senior Conference Organiser is sought to work within a team of 5 who currently organise around 60 conferences per year relating to industry sectors as diverse as food and agriculture, pharmaceuticals and environmental science. We are looking for a Senior Conference Organiser who will mainly focus on larger events, as well as providing support to smaller events, the Events Manager and Conference Executives.

Key responsibilities and role description

• Successfully manage events, in particular taking direct responsibility for larger events. This includes project managing all aspects of the conference to include:
  • create and manage budgets, forecasting and final reconciliation of financial outcome
  • venue sourcing, pre-planning meetings and site inspections, as required
  • manage all suppliers and logistics during the event (e.g.venue, AV and caterers)
  • sponsorship/exhibition fulfilment and speaker management
  • co-ordinate design/content of relevant published materials (e.g. electronic/website)
  • assist in the promotion of events, involving event website content / other media

• Proactively work with and manage volunteer committees, develop and maintain good working relationships to deliver allocated events

• Support Event Manager and the Conference Executives
  • act in a supervisory capacity and provide direction and support to team members when the Event Manager is out of the office

• Proactively promote new ideas and implement solutions
  • source new suppliers and negotiate preferable rates, as required
  • work with the marketing team to develop all event collateral within brand guidelines

Knowledge, skills & experience

Essential

• minimum 3 years of planning, managing and running large-scale events at a senior level, ideally working in a professional membership body, association, charity or not for profit organisation
• experience of working with committees or volunteers, able to confidently communicate at all levels, with a professional and positive manner at all times
• highly self-motivated, hard-working, energetic and reliable and able to work with minimal supervision, as well as part of a team
• able to work outside of core contracted hours from time to time (TOIL will be applied) and UK travel
• excellent time management and project management skills with a structured and logical approach to problem solving and the ability to work on and meet multiple project deadlines simultaneously
• strong IT and admin skills including proficiency in MS office application
• excellent command of oral and written English
• exemplary organisational skills to plan and manage a complex workload of events to the highest standard from start to finish, whilst meeting the society’s key objectives of quality and cost effectiveness

Desirable

• An interest in science and its application in industry
• Experience using CRM systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience using social media tools for marketing purposes
• Experience of working in a professional membership body, association, charity or not for profit organisation

How to apply

Please send a copy of your CV, along with a covering letter detailing your experience, skills and relevance to the position based on the above job description to Jacqui Maguire, Events Manager.

Application deadline: Wednesday 4 March 2020. Please note: applications may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

Richard House is looking for a Community Manager to join its fun and energetic team. As a key member of the Fundraising team the Community Manager will develop and implement the community fundraising strategy for Richard House, ensuring growth in the level of income raised from community fundraising activity. You'll be responsible for developing engaging fundraising activities and adapting fundraising styles that work with a wide range of stakeholders - building relationships and supporting local community groups, schools, individuals and organisations. You'll also be managing one direct report.

Our organisational strategy for the next three years is in development, so this is an exciting time to join us and make your mark on how we will grow community fundraising moving forward. There is plenty of opportunity in this role to bring new ideas to the table and to try new approaches. This is a role you can really make your own!

Our mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is truly global - we work with schools and universities in countries all over the world from the US to New Zealand and Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with a third of UK secondary schools and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background we would like to strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our Diversity Champion, Samar.

Your role

As an Account Manager, your role is to make sure that all partners in your area are using the Unifrog platform to its full capacity. You will build and maintain excellent working relationships with your partner schools and provide expert guidance on how to embed the platform across the whole school. Described below are some of your main responsibilities:

• Work with schools to provide resources and strategies which maximise staff and student engagement with Unifrog; identifying and promoting best practice across partner schools.
• Deliver targeted training sessions within our partner schools; these could be workshops or presentations.
• Monitor and analyse usage across partner schools; identifying schools that need additional support to use the platform effectively.
• Work with the relevant Area Manager to improve Unifrog engagement.
• Listen to teachers and students about how we can improve our customer service and the Unifrog platform.
• Attend conferences and CPD events on behalf of Unifrog.

Training and development

• Professional development is at the core of our performance review process.
• Everyone in the company defines their own 6 month objectives; their line manager and the rest of the organisation support them to reach these objectives.
• Everyone in the company has access to an annual training budget. Each person decides how to spend their budget, supported by their line manager.
• Anyone in the team can volunteer to become a 'Champion' in a specific area - they get an additional training budget, and the chance to lead training sessions for the whole team.
• When senior/managerial positions become available we typically look to promote from within.

Key benefits

• Subject to your own and the company’s performance, in addition to your salary you will earn both a termly bonus and an annual bonus.
• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build our team for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
• People-focused, working closely with staff in our partner schools.
• Join one of the most talked about education technology startups and help transform careers and destinations in schools.

Essential skills and experiences

• Strong communication skills – both written and over the phone.
• Track record of excellent relationship management.
• Extremely well organized.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Confident speaker.
• A background and interest in education would be an advantage.

Details

• £32,000 per annum plus bonuses.
• 28 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays); the vast majority of these need to be taken during school holidays.
• Annual car allowance plus mileage.
• Normal working hours are 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday – some days you may need to start earlier but you can finish earlier as a result. Unifrog have a shorter working day on Fridays, 9am – 4:30pm.
• Full UK driving license is essential.
• Candidate based in South or South East London, ideally close to Croydon.
• Start date: April 2020, or as soon as possible.

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and add their perspectives to our team.

Application and interview details

• Deadline: Monday 16th March 2020.
• To apply, please visit our website and complete our application form.
• We will hold telephone interviews throughout the application window so we encourage you to apply early.
• Candidates who are successful in the telephone interview will be invited to an in-person interview.
• Final interviews to be held on Thursday 26th March at our London office, Hoxton, E2 8HD.

We can only consider applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the EU.

Summary

To assist the ICT Support team in all aspects of maintaining and providing ICT services to the Diocese of London.

The primary role will be to provide first line user support for staff of the diocese, including senior clergy members. This includes responding to service and technical issues, as well as general enquiries.

The job is primarily based in Pimlico, London but will include travel to other sites in North and West London. You will work closely with the other team members and although most of the focus will be around support services, you will be expected to understand and participate in the implementation, documentation and maintaining of services and providing colleagues with an excellent user experience. You will also be involved in organisation wide projects and events. Some occasional out of hours working may be required.

Package

The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) department is responsible for provisioning and maintaining the IT systems and equipment for the London Diocesan Fund.

(LDF), the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS), and the episcopal area offices of the bishops and archdeacons of the London diocese. The department is responsible for delivering the IT strategy and vision in the organisation. Secure systems and working practices are developed and promoted to ensure security of organisational data.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide first line helpdesk support for users. Including diagnosing hardware, software, audio visual, photocopier and IP telephone related issues.
• Assist with the setup, maintenance and repair of PCs, laptops and audio-visual equipment.
• Install and configure software applications.
• Help produce and maintain IT documentation as necessary.
• Carry out user IT inductions and other training. To champion the use of ICT services to users.
• Reactively and proactively visit remote area office sites to ensure high quality service and support to users.
• Help maintain appropriate stock levels of computer consumables and accessories using agreed procedures. To arrange secure disposal of old equipment.
• Proactively implement the organisation's policies and procedures.
• Assisting with ICT development projects.

The postholder may be required to undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the role.

Ideal Candidate

Essentials

Technical

• Current version of Windows Desktop operating systems
• Setup of PC, Laptop, Printers and other branch equipment
• Setup of Audio Visual equipment
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc)
• Basic networking
• Setup of user accounts in Microsoft Active Directory

Personal

• Good communications skills, both written and verbal
• Good problem solving skills
• Ability to work well with others
• Self-motivated and proactive approach

Desirables

Technical

• Experience of Microsoft Windows Server, VMware virtual servers
• Microsoft Office 365 administration, Sharepoint administration
• Voice over IP (VOIP) telephone experience

Head of IT Operations and Support
London, EC2
£40,574 - £47,336 per annum

Are you a highly motivated, friendly and enthusiastic person with a genuine interest in computers and people?

We are looking for a Head of IT Operations & Support who can work collaboratively with colleagues across teams to plan our IT support needs so they are aligned with our business requirements and delivered within budget. The scope of the role will include acquiring resources and co-ordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants to deliver planned day-to-day support and development projects.

Based in London and reporting to the Deputy Director of IT, you will be expected to be highly proficient in IT service management techniques and have a strong technical background.

You will have a high level of communication skills and be able to adapt your approach to deal with multiple contractors, internal stakeholders and third party organisations, demonstrating a calm but assertive disposition under pressure.

Attention to detail and previous experience of providing end-to-end support solutions in complex environments and managing multiple priorities is essential.

To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description prior to starting your application (this can be found at the start of the application process).

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.

The closing date for applications is on Wednesday 4th March at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held in London on Tuesday 17th March 2020.

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form.

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long-term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

To apply for the role of Head of IT Operations and Support, please apply via the button shown. 

This job is being posted by Webrecruit on behalf of National Deaf Children's Society. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Head of IT, Head of Technical Support, Head of IT Support, IT Operations Manager, Senior IT Support Manager, or Senior IT Engineer. 

Elders Voice is a forward thinking and caring organisation based in the London Borough of Brent, committed to improving the lives of older people.

We have been awarded funding to deliver “Older & Prouder” - a new LGBT+ service for older people which will enable them to widen their social networks, make new friends, take part in social and leisure opportunities while learning new skills and learning from and sharing with each other. The service has been suspended due to unforeseen circumstances, and we are now looking for someone to work for three months to get the service back on track.

Salary: £22,400 per annum

Hours: 28 hours per week

Contract: 3 months

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Ideally, you will have:

• An understanding of the diversity and needs of older LGBT+ people
• 2 years’ experience of outreach work
• An imaginative and creative approach to service delivery
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to work on your own and as part of a team

We welcome applications from everyone, so if you have the right mix of skills and experience and a passion for LGBT equality, we want to hear from you.

When applying for the role, please include a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria laid out in the person specification.

The closing date is 10th March 2020 and interviews will take place during the week commencing 16th March 2020.

Full Job Description

To plan, develop and manage the “Older and Prouder” project for LGBT older people in Brent.  This is a new project which will reflect the needs, capabilities and culture of the people who use the service.

To recruit and support a small pool of volunteers.

Principal Tasks

Management/Personnel

• To ensure the effective and efficient running of the “Older and Prouder” programme.
• To recruit and support a pool of three or four volunteers.
• To manage and administer the budget for the project with the Finance Manager and the Chief Executive.

Development and Planning

• To expand the range and scope of activities and services available to LGBT+ older people including the development of monthly socials, weekly cafes and telephone befriending.

• To develop links with statutory and voluntary organisations, and appropriate professional bodies.
• To work with health promotion professionals in Brent.
• To improve and develop partnerships with key stakeholders within the voluntary, statutory and private sectors.
• To promote the interests of LGBT+ older people in Brent.
• To represent the organisation on local and London wide LGBT+ networks.
• To organise and facilitate consultation and community events.

Policy

• To keep abreast of current developments in health promotion and community involvement as they relate to LGBT+ older people.
• To identify and act on issues arising from working with LGBT+ older people and volunteers.

Administration

• To keep accurate and concise records.
• To develop promotional material and literature with the Operations Manager.
• To publicise and promote the project with the Operations Manager.
• To evaluate and monitor the work of the project.
• To produce reports.
• To undertake other duties commensurate with the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• Degree or equivalent in community development, social sciences or humanities 

Experience

Essential

• At least 12 months experience of community development
• At least 12 months demonstrable experience of service development
• At least 12 months experience of volunteer management
• Experience of working in the voluntary and/or statutory sector

Desirable

• Experience of working with LGBT+ older people

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding and application of Equal Opportunities
• Understanding of the issues affecting LGBT+ older people

Desirable

• Understanding of service provision for LGBT+ older people

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to project manage
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage own workload
• Ability to monitor and evaluate
• Ability to motivate and support volunteers

Desirable

• Excellent listening and negotiation skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to develop partnerships with the voluntary, statutory and private sectors

Are you passionate about eradicating violence against women and girls? Do you have knowledge and experience around the particular issues for children and young people?

AVA (Against Violence and Abuse) is a leading UK charity committed to ending gender based violence and abuse. We strive to improve services for survivors through our learning, resources and consultancy, and end Violence Against Women and Girls through our policy, research and prevention work. We have specific expertise on Multiple Disadvantage & Children and Young People.

Responsibilities of the post include

• To lead, develop and manage projects relating to all forms of gender based violence, in particular around children and young people. 

• To be the policy lead on children and young people 

• To contribute to project and policy work across AVA, including training and consultancy work. 

• To build and manage strong partnerships for AVA both within the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector, and beyond.

Requirements of the post include

• Knowledge of a wide range of Violence Against Women and Girls related issues.

• Specialised knowledge of the issues facing children and young people

• Strong policy analysis skills, with at least two years experience in a policy based role. 

• A skilled report writer, able to produce high quality work to tight deadlines. 

This is a part time post ( 21 hours per week), based in our office in Vauxhall, London, with the possibility of some home working. As it is a maternity locum post we are initially offering the post for a period of 15  months, to cover shortfall in capacity as well as the current policy and projects directors maternity leave, which starts in the summer of 2020. We are hoping that the successful candidate will be able to start around the beginning of May 2020 at the latest.

Further information follows in this job application pack, including a job description, person specification, and equal opportunities monitoring form. 

Applications should consist of:

• Your CV which must include details of your education, qualifications and any relevant training, your employment history and 2 referees.

• A covering letter, no more than 2 sides of A4 in total, which outlines why you want the job and your skills, experience and knowledge in relation to each of the points in person specification. 

• A completed equal opportunities monitoring form.

Please send your application to Bimmy Rai by 9am on Monday 16 March 2020. Interviews will take place on 23rd March.

By making an application you are stating that you are legally entitled to work in the UK. The appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and references.

AVA is an equal opportunities employer. Please contact us if you would like to see our Equal Opportunities and Anti-Harassment Policy or our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy. If you don’t have a CV prepared and would rather make your application by filling in our standard application form please contact us to request one.

We are looking for a Business Analyst for The Scout Association to help to manage, change and plan for the future in line with our strategic goals. You will need to understand the current organisational situation, identify future needs and create solutions to help meet those needs, usually (but not always) in relation to information and software systems in particular, be able to demonstrate the application of expertise in the successful delivery of a CRM/membership system.

You'll be helping The Scout Association to develop its functions, services and products to meet goals with internal and external stakeholders.

You will also play a key role in communicating between internal departments and external parties, acting as a 'translator' where necessary to convey how information technology can support the organisation's needs.

Essential Skills

• The ability to adhere to recognised project methodologies (Essential)
• CRM systems knowledge
• Experience of working on supplier tender processes
• Education or professional qualification
• Degree or equivalent qualification
• Maintaining documentation including version control and document status
• Organising and running workshops
• Use of Product and Project management tools (e.g Jira)

A formal Business Analysis Qualification is Desirable plus an Agile,Prince 2 or ITIL qualification

BE INSPIRED…

St Margaret’s Hospice Care has been at the heart of Somerset’s community for 40 years. Our dedicated teams provide high quality, compassionate care and support to help patients, their families and carers facing a life-limiting illness. Last year we supported more than 4,900 people.

Our success depends upon recruiting and developing the very best people, who can innovate as well as bring experience and fresh new ideas to the hospice, so that we can provide the best care possible for patients and their families.

Our Values:

We are patient-centred, compassionate, respectful, brave self-aware, informed and driven.

Senior IT Technician
Taunton
37 hours per week
£32,742 per annum

Are you an experienced IT professional and looking for your next challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for the position of Senior IT Technician whose primary responsibilities will include day to day third line technical support alongside development and maintenance of the IT infrastructure.

 We are looking for an experienced individual with a proven background in advanced technical support and project management. In return we offer a rewarding role in a stimulating and positive working environment, the opportunity to develop new skills and the satisfaction of supporting the St. Margaret’s team to make each day count for individuals and families in Somerset. Some of the benefits we provide include:

• The opportunity to remain in NHS pension scheme if already contributing (or have been within last 12 months). Alternatively you can join the Hospice pension plan.
• Free car parking
• Confidential and free 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:
  • Support and Counselling
  • Legal, Financial and Medical Information and Advice
  • A Vitality & Wellbeing health portal

Closing date:  Wednesday 4 March 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply on Website' button to be directed to our website to download the job description and application pack. 

We actively promote equality of opportunity for all.

No agencies please.

Morgan Law are proud to be working with The Scout Association to recruit a Digital Delivery Manager on their CRM transformation programme.

It’s an opportunity to lead a complex and business critical programme of work, blending solid programme design and delivery skills, with service design and digital innovation.

We’re looking for someone with an excellent grounding in Agile delivery models, who puts the user at the heart of the product and can bring diverse stakeholders to work together towards a common goal.

Key Tasks

• Establish and co-ordinate product teams providing leadership, vision, coaching & direction to team members
• Lead and facilitate the scoping, design and development of a large and complex technical project involving high volume, sensitive data and CRM systems
• Directly and indirectly manage team members to support them to achieve required tasks, including technical, quality assurance and data experts
• Provide direction, support and management of external suppliers,
• Provide effective stakeholder engagement and managing change and its effect through the organisation.
• Continuously manage and monitor budget, progress, risks and issues and manage exceptions and changes in the project

You

You will be an experienced project or delivery manager with a track record in delivering complex projects, working with stakeholders, suppliers and internal colleagues.

You should be delivery and results focused, and to achieve these,  you are able to inspire and motivate others through projects involving technology transformation. You have a proven record of successfully delivering digital technology projects, with a focus on CRM/membership systems.

You may have experience of working in a charity or membership organisation. 

Essential Skills

• Experience of successfully managing and monitoring medium to large-scale technology programmes and projects through all stages of their life-cycle with appropriate change management methodology
• Experience of successfully managing the design/development and integration of a CRM or membership system project
• Knowledge and extensive experience of software development methodology and best practices (SDLC, Agile)  
•  

IT Business Analyst

Must have Housing background!

The role is paying up to £450 per day (out of scope of IR35) and will be 1 Month Rolling contract.

Two days a week only Monday and Tuesday working on site.

Must have SQL reporting and extraction skills.

Your new company

This is an award-winning housing association, who owns, sells, rents and manages 20,000 homes in London and Hertfordshire. They are proud to have been doing this for over 40 years. With giving people the key to all the possibilities that come with a good home.

Your new role

Your role will is to develop and extend the efficient and effective use of the Group's strategic business systems and interfaces and improve the business processes and procedures. Review existing business processes and procedures ('As Is'), propose and implement new ('To Be'), and more efficient and effective, methods of working as a complete business solution. Identify opportunities for improvement by analysing systems and technology use, emerging business requirements and market developments.

You will be working closely with the Business Systems Support team in the interpretation of business requirements for the configuration & development of the Group's evolving strategic systems, e.G. MS Dynamics CRM. Manage systems development projects in accordance with company standards and assist the business and IT department in raising project performance by recommending and implementing good practices.

What you'll need to succeed

• Deliver clear, concise and accurate user stories detailing customer or user interactions, data flow (and origin) and system interactions to support development.
• Constructively challenge requirements and priorities to support the business in maximising benefit from projects in an environment of continual change.
• Participate in project planning ensuring requirements / project dependencies and phasing are correctly understood and reflected in delivery plans.
• Work with Group Members and other staff to fully understand their business plans, objectives and drivers and identify where systems and technology can help them improve their services
• Support Group Members to identify new technology and business solutions. Understand and fully document new requirements for solutions including software and hardware and work with Group Members to develop their business cases and gain approval for the project to proceed being accountable for the quality, validity and relevance of the business case.
• Provide a proactive link between member organisations, the IT department and third parties to successfully support systems and deliver systems and technology projects.
• Work with IT trainers and colleagues to create, develop and provide appropriate training for Group Staff in order to help them get the most from the systems and solutions you support and develop.
• Provide advice and guidance and mentor less experienced staff in business systems analysis techniques.
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvements in process, services, systems and technology and lead to bring these changes to happen. Map and analyse business processes, recommending improvements and advising on changes required to make best use of available technologies.
• Assist in the selection process for new solutions observing company policy and where appropriate external legislation (e.G. OJEU procurement)
• Support and maintain the Group's strategic systems interfaces as part of the IT development team, including provision of ad hoc reports as requested and participating in user groups.
• Proactively lead (Accountable for recognising problems, devising solutions and guiding the
• Agency Services Coordinator December 2015 business on their resolution) the process to resolve data quality issues.
• Assist with the administration, configuration and migration/population of information into the Group's strategic business systems to support the business as required.
• Lead (accountable for) the installation and upgrading of the Group's strategic business systems at all sites as assigned, including any routine software upgrading.
• Accountable for guidance to group management and staff on the effective use of all assigned database systems including any software upgrading (routine or ad-hoc)

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Morgan Law are proud to be working with The Scout Association to recruit a Senior Systems Engineer at a time of exciting digital transformation.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll have responsibility for the day to day administration of the IT Infrastructure, implementing transitional projects, setting up, developing and maintaining business applications and core IT services within the organisation and between organisations.

You will support a variety of users, who can be staff, HQ appointed scouting volunteers, and indirectly the wider Scout membership. You will be involved in designing new IT business solutions with the various departments within TSA – in some cases be the technical lead within projects

Key Tasks

• Ensure high availability and acceptable levels of performance of critical IT applications and services, incorporating best practices in business continuity and disaster recovery capability
• Develop new systems and applications, implementation plans, custom scripts and testing procedures to ensure operational reliability.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day operation of servers and end user computers by monitoring system performance, optimising configuration, and organising maintenance and repair. Ensure that system downtime and equipment inventory are properly managed with appropriate change control processes.
• Identify opportunities for, and implement, automation of current manual processes such as staff on-boarding

Technical Skills & Experience required

• Solid experience in system administrator roles
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical institution certificate
• An up-to-date knowledge and understanding of industry needs, as well as the technical demands.
• Excellent communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate with staff who aren't technically trained.
• Excellent knowledge of the technology vendors and their offerings

Technical Knowledge to include the following;

• Windows Server 2008-2016
• Office 365 and SharePoint
• Exchange Online/2016
• Azure and/or AWS
• SCCM or similar tools
• SQL 2003 – 2016
• Manage Engine ITSM
• Active Directory and DNS 

Are you passionate about improving the lives of young people? Are you a people-person, who can encourage and motivate your staff to be their very best? Are you an experienced youth worker looking for an exciting new challenge in Christian leadership? WCYP is seeking an enthusiastic, capable Project Manager to lead us forward in our vision to help the young people of Weston live life to the full!

WCYP started in 1992 as a ministry of the parish church in Weston, Southampton. The project has grown considerably in recent years and is now registered as a separate charity with two key objectives: 

• promoting the personal, social and educational welfare of young people, and
• promoting the gospel of Jesus Christ among those young people. 

The Project Manager will lead a team of three staff, four sessional workers and a number of volunteers while helping the trustees develop and promote the ongoing vision of the charity. The role includes:

• Developing the vision, strategy and growth of the charity
• Delivering face-to-face youth work (7-18s) in line with the charity’s objectives
• Leading, managing and developing staff and volunteers
• Networking and developing beneficial partnerships with like-minded organisations and churches

Aspects of this role mean that there is a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to be a committed, practising Christian.

Salary: £26,718 pro rata  (i.e. JNC 16 pay agreement 2018-19)

Hours: 30 hours per week

The position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

The deadline for applications to be received is March 1st 2020.

Charity No: 1173543

This role is partially funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.